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diff --git a/disk-utils/swaplabel.8.adoc b/disk-utils/swaplabel.8.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..14ab6c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/disk-utils/swaplabel.8.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +//po4a: entry man manual +//// +Copyright 2010 Jason Borden <jborden@bluehost.com> +This file may be copied under the terms of the GNU Public License. +//// += swaplabel(8) +:doctype: manpage +:man manual: System Administration +:man source: util-linux {release-version} +:page-layout: base +:command: swaplabel + +== NAME + +swaplabel - print or change the label or UUID of a swap area + +== SYNOPSIS + +*swaplabel* [*-L* _label_] [*-U* _UUID_] _device_ + +== DESCRIPTION + +*swaplabel* will display or change the label or UUID of a swap partition located on _device_ (or regular file). + +If the optional arguments *-L* and *-U* are not given, *swaplabel* will simply display the current swap-area label and UUID of _device_. + +If an optional argument is present, then *swaplabel* will change the appropriate value on _device_. These values can also be set during swap creation using *mkswap*(8). The *swaplabel* utility allows changing the label or UUID on an actively used swap device. + +== OPTIONS + +include::man-common/help-version.adoc[] + +*-L*, *--label* _label_:: + Specify a new _label_ for the device. Swap partition labels can be at most 16 characters long. If _label_ is longer than 16 characters, *swaplabel* will truncate it and print a warning message. + +*-U*, *--uuid* _UUID_:: + Specify a new _UUID_ for the device. The _UUID_ must be in the standard 8-4-4-4-12 character format, such as is output by *uuidgen*(1). + +== ENVIRONMENT + +LIBBLKID_DEBUG=all:: + enables libblkid debug output. + +== AUTHORS + +*swaplabel* was written by mailto:jborden@bluehost.com[Jason Borden] and mailto:kzak@redhat.com[Karel Zak]. + +== SEE ALSO + +*uuidgen*(1), +*mkswap*(8), +*swapon*(8) + +include::man-common/bugreports.adoc[] + +include::man-common/footer.adoc[] + +ifdef::translation[] +include::man-common/translation.adoc[] +endif::[] |