1E2LABEL(8)                  System Manager's Manual                 E2LABEL(8)
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NAME

6       e2label - Change the label on an ext2/ext3/ext4 file system
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SYNOPSIS

9       e2label device [ volume-label ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       e2label  will  display or change the volume label on the ext2, ext3, or
13       ext4 file system located on device.
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15       If the optional argument volume-label is not present, e2label will sim‐
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18       If the optional argument volume-label is present, then e2label will set
19       the volume label to be volume-label.  Ext2 volume labels can be at most
20       16 characters long; if volume-label is longer than 16 characters, e2la‐
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23       It is also possible to set the volume label  using  the  -L  option  of
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AUTHOR

27       e2label was written by Theodore Ts'o (tytso@mit.edu).
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AVAILABILITY

30       e2label  is  part  of  the  e2fsprogs  package  and  is  available from
31       http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net.
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SEE ALSO

34       mke2fs(8), tune2fs(8)
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39E2fsprogs version 1.46.5         December 2021                      E2LABEL(8)