labelit(ADM)                    19 June 1992                    labelit(ADM)


 Name

    labelit - provide labels for filesystems

 Syntax

    /etc/labelit special [ fsname volume [ -n ] ]

 Description

    The labelit command can be used to provide labels for unmounted disk file
    systems or file systems being copied to tape.  The -n option provides for
    initial labeling only.  (This destroys previous contents.)

    With the optional arguments omitted, labelit prints current label values.

    The special name should be the physical disk section (e.g.,
    /dev/dsk/0s3).  The device may not be on a remote machine.

    The fsname argument represents the mounted name (e.g., root, u1, etc.) of
    the file system.

    Volume may be used to equate an internal name to a volume name applied
    externally to the disk pack, diskette, or tape.

    For file systems on disk, fsname and volume are recorded in the super
    block.

 See also

    filesystem(FP), fsname(ADM), sh(C)

 Standards conformance

    labelit is conformant with:

    AT&T SVID Issue 2.