{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "E2LABEL",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/E2LABEL/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-07-06T05:36:21Z",
    "synopsis": "e2label device [ volume-label ]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "e2label - Change the label on an ext2/ext3/ext4 file system\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "e2label device [ volume-label ]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "e2label  will  display  or change the volume label on the ext2, ext3, or ext4 file system lo‐\ncated on device.\n\nIf the optional argument volume-label is not present, e2label will simply display the current\nvolume label.\n\nIf  the  optional argument volume-label is present, then e2label will set the volume label to\nbe volume-label.  Ext2 volume labels can be at most 16 characters long;  if  volume-label  is\nlonger than 16 characters, e2label will truncate it and print a warning message.\n\nIt is also possible to set the volume label using the -L option of tune2fs(8).\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "e2label was written by Theodore Ts'o (tytso@mit.edu).\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AVAILABILITY": {
            "content": "e2label  is  part  of  the  e2fsprogs  package and is available from http://e2fsprogs.source‐\nforge.net.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "mke2fs(8), tune2fs(8)\n\n\n\n\nE2fsprogs version 1.46.5                    December 2021                                 E2LABEL(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "e2label - Change the label on an ext2/ext3/ext4 file system",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "mke2fs",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mke2fs/8/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "tune2fs",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tune2fs/8/json"
        }
    ]
}