NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

       e2label device [ volume-label ]

DESCRIPTION

       e2label will display or change the volume label on the ext2, ext3, or ext4 file system located on device.

       If  the  optional  argument  volume-label  is not present, e2label will simply display the current volume
       label.

       If the optional argument volume-label is present, then e2label will set the volume label  to  be  volume-
       label.   Ext2  volume  labels  can  be  at  most  16  characters  long; if volume-label is longer than 16
       characters, e2label will truncate it and print a warning message.  For other file  systems  that  support
       online  label manipulation and are mounted e2label will work as well, but it will not attempt to truncate
       the volume-label at all.

       It is also possible to set the volume label using the -L option of tune2fs(8).

AUTHOR

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

AVAILABILITY

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

SEE ALSO

       mke2fs(8), tune2fs(8)

E2fsprogs version 1.47.2                          January 2025                                        E2LABEL(8)