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NTFSLABEL(8) System Manager's Manual NTFSLABEL(8)

NAME
ntfslabel - display/change the label on an ntfs file system

SYNOPSIS
ntfslabel [options] device [new-label]

DESCRIPTION
ntfslabel will display or change the file system label on the ntfs file system located on
device. It can also change the serial number of the device.

If the optional argument new-label is not present, and no option is present, ntfslabel
will simply display the current file system label.

If the optional argument new-label is present, then ntfslabel will set the file system la-
bel to be new-label. NTFS file system labels can be at most 128 Unicode characters long;
if new-label is longer than 128 Unicode characters, ntfslabel will truncate it and print a
warning message.

It is also possible to set the file system label using the -L option of mkntfs(8) during
creation of the file system.

OPTIONS
Below is a summary of all the options that ntfslabel accepts. Nearly all options have two
equivalent names. The short name is preceded by - and the long name is preceded by --.
Any single letter options, that don't take an argument, can be combined into a single com-
mand, e.g. -fv is equivalent to -f -v. Long named options can be abbreviated to any
unique prefix of their name.

-f, --force
This will override some sensible defaults, such as not working with a mounted vol-
ume. Use this option with caution.

-h, --help
Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.

--new-serial[=ssssssssssssssss], or

--new-half-serial[=ssssssss]
Set a new serial number to the device, either the argument value, or a random one
if no argument is given. The serial number is a 64 bit number, represented as a
sixteen-digit hexadecimal number, used to identify the device during the mounting
process. As a consequence, two devices with the same serial number cannot be
mounted at the same time on the same computer. This is not the volume UUID used by
Windows to locate files which have been moved to another volume.

The option --new-half-serial only changes the upper part of the serial number,
keeping the lower part which is used by Windows unchanged. In this case the op-
tional argument is an eight-digit hexadecimal number.

-n, --no-action
Don't actually write to disk.

-q, --quiet
Reduce the amount of output to a minimum.

-v, --verbose
Increase the amount of output that ntfslabel prints. The label and the serial num-
ber are displayed.

-V, --version
Show the version number, copyright and license for ntfslabel.

BUGS
There are no known problems with ntfslabel. If you find a bug please send an email de-
scribing the problem to the development team:
ntfs-3g-devel AT lists.net

AUTHORS
ntfslabel was written by Matthew J. Fanto, with contributions from Anton Altaparmakov and
Richard Russon. It was ported to ntfs-3g by Erik Larsson.

AVAILABILITY
ntfslabel is part of the ntfs-3g package and is available from:
http://www.tuxera.com/community/