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vol_id - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
vol_id - probe filesystem type and read label and uuidSYNOPSIS
Tag | Description |
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vol_id [--export] [-t] [-l] [-u] [device] |
DESCRIPTION
vol_id is usually called from a udev rule, to provide udev with the filesystem type, the label and the uuid of a volume. vol_id supports all common filesystem formats and detects various raid setups to prevent the recognition of raid members as a volume with a filesystem.
OPTIONS
Tag | Description |
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--export | |
print all values in key/value format to import them into the environment. | |
-t | print the filesystem type |
-l | print the label of a volume |
-u | print the uuid of a volume |
ENVIRONMENT
Tag | Description |
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UDEV_LOG | |
Set the syslog priority. |
EXIT STATUS
vol_id will only return successful if the value asked for is not empty. All trailing whitespace will be removed, spaces replaced by underscore and slashes ignored.
AUTHOR
Written by Kay Sievers <[email protected]>
SEE ALSO
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