# ntfslabel(8) - man - phpman

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## 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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mkntfs/8/markdown) 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@lists.sf.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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mkntfs/8/markdown), [**ntfsprogs**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ntfsprogs/8/markdown)



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