Name
tune2fs
Synopsis
tune2fs [options] device
Description
System administration command. Tune the parameters of a Linux Second Extended Filesystem by adjusting various parameters. You must specify the device on which the filesystem resides; it must not be mounted read/write when you change its parameters.
Options
- -c mount-counts
Specify the maximum number of mount counts between two checks on the filesystem.
- -e behavior
Specify the kernel’s behavior when encountering errors. behavior must be one of:
- continue
Continue as usual.
- remount-ro
Remount the offending filesystem in read-only mode.
- panic
Cause a kernel panic.
- -g group
Allow group (a group ID or name) to use reserved blocks.
- -i interval[d|w|m]
Specify the maximum interval between filesystem checks. Units may be in days (d), weeks (w), or months (m). If interval is 0, checking will not be time-dependent.
- -l
Display a list of the superblock’s contents.
- -m percentage
Specify the percentage of blocks that will be reserved for use by privileged users.
- -r num
Specify the number of blocks that will be reserved for use by privileged users.
- -u user
Allow user (a user ID or name) to use reserved blocks.
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