Contents of E2fsprogs
Last checked against version &e2fsprogs-contversion;.
Program Files
badblocks, chattr, compile_et, debugfs, dumpe2fs, e2fsck,
e2image, e2label, fsck, fsck.ext2, fsck.ext3, lsattr, mk_cmds, mke2fs,
mkfs.ext2, mkfs.ext3, mklost+found, resize2fs, tune2fs and
uuidgen
Descriptions
badblocks
badblocks is used to search for bad blocks on a device (usually a disk
partition).
chattr
chattr changes the file attributes on a Linux second extended file
system.
compile_et
compile_et is used to convert a table, listing error-code names
and associated messages, into a C source file that is suitable for use
with the com_err library.
debugfs
The debugfs program is a file system debugger. It can be used to examine
and change the state of an ext2 file system.
dumpe2fs
dumpe2fs prints the super block and blocks group information for the
filesystem present on a specified device.
e2fsck and fsck.ext2
e2fsck and fsck.ext2 are used to check, and optionally repair, Linux
second extended filesystems.
e2image
e2image is used to save critical ext2 filesystem data to
a file.
e2label
e2label will display or change the filesystem label on the ext2
filesystem located on the specified device.
fsck
fsck is used to check, and optionally repair, a Linux file
system.
fsck.ext3
fsck.ext3 is used to check, and optionally repair, a Linux ext3
filesystems.
lsattr
lsattr lists the file attributes on a second extended
file system.
mk_cmds
The mk_cmds utility takes a command table file as input and produces
a C source file as output, which is intended to be used with the subsystem
library, libss.
mke2fs and mkfs.ext2
mke2fs is used to create a Linux second extended file system on a device
(usually a disk partition). mkfs.ext2 does the same as mke2fs.
mkfs.ext3
mkfs.ext3 is used to create an ext3 filesystem.
mklost+found
mklost+found is used to create a lost+found directory in the current
working directory on a Linux second extended file system. mklost+found
pre-allocates disk blocks to the directory to make it
usable by e2fsck.
resize2fs
resize2fs is used to resize ext2 file systems.
tune2fs
tune2fs adjusts tunable filesystem parameters on a Linux second extended
filesystem.
uuidgen
The uuidgen program creates a new universally unique identifier (UUID)
using the libuuid library. The new UUID can reasonably be considered unique
among all UUIDs created, on the local system and on other
systems, in the past and in the future.
Library Files
libcom_err.[a,so], libe2p.[a,so], libext2fs.[a,so], libss.[a,so],
libuuid.[a,so]
Descriptions
libcom_err
The common error display routine.
libe2p
libe2p is used by dumpe2fs, chattr, and lsattr.
libext2fs
The ext2fs library is designed to allow user-level programs to
manipulate an ext2 filesystem.
libss
libss is used by debugfs.
libuuid
The libuuid library is used to generate unique identifiers for
objects that may be accessible beyond the local system.