The ReiserFS package contains various utilities for use with the Reiser file system.
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Install ReiserFS by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin &&
make
Now, as the root user:
make install &&
ln -sf reiserfsck /sbin/fsck.reiserfs &&
ln -sf mkreiserfs /sbin/mkfs.reiserfs
--prefix=/usr: This ensures that the manual pages are installed in the correct location while still installing the programs in /sbin as they should be.
--sbindir=/sbin: This ensures that the ReiserFS utilities are installed in /sbin as they should be.
can sometimes help to solve problems with ReiserFS file systems. If it is called without options, it prints the super block of any reiserfs file system found on the device.
creates a ReiserFS file system.
is used to check or repair a ReiserFS file system.
is used for tuning the ReiserFS journal. WARNING: Don't use this utility without first reading the man page thoroughly.
is used to resize an unmounted ReiserFS file system.
Last updated on 2005-02-04 12:15:08 -0700