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NAME

       ntfslabel - display/change the label on an ntfs file system

SYNOPSIS

       ntfslabel [options] device [new-label]

DESCRIPTION

       ntfslabel  will display or change the file system label on the ntfs file system located on device.  It can also change the serial number of
       the device.

       If the optional argument new-label is not present, and no option is present, ntfslabel will simply display the current file system label.

       If the optional argument new-label is present, then ntfslabel will set the file system label to be new-label.  NTFS file system labels  can
       be  at most 128 Unicode characters long; if new-label is longer than 128 Unicode characters, ntfslabel will truncate it and print a warning
       message.

       It is also possible to set the file system label using the -L option of mkntfs(8) during creation of the file system.

OPTIONS

       Below is a summary of all the options that ntfslabel accepts.  Nearly all options have two equivalent names.  The short name is preceded by
       - and the long name is preceded by --.  Any single letter options, that don't take an argument, can be combined into a single command, e.g.
       -fv is equivalent to -f -v.  Long named options can be abbreviated to any unique prefix of their name.

       -f, --force
	      This will override some sensible defaults, such as not working with a mounted volume.  Use this option with caution.

       -h, --help
	      Show a list of options with a brief description of each one.

       --new-serial[=ssssssssssssssss], or

       --new-half-serial[=ssssssss]
	      Set a new serial number to the device, either the argument value, or a random one if no argument is given. The serial number is a 64
	      bit  number, represented as a sixteen-digit hexadecimal number, used to identify the device during the mounting process. As a conse-
	      quence, two devices with the same serial number cannot be mounted at the same time on the same computer.	This  is  not  the  volume
	      UUID used by Windows to locate files which have been moved to another volume.

	      The  option  --new-half-serial  only  changes  the  upper part of the serial number, keeping the lower part which is used by Windows
	      unchanged.  In this case the optional argument is an eight-digit hexadecimal number.

       -n, --no-action
	      Don't actually write to disk.

       -q, --quiet
	      Reduce the amount of output to a minimum.

       -v, --verbose
	      Increase the amount of output that ntfslabel prints. The label and the serial number are displayed.

       -V, --version
	      Show the version number, copyright and license for ntfslabel.

BUGS

       There are no known problems with ntfslabel.  If you find a bug please send an email describing the problem to the development team:
       ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sf.net

AUTHORS

       ntfslabel was written by Matthew J. Fanto, with contributions from Anton Altaparmakov and Richard Russon.  It was ported to ntfs-3g by Erik
       Larsson.

AVAILABILITY

       ntfslabel is part of the ntfs-3g package and is available from:
       http://www.tuxera.com/community/

SEE ALSO

       mkntfs(8), ntfsprogs(8)

ntfs-3g 2012.1.15AR.5						   November 2005						      NTFSLABEL(8)