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.\" -*- nroff -*-
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.\" Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995 by Theodore Ts'o. All Rights Reserved.
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.\" This file may be copied under the terms of the GNU Public License.
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.\"
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.TH E2LABEL 8 "@E2FSPROGS_MONTH@ @E2FSPROGS_YEAR@" "E2fsprogs version @E2FSPROGS_VERSION@"
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.SH NAME
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e2label \- Change the label on an ext2 filesystem
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B e2label
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Many files:
badblocks.8.in, chattr.1.in, dumpe2fs.8.in, e2label.8.in,
fsck.8.in, lsattr.1.in, mke2fs.8.in, mklost+found.8.in,
tune2fs.8.in, uuidgen.1.in: Update man page to use a more standard
format (bold option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by
Andreas Dilger (adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
ChangeLog, e2fsck.8.in:
e2fsck.8.in: Update man page to use a more standard format (bold
option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by Andreas Dilger
(adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
ChangeLog, uuid_generate.3.in:
uuid_generate.8.in: Update man page to use a more standard format
(bold option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by Andreas
Dilger (adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
1999-10-21 23:56:34 +04:00
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.I device
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1998-03-30 05:20:55 +04:00
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[
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Many files:
badblocks.8.in, chattr.1.in, dumpe2fs.8.in, e2label.8.in,
fsck.8.in, lsattr.1.in, mke2fs.8.in, mklost+found.8.in,
tune2fs.8.in, uuidgen.1.in: Update man page to use a more standard
format (bold option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by
Andreas Dilger (adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
ChangeLog, e2fsck.8.in:
e2fsck.8.in: Update man page to use a more standard format (bold
option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by Andreas Dilger
(adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
ChangeLog, uuid_generate.3.in:
uuid_generate.8.in: Update man page to use a more standard format
(bold option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by Andreas
Dilger (adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
1999-10-21 23:56:34 +04:00
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.I new-label
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]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Many files:
badblocks.8.in, chattr.1.in, dumpe2fs.8.in, e2label.8.in,
fsck.8.in, lsattr.1.in, mke2fs.8.in, mklost+found.8.in,
tune2fs.8.in, uuidgen.1.in: Update man page to use a more standard
format (bold option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by
Andreas Dilger (adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
ChangeLog, e2fsck.8.in:
e2fsck.8.in: Update man page to use a more standard format (bold
option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by Andreas Dilger
(adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
ChangeLog, uuid_generate.3.in:
uuid_generate.8.in: Update man page to use a more standard format
(bold option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by Andreas
Dilger (adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
1999-10-21 23:56:34 +04:00
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.B e2label
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will display or change the filesystem label on the ext2 filesystem located on
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.I device.
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.PP
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If the optional argument
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.I new-label
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is not present,
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.B e2label
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will simply display the current filesystem label.
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.PP
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If the optional argument
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.I new-label
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is present, then
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.B e2label
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will set the filesystem label to be
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.IR new-label .
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Ext2 filesystem labels can be at most 16 characters long; if
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.I new-label
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is longer than 16 characters,
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.B e2label
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will truncate it and print a warning message.
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.PP
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It is also possible to set the filesystem label using the
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Many files:
badblocks.8.in, chattr.1.in, dumpe2fs.8.in, e2label.8.in,
fsck.8.in, lsattr.1.in, mke2fs.8.in, mklost+found.8.in,
tune2fs.8.in, uuidgen.1.in: Update man page to use a more standard
format (bold option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by
Andreas Dilger (adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
ChangeLog, e2fsck.8.in:
e2fsck.8.in: Update man page to use a more standard format (bold
option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by Andreas Dilger
(adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
ChangeLog, uuid_generate.3.in:
uuid_generate.8.in: Update man page to use a more standard format
(bold option flags and italicized variables), as suggested by Andreas
Dilger (adilger@enel.ucalgary.ca)
1999-10-21 23:56:34 +04:00
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.B \-L
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option of
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.BR tune2fs (8).
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.PP
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.SH AUTHOR
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.B e2label
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was written by Andries Brouwer (aeb@cwi.nl).
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.SH AVAILABILITY
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.B e2label
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is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available for anonymous
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ftp from tsx-11.mit.edu in /pub/linux/packages/ext2fs.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR mke2fs (8),
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.BR tune2fs (8)
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