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Date: 2008may17
OS: Linux

Q.  How do I show the label of an ext2 (or ext3) partition?

A.  Use the e2label command like this:

	e2label /dev/sda1

Where /dev/sda1 is your device

You can set the label like this:

	e2label /dev/sda1 my_label

Works for ext3 partitions also.
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