From 512cfb8aed44c3a4f3cf0c245cdb3680c7f58cec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Scott Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 00:58:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document the "label" and "uuid" commands. --- man/man8/xfs_db.8 | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/man/man8/xfs_db.8 b/man/man8/xfs_db.8 index 22cb6ddd9..4927ba364 100644 --- a/man/man8/xfs_db.8 +++ b/man/man8/xfs_db.8 @@ -354,6 +354,15 @@ Print help for one or all commands. Set the current inode number. If no \f2inode#\f1 is given, print the current inode number. .TP +\f3label\f1 [ \f2label\f1 ] +Set the filesystem label. +The filesystem label can be used by +.IR mount (8) +instead of using a device special file. +The maximum length of an XFS label is 12 characters \- use of a longer +\f2label\f1 will result in truncation and a warning will be issued. +If no \f2label\f1 is given, the current filesystem label is printed. +.TP \f3log\f1 [ \f3stop\f1 | \f3start\f1 \f2filename\f1 ] Start logging output to \f2filename\f1, stop logging, or print the current logging status. @@ -414,7 +423,20 @@ The possible data types are: \f3sb\f1, and \f3symlink\f1. See the TYPES section below for more information on these data types. .TP -\f3write\f1 [ \f2field or value\f1 ] ... +\f3uuid\f1 [ \f2uuid\f1 or \f2generate\f1 or \f2rewrite\f1 ] +Set the filesystem universally unique identifier (UUID). +The filesystem UUID can be used by +.IR mount (8) +instead of using a device special file. +The \f2uuid\f1 can be set directly to the desired UUID, or it can +be automatically generated using the \f2generate\f1 option. +These options will both write the UUID into every copy of the +superblock in the filesystem. +\f2rewrite\f1 copies the current UUID from the primary superblock +to all secondary copies of the superblock. +If no argument is given, the current filesystem UUID is printed. +.TP +\f3write\f1 [ \f2field\f1 or \f2value\f1 ] ... Write a value to disk. Specific fields can be set in structures (struct mode), or a block can be set to data values (data mode), @@ -1190,6 +1212,7 @@ xfs_copy(8), xfs_logprint(8), xfs_ncheck(8), xfs_repair(8), +mount(8), chmod(2), mknod(2), stat(2), -- 2.47.2