Run short self-test smartctl

Start SMART short self-test then read its log; non-destructive background test

smartctl -t short /dev/sda && sleep 120 && smartctl -l selftest /dev/sda

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more smartctl all 3 commands →

Decode SMART attributes smartctl -A /dev/sda | awk '$1~/^[0-9]+$/{printf "%-3s %-24s raw=%s\n",$1,$2,$10}' Full health + error log smartctl -x -d auto /dev/sda | less