E2LABEL(8) System Manager's Manual E2LABEL(8)

# [NAME](#NAME)

e2label - Change the label on an ext2/ext3/ext4 file system

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**e2label** *device* \[ *volume-label* ]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

**e2label** will display or change the volume label on the ext2, ext3, or ext4 file system located on *device.*

If the optional argument *volume-label* is not present, **e2label** will simply display the current volume label.

If the optional argument *volume-label* is present, then **e2label** will set the volume label to be *volume-label*. Ext2 volume labels can be at most 16 characters long; if *volume-label* is longer than 16 characters, **e2label** will truncate it and print a warning message. For other file systems that support online label manipulation and are mounted **e2label** will work as well, but it will not attempt to truncate the *volume-label* at all.

It is also possible to set the volume label using the **-L** option of [**tune2fs**(8)](/man/os/e2fsprogs/tune2fs.8).

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

**e2label** was written by Theodore Ts'o (tytso@mit.edu).

# [AVAILABILITY](#AVAILABILITY)

**e2label** is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available from http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**mke2fs**(8)](/man/os/e2fsprogs/mke2fs.8), [**tune2fs**(8)](/man/os/e2fsprogs/tune2fs.8)

March 2025 E2fsprogs version 1.47.4

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Document: e2label(8) from e2fsprogs 1.47.4-r4 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/tytso/e2fsprogs