reiserfs-3.6.5

Introduction to reiserfsutils

Download location (HTTP):       http://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs-3.6.5.tar.gz
Download location (FTP):        ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs-3.6.5.tar.gz
Version used:                   3.6.5
Package size:                   356 KB
Estimated Disk space required:  3.6 MB
Estimated build time:           0.43 SBU

Additional Download:
flush_buffers bug patch

The reiserfsutils package contains various utilities for use with the reiser filesystem.

Installation of reiserfs

Install reiserfs by running the following commands:

patch -Np1 -i ../reiserfsprogs-3.6.5-flush_buffers-bug.patch &&
./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin &&
make &&
make install &&
ln -sf reiserfsck /sbin/fsck.reiserfs &&
ln -sf mkreiserfs /sbin/mkfs.reiserfs

Command explanations

--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.

Contents

reiserfsprogs contains debugreiserfs, mkreiserfs, reiserfsck, resize_reiserfs and unpack.

Description

debugreiserfs

debugreiserfs can sometimes help to solve problems with reiserfs filesystems. If it is called without options it prints the super block of any reiserfs filesystem found on the device.

mkreiserfs

mkreiserfs creates a reiserfs file system.

reiserfsck

reiserfsck checks a reiserfs file system.

reiserfstune

reiserfstune is used for tuning the ReiserFS journal. WARNING: Don't use this utility without first reading the man page thoroughly.

resize_reiserfs

resize_reiserfs is used to resize an unmounted reiserfs file system.

unpack

The unpack utility can be used to dump reiserfs filesystem information to files for debugging, much like debugreiserfs.