Skip disk check during boot?

Hi all,
When something goes terribly wrong and I need to force a shutdown of the machine I notice it takes longer to boot. I presume there's a disk check going on. Is it possibly to skip this disk check?
I guess it's better to (of course) let the check run, but sometimes I just want to log in. Is there a way to skip the check?
Cheers,
Diego

Well, this actually pertains to an old Pismo Powerbook who's battery has almost completely died. So at times I find that it falls asleep and then when I connect the power, it boots up. Which results in the disk check.
I'm trying to source a new battery for it though.
Cheers,
Diego

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