1 <sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
3 <para><command>badblocks</command> searches a device (usually a disk
4 partition) for bad blocks.</para>
6 <para><command>blkid</command> is a command line utility to locate and
7 print block device attributes.</para>
9 <para><command>chattr</command> changes the attributes of files on a
10 second extended (ext2) file system.</para>
12 <para><command>compile_et</command> is an error table compiler. It
13 converts a table of error-code names and messages into a C source file
14 suitable for use with the com_err library.</para>
16 <para><command>debugfs</command> is a file system debugger. It can be
17 used to examine and change the state of an ext2 file system.</para>
19 <para><command>dumpe2fs</command> prints the super block and blocks group
20 information for the file system present on a given device.</para>
22 <para><command>e2fsck</command> is used to check, and optionally repair,
23 second extended (ext2) file systems, and also ext3 file systems.</para>
25 <para><command>e2image</command> is used to save critical ext2 file system
26 data to a file.</para>
28 <para><command>e2label</command> will display or change the file system
29 label on the ext2 file system present on a given device.</para>
31 <para><command>findfs</command> finds a file system by label or UUID.</para>
33 <para><command>fsck</command> is used to check, and optionally repair,
34 file systems. By default it checks the file systems listed in
35 <filename>/etc/fstab</filename></para>
37 <para><command>logsave</command> saves the output of a command in a logfile.</para>
39 <para><command>lsattr</command> lists the attributes of files on a second
40 extended file system.</para>
42 <para><command>mk_cmds</command> converts a table of command names
43 and help messages into a C source file suitable for use with the
44 <filename>libss</filename> subsystem library.</para>
46 <para><command>mke2fs</command> is used to create a second extended
47 file system on the given device.</para>
49 <para><command>mklost+found</command> is used to create a
50 <filename>lost+found</filename> directory on a second extended file system.
51 It pre-allocates disk blocks to this directory to lighten the task of e2fsck.</para>
53 <para><command>resize2fs</command> can be used to enlarge or shrink an
54 ext2 file system.</para>
56 <para><command>tune2fs</command> is used adjust tunable file system
57 parameters on a second extended file system.</para>
59 <para><command>uuidgen</command> creates new universally unique
60 identifiers (UUID). Each new UUID can reasonably be considered unique
61 among all UUIDs created, on the local system and on other systems, in the
62 past and in the future.</para>
64 <para><command>libblkid</command> contains routines for device
65 identification and token extraction.</para>
67 <para><command>libcom_err</command> is the common error display routine.</para>
69 <para><command>libe2p</command> is used by dumpe2fs, chattr, and lsattr.</para>
71 <para><command>libext2fs</command> contains routines to enable user-level
72 programs to manipulate an ext2 file system.</para>
74 <para><command>libss</command> is used by debugfs.</para>
76 <para><command>libuuid</command> contains routines for generating unique
77 identifiers for objects that may be accessible beyond the local system.</para>