[ale] Found in /etc/fstab...

[James P. Kinney III]

During the process  of mke2fs, an optional -L <NAME> can be used to
apply a label to a partition. It is optional. But it makes things a bit
easier to read. Until you need to know which &^#% partition /opt is! :)

On Fri, 2002-06-21 at 16:03, Thompson Freeman wrote:
> 
> Actually, a question which I haven't found an clue for in either the man
> pages, nor in the brief look at the LDP.
> 
> In my RH7.2 installation, I have two entries starting with "LABEL=" and
> some value follows ( / and /boot). I've never heard of a purpose nor why
> the "LABEL=" exists, and what the heck is it doing in my fstab? And what
> good is it? Can I/Should I consider using it for other entries?
> 
> I feel like I should have found this information by now, and I haven't. If
> you have a clue or a pointer, I would appreciate your sharing it.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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