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+# badblocks
+
+> Search a device for bad blocks.
+> Some usages of badblocks can cause destructive actions, such as erasing all the data on a disk, including the partition table.
+
+- Search a disk for bad blocks by using a non-destructive read-only test:
+
+`sudo badblocks {{/dev/sda}}`
+
+- Search an unmounted disk for bad blocks with a non-destructive read-write test:
+
+`sudo badblocks -n {{/dev/sda}}`
+
+- Search an unmounted disk for bad blocks with a destructive write test:
+
+`sudo badblocks -w {{/dev/sda}}`