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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 de‐
       vice.  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 label
       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 warn‐
       ing message.

       It is also possible to set the file system label using the -L option of mkntfs(8) during cre‐
       ation 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 command,
       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 volume.
              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 optional 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 number
              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  describ‐
       ing 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:
       https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/wiki/

SEE ALSO
       mkntfs(8), ntfsprogs(8)



ntfs-3g 2021.8.22                           January 2012                                NTFSLABEL(8)