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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4 <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5 %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-system-e2fsprogs" role="wrap">
9 <?dbhtml filename="e2fsprogs.html"?>
10
11 <title>E2fsprogs-&e2fsprogs-version;</title>
12
13 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs">
14 <primary sortas="a-E2fsprogs">E2fsprogs</primary>
15 </indexterm>
16
17 <sect2 role="package">
18 <title/>
19
20 <para>The E2fsprogs package contains the utilities for handling the
21 <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system. It also
22 supports the <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem> and
23 <systemitem class="filesystem">ext4</systemitem> journaling
24 file systems.</para>
25
26 </sect2>
27
28 <sect2 role="installation">
29 <title>Installation of E2fsprogs</title>
30
31 <para os="a">The E2fsprogs documentation recommends that the package be
32 built in a subdirectory of the source tree:</para>
33
34<screen os="b"><userinput>mkdir -v build
35cd build</userinput></screen>
36
37 <para os="c">Prepare E2fsprogs for compilation:</para>
38
39<screen os="d"><userinput>../configure --prefix=/usr --with-root-prefix="" \
40 --enable-elf-shlibs --disable-libblkid \
41 --disable-libuuid --disable-fsck \
42 --disable-uuidd</userinput></screen>
43
44 <variablelist os="e">
45 <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title>
46
47 <varlistentry os="e1">
48 <term><parameter>--with-root-prefix=""</parameter></term>
49 <listitem>
50 <para>Certain programs (such as the <command>e2fsck</command>
51 program) are considered essential programs. When, for example,
52 <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> is not mounted,
53 these programs still need to be available. They belong in
54 directories like <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and
55 <filename class="directory">/sbin</filename>. If this option is
56 not passed to E2fsprogs' configure, the programs are installed into
57 the <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> directory.</para>
58 </listitem>
59 </varlistentry>
60
61 <varlistentry os="e2">
62 <term><parameter>--enable-elf-shlibs</parameter></term>
63 <listitem>
64 <para>This creates the shared libraries which some programs
65 in this package use.</para>
66 </listitem>
67 </varlistentry>
68
69 </variablelist>
70
71 <para os="f">Compile the package:</para>
72
73<screen os="g"><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
74
75 <para os="h">To test the results, issue:
76 <userinput>make check</userinput>.</para>
77
78 <para os="i">Install the binaries, documentation and shared libraries:</para>
79
80<screen os="j"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
81
82 <para os="k">Install the static libraries and headers:</para>
83
84<screen os="l"><userinput>make install-libs</userinput></screen>
85
86 </sect2>
87
88 <sect2 id="contents-e2fsprogs" role="content">
89 <title>Contents of E2fsprogs</title>
90
91 <segmentedlist>
92 <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
93 <segtitle>Installed libraries</segtitle>
94 <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle>
95
96 <seglistitem>
97 <seg>badblocks, chattr, compile_et, debugfs, dumpe2fs, e2freefrag,
98 e2fsck, e2image, e2initrd_helper, e2label, e2undo, filefrag, fsck.ext2,
99 fsck.ext3, fsck.ext4, fsck.ext4dev, logsave, lsattr, mk_cmds, mke2fs,
100 mkfs.ext2, mkfs.ext3, mkfs.ext4, mkfs.ext4dev, mklost+found, resize2fs,
101 and tune2fs</seg>
102 <seg>libcom_err.[a,so], libe2p.[a,so], libext2fs.[a,so], and
103 libss.[a,so]</seg>
104 <seg>/usr/include/e2p, /usr/include/et, /usr/include/ext2fs,
105 /usr/include/ss, /usr/share/et, /usr/share/ss</seg>
106 </seglistitem>
107 </segmentedlist>
108
109 <variablelist>
110 <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
111 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
112 <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
113
114 <varlistentry id="badblocks">
115 <term><command>badblocks</command></term>
116 <listitem>
117 <para>Searches a device (usually a disk partition) for bad
118 blocks</para>
119 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs badblocks">
120 <primary sortas="b-badblocks">badblocks</primary>
121 </indexterm>
122 </listitem>
123 </varlistentry>
124
125 <varlistentry id="chattr">
126 <term><command>chattr</command></term>
127 <listitem>
128 <para>Changes the attributes of files on an <systemitem
129 class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system; it also
130 changes <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
131 file systems, the journaling version of <systemitem
132 class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file systems</para>
133 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs chattr">
134 <primary sortas="b-chattr">chattr</primary>
135 </indexterm>
136 </listitem>
137 </varlistentry>
138
139 <varlistentry id="compile_et">
140 <term><command>compile_et</command></term>
141 <listitem>
142 <para>An error table compiler; it converts a table of error-code
143 names and messages into a C source file suitable for use with the
144 <filename class="libraryfile">com_err</filename> library</para>
145 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs compile_et">
146 <primary sortas="b-compile_et">compile_et</primary>
147 </indexterm>
148 </listitem>
149 </varlistentry>
150
151 <varlistentry id="debugfs">
152 <term><command>debugfs</command></term>
153 <listitem>
154 <para>A file system debugger; it can be used to examine and change
155 the state of an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>
156 file system</para>
157 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs debugfs">
158 <primary sortas="b-debugfs">debugfs</primary>
159 </indexterm>
160 </listitem>
161 </varlistentry>
162
163 <varlistentry id="dumpe2fs">
164 <term><command>dumpe2fs</command></term>
165 <listitem>
166 <para>Prints the super block and blocks group information for the
167 file system present on a given device</para>
168 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs dumpe2fs">
169 <primary sortas="b-dumpe2fs">dumpe2fs</primary>
170 </indexterm>
171 </listitem>
172 </varlistentry>
173
174 <varlistentry id="e2freefrag">
175 <term><command>e2freefrag</command></term>
176 <listitem>
177 <para> Reports free space fragmentation information</para>
178 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2freefrag">
179 <primary sortas="b-e2freefrag">e2freefrag</primary>
180 </indexterm>
181 </listitem>
182 </varlistentry>
183
184 <varlistentry id="e2fsck">
185 <term><command>e2fsck</command></term>
186 <listitem>
187 <para>Is used to check, and optionally repair <systemitem
188 class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>, <systemitem
189 class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem> and <systemitem
190 class="filesystem">ext4</systemitem>file systems</para>
191 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2fsck">
192 <primary sortas="b-e2fsck">e2fsck</primary>
193 </indexterm>
194 </listitem>
195 </varlistentry>
196
197 <varlistentry id="e2image">
198 <term><command>e2image</command></term>
199 <listitem>
200 <para>Is used to save critical <systemitem
201 class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system data to a file</para>
202 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2image">
203 <primary sortas="b-e2image">e2image</primary>
204 </indexterm>
205 </listitem>
206 </varlistentry>
207
208 <varlistentry id="e2initrd_helper">
209 <term><command>e2initrd_helper</command></term>
210 <listitem>
211 <para>Prints the FS type of a given filesystem, given either a
212 device name or label</para>
213 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2initrd_helper">
214 <primary sortas="b-e2initrd_helper">e2initrd_helper</primary>
215 </indexterm>
216 </listitem>
217 </varlistentry>
218
219 <varlistentry id="e2label">
220 <term><command>e2label</command></term>
221 <listitem>
222 <para>Displays or changes the file system label on the <systemitem
223 class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system present on a given
224 device</para>
225 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2label">
226 <primary sortas="b-e2label">e2label</primary>
227 </indexterm>
228 </listitem>
229 </varlistentry>
230
231 <varlistentry id="e2undo">
232 <term><command>e2undo</command></term>
233 <listitem>
234 <para>Replays an undo log for an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem</para>
235 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2undo">
236 <primary sortas="b-e2undo">e2undo</primary>
237 </indexterm>
238 </listitem>
239 </varlistentry>
240
241 <varlistentry id="filefrag">
242 <term><command>filefrag</command></term>
243 <listitem>
244 <para>Reports on how badly fragmented a particular file might be</para>
245 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs filefrag">
246 <primary sortas="b-filefrag">filefrag</primary>
247 </indexterm>
248 </listitem>
249 </varlistentry>
250
251 <varlistentry id="fsck.ext2">
252 <term><command>fsck.ext2</command></term>
253 <listitem>
254 <para>By default checks <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>
255 file systems</para>
256 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs fsck.ext2">
257 <primary sortas="b-fsck.ext2">fsck.ext2</primary>
258 </indexterm>
259 </listitem>
260 </varlistentry>
261
262 <varlistentry id="fsck.ext3">
263 <term><command>fsck.ext3</command></term>
264 <listitem>
265 <para>By default checks <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
266 file systems</para>
267 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs fsck.ext3">
268 <primary sortas="b-fsck.ext3">fsck.ext3</primary>
269 </indexterm>
270 </listitem>
271 </varlistentry>
272
273 <varlistentry id="fsck.ext4">
274 <term><command>fsck.ext4</command></term>
275 <listitem>
276 <para>By default checks <systemitem class="filesystem">ext4</systemitem>
277 file systems</para>
278 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs fsck.ext4">
279 <primary sortas="b-fsck.ext4">fsck.ext4</primary>
280 </indexterm>
281 </listitem>
282 </varlistentry>
283
284 <varlistentry id="fsck.ext4dev">
285 <term><command>fsck.ext4dev</command></term>
286 <listitem>
287 <para>By default checks <systemitem class="filesystem">ext4dev</systemitem>
288 file systems</para>
289 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs fsck.ext4dev">
290 <primary sortas="b-fsck.ext4dev">fsck.ext4dev</primary>
291 </indexterm>
292 </listitem>
293 </varlistentry>
294
295 <varlistentry id="logsave">
296 <term><command>logsave</command></term>
297 <listitem>
298 <para>Saves the output of a command in a log file</para>
299 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs logsave">
300 <primary sortas="b-logsave">logsave</primary>
301 </indexterm>
302 </listitem>
303 </varlistentry>
304
305 <varlistentry id="lsattr">
306 <term><command>lsattr</command></term>
307 <listitem>
308 <para>Lists the attributes of files on a second extended file
309 system</para>
310 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs lsattr">
311 <primary sortas="b-lsattr">lsattr</primary>
312 </indexterm>
313 </listitem>
314 </varlistentry>
315
316 <varlistentry id="mk_cmds">
317 <term><command>mk_cmds</command></term>
318 <listitem>
319 <para>Converts a table of command names and help messages into a C
320 source file suitable for use with the <filename
321 class="libraryfile">libss</filename> subsystem library</para>
322 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mk_cmds">
323 <primary sortas="b-mk_cmds">mk_cmds</primary>
324 </indexterm>
325 </listitem>
326 </varlistentry>
327
328 <varlistentry id="mke2fs">
329 <term><command>mke2fs</command></term>
330 <listitem>
331 <para>Creates an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>,
332 <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem> or <systemitem
333 class="filesystem">ext4</systemitem> file system on the given device</para>
334 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mke2fs">
335 <primary sortas="b-mke2fs">mke2fs</primary>
336 </indexterm>
337 </listitem>
338 </varlistentry>
339
340 <varlistentry id="mkfs.ext2">
341 <term><command>mkfs.ext2</command></term>
342 <listitem>
343 <para>By default creates <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>
344 file systems</para>
345 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mkfs.ext2">
346 <primary sortas="b-mkfs.ext2">mkfs.ext2</primary>
347 </indexterm>
348 </listitem>
349 </varlistentry>
350
351 <varlistentry id="mkfs.ext3">
352 <term><command>mkfs.ext3</command></term>
353 <listitem>
354 <para>By default creates <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
355 file systems</para>
356 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mkfs.ext3">
357 <primary sortas="b-mkfs.ext3">mkfs.ext3</primary>
358 </indexterm>
359 </listitem>
360 </varlistentry>
361
362 <varlistentry id="mkfs.ext4">
363 <term><command>mkfs.ext4</command></term>
364 <listitem>
365 <para>By default creates <systemitem class="filesystem">ext4</systemitem>
366 file systems</para>
367 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mkfs.ext4">
368 <primary sortas="b-mkfs.ext4">mkfs.ext4</primary>
369 </indexterm>
370 </listitem>
371 </varlistentry>
372
373 <varlistentry id="mkfs.ext4dev">
374 <term><command>mkfs.ext4dev</command></term>
375 <listitem>
376 <para>By default creates <systemitem class="filesystem">ext4dev</systemitem>
377 file systems</para>
378 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mkfs.ext4dev">
379 <primary sortas="b-mkfs.ext4dev">mkfs.ext4dev</primary>
380 </indexterm>
381 </listitem>
382 </varlistentry>
383
384 <varlistentry id="mklost-found">
385 <term><command>mklost+found</command></term>
386 <listitem>
387 <para>Used to create a <filename class="directory">lost+found</filename>
388 directory on an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file
389 system; it pre-allocates disk blocks to this directory to lighten the
390 task of <command>e2fsck</command></para>
391 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mklost-found">
392 <primary sortas="b-mklost+found">mklost+found</primary>
393 </indexterm>
394 </listitem>
395 </varlistentry>
396
397 <varlistentry id="resize2fs">
398 <term><command>resize2fs</command></term>
399 <listitem>
400 <para>Can be used to enlarge or shrink an <systemitem
401 class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system</para>
402 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs resize2fs">
403 <primary sortas="b-resize2fs">resize2fs</primary>
404 </indexterm>
405 </listitem>
406 </varlistentry>
407
408 <varlistentry id="tune2fs">
409 <term><command>tune2fs</command></term>
410 <listitem>
411 <para>Adjusts tunable file system parameters on an <systemitem
412 class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system</para>
413 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs tune2fs">
414 <primary sortas="b-tune2fs">tune2fs</primary>
415 </indexterm>
416 </listitem>
417 </varlistentry>
418
419 <varlistentry id="libcom_err">
420 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcom_err</filename></term>
421 <listitem>
422 <para>The common error display routine</para>
423 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libcom_err">
424 <primary sortas="c-libcom_err">libcom_err</primary>
425 </indexterm>
426 </listitem>
427 </varlistentry>
428
429 <varlistentry id="libe2p">
430 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libe2p</filename></term>
431 <listitem>
432 <para>Used by <command>dumpe2fs</command>, <command>chattr</command>,
433 and <command>lsattr</command></para>
434 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libe2p">
435 <primary sortas="c-libe2p">libe2p</primary>
436 </indexterm>
437 </listitem>
438 </varlistentry>
439
440 <varlistentry id="libext2fs">
441 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libext2fs</filename></term>
442 <listitem>
443 <para>Contains routines to enable user-level programs to manipulate an
444 <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system</para>
445 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libext2fs">
446 <primary sortas="c-libext2fs">libext2fs</primary>
447 </indexterm>
448 </listitem>
449 </varlistentry>
450
451 <varlistentry id="libss">
452 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libss</filename></term>
453 <listitem>
454 <para>Used by <command>debugfs</command></para>
455 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libss">
456 <primary sortas="c-libss">libss</primary>
457 </indexterm>
458 </listitem>
459 </varlistentry>
460
461 </variablelist>
462
463 </sect2>
464
465</sect1>
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