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I have install Cygwin in C:\cygwin64 and installed e2fsprogs package; but Cygwin terminal still cannot find e2fsck:

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C:\cygwin64\var\log\setup.log:

2021/07/16 16:40:46 Starting cygwin install, version 2.909
2021/07/16 16:40:46 User has backup/restore rights
2021/07/16 16:40:46 Current Directory: C:\cygwin64
2021/07/16 16:40:50 source: network install
2021/07/16 16:40:53 root: C:\cygwin64 system
2021/07/16 16:40:54 Selected local directory: C:\cygwin64
2021/07/16 16:40:55 net: Preconfig
2021/07/16 16:40:57 site: http://cygwin.mirror.constant.com/
2021/07/16 16:40:59 solving: 0 tasks, update: yes, use test packages: no
2021/07/16 16:41:43 solving: 1 tasks, update: no, use test packages: no
2021/07/16 16:41:43 Augmented Transaction List:
2021/07/16 16:41:43    0 install e2fsprogs 1.44.5-1 
2021/07/16 16:41:48 Downloaded C:\cygwin64/http%3a%2f%2fcygwin.mirror.constant.com%2f/x86_64/release/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-1.44.5-1.tar.xz
2021/07/16 16:41:48 Extracting from file://C:\cygwin64/http%3a%2f%2fcygwin.mirror.constant.com%2f/x86_64/release/e2fsprogs/e2fsprogs-1.44.5-1.tar.xz
2021/07/16 16:41:48 Changing gid back to original
2021/07/16 16:41:48 running: C:\cygwin64\bin\dash.exe "/etc/postinstall/0p_000_autorebase.dash"
2021/07/16 16:41:51 running: C:\cygwin64\bin\dash.exe "/etc/postinstall/0p_update-info-dir.dash"
2021/07/16 16:41:52 running: C:\cygwin64\bin\dash.exe "/etc/postinstall/zp_man-db-update-index.dash"
2021/07/16 16:41:52 Changing gid to Administrators
2021/07/16 16:41:54 note: Installation Complete
2021/07/16 16:41:54 Ending cygwin install

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Turned out I have to use the full path which is:

/usr/sbin/e2fsck
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  • Or add /usr/sbin to your PATH. The same applies to any executable you want to run.... Jul 22, 2021 at 13:58

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