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This is the new version (1.10) of the second extended file system
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management programs.
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1997-04-29 22:13:24 +04:00
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Note: If you are using the RedHat RPM distributions of
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e2fsprogs, don't worry about the next paragraph; all others, please
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read on!
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See the file INSTALL for instructions on building and
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installing e2fsprogs. This is important! Note that your /etc/fstab
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file may need modifying before you install the new fsck program. See
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the INSTALL file for more details.
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1997-04-26 17:32:25 +04:00
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This version contains programs written by Theodore Ts'o and Remy Card.
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This distribution was packaged by Ted and Remy with the help of Stephen Tweedie
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and Alexy Vovenko.
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The programs written or rewritten by Ted are:
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- libext2fs: a new library containing entries to access the control
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structures of a second extended file system.
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- e2fsck: a new file system checker which uses optimized routines.
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This new checker is much more efficient and safer than the old
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e2fsck.
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- mke2fs: a new file system creator which uses the ext2fs library.
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- debugfs: a file system debugger which can be used to examine and
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change the state of a file system. Use it with caution since it
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can corrupt file systems if you are not careful.
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- fsck: a new fsck front-end. This new fsck can run multiple
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several file system checks simultanously if they are on different
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disks.
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The programs written by Remy are:
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- badblocks: a new bad blocks checker. It can be run by the super
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user to search for bad blocks on a device and can also be called
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by e2fsck and mke2fs.
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- dumpe2fs: a new program which displays the control structure of
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a file system. To understand the output of this program, one needs
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to know the physical structure of a second extended file system.
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- mklost+found: re-creates a lost+found directory if it has been
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deleted.
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- tune2fs: adjusts tunable paramaters on a file system.
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- chattr: changes files attributes and version.
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- lsattr: lists files attributes and version.
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Manual pages are included in this package.
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1997-04-26 17:32:25 +04:00
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In case of bugs in these programs, please contact Ted
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<tytso@mit.edu> and Remy <card@masi.ibp.fr>. See the e2fsck man page
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for suggestions of what sort of information to include when submitting
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bug reports for e2fsck.
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