labelit(1M)                                                     labelit(1M)


   NAME
         labelit (generic) - provide labels for file systems

   SYNOPSIS
         labelit [-F FSType] [-V] [current_options] [-o specific_options]
         special [operands]

   DESCRIPTION
         labelit can be used to provide labels for unmounted disk file systems
         or file systems being copied to tape.

         The special name should be the disk partition (e.g.,
         /dev/rdsk/c0d0s6), or the cartridge tape (e.g., /dev/rmt/ctape1).
         The device may not be on a remote machine. operands are FSType-
         specific and the manual page of the FSType-specific labelit command
         should be consulted for a detailed description.

         current_options are options supported by the s5-specific module of
         labelit.  Other FSTypes do not necessarily support these options.
         specific_options indicate suboptions specified in a comma-separated
         list of suboptions and/or keyword-attribute pairs for interpretation
         by the FSType-specific module of the command.

         The options are:

         -F        specify the FSType on which to operate.  The FSType should
                   either be specified here or be determinable from
                   /etc/vfstab by matching the special with an entry in the
                   table.

         -V        echo complete command line. This option is used to verify
                   and validate the command line. Additional information
                   obtained via a /etc/vfstab lookup is included in the
                   output. The command is not executed.

         -o        Specify FSType-specific options.

   NOTE
         This command may not be supported for all FSTypes.

   FILES
         /etc/vfstab       list of default parameters for each file system

   SEE ALSO
         makefsys(1M), vfstab(4).
         Manual pages for the FSType-specific modules of labelit.







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