Hard drive testing / break-in process commands

badblocks_command_for_existing_drive.sh

sudo badblocks -nvs -o ~/badblocks${DEVICE_TO_TEST//\//_}.txt -b 4096 ${DEVICE_TO_TEST}

badblocks_for_partial_drive.sh

DEVICE_TO_TEST=/dev/sda1
START_BLOCK=
LAST_BLOCK=
sudo badblocks -nvs -o ~/badblocks${DEVICE_TO_TEST//\//_}.txt -b 4096 ${DEVICE_TO_TEST} ${LAST_BLOCK} ${START_BLOCK}

badblocks_new_drive.sh

#!/bin/bash
DEVICE_TO_TEST=/dev/sda1
echo -e "You are about to unmount and test $(tput bold)${DEVICE_TO_TEST}$(tput sgr0). This can take a long time."
tput setaf 1; echo -e 'WARNING! This is a destructive operation! Data will be overwritten!' ; tput sgr0
read -p "Press enter to continue..."
umount ${DEVICE_TO_TEST}
sudo badblocks -wvs -o ~/badblocks${DEVICE_TO_TEST//\//_}.txt -b 4096 ${DEVICE_TO_TEST}