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Usage

shell

smartctl OPTIONS DEVICE

Option	Description
`-i` `--info`	Prints device information.
`-a` `--all`	Prints all SMART information about the disk.
`-l` `--log`	Prints various device logs. Ex: `selftest` `selective`
`-c` `--capabilities`	Prints SMART capabilities (available tests, progress of running tests, etc).
`-C` `--captive`	Runs self-tests in captive (foreground) mode.
`-t` `--test`	Executes a test immediately. Ex: `short` `long` `conveyance`
`-X` `--abort`	Aborts non-captive SMART Self Tests.
`-H` `--health`	Prints the health status of the device. Use `-a` if problems are detected.
`-d` `--device`	Specifies the type of the device. Ex: `sat`. See also USB Device Support.

Start a short test in the background:

shell

sudo smartctl -t short /dev/sda

Check test progress:

shell

sudo smartctl -c /dev/sda

Print disk health status:

shell

sudo smartctl -H /dev/sda