# man > e2label(8)

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## 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 lo‐
       cated 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.

       It is also possible to set the volume label using the **-L** option of [**tune2fs**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tune2fs/8/markdown).

## 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.source>‐
       forge.net.

## SEE ALSO
       [**mke2fs**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mke2fs/8/markdown), [**tune2fs**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tune2fs/8/markdown)




E2fsprogs version 1.46.5                    December 2021                                 [E2LABEL(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/E2LABEL/8/markdown)