X-Git-Url: https://git.whamcloud.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=8753aa3fc2577ad551c32b55b0b620cdf47bacaa;hb=27fc1ffbeb5c252ad224eac78143841aff4962ee;hp=82ceb3d1ed47893cb71591f5d9336ded1355760e;hpb=9a740d1982425f40eea6ffb2aa26751e819e372c;p=tools%2Fe2fsprogs.git diff --git a/README b/README index 82ceb3d..8753aa3 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,49 +1,19 @@ - This is the new version (1.12) of the second extended file system -management programs. + This is the new version (1.44.2) of the second extended file +system management programs. - Note: If you are using the RedHat RPM distributions of -e2fsprogs, don't worry about the next paragraph; all others, please -read on! + From time to time, I release new versions of e2fsprogs, to fix +bugs and to make the utilities more robust. You can always find +information about the latest version at the the e2fsprogs web page, +which is: - See the file INSTALL for instructions on building and -installing e2fsprogs. This is important! Note that your /etc/fstab -file may need modifying before you install the new fsck program. See -the INSTALL file for more details. + http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net - This version contains programs written by Theodore Ts'o and Remy Card. -This distribution was packaged by Ted and Remy with the help of Stephen Tweedie -and Alexy Vovenko. + The INSTALL file has instructions on building and installing +e2fsprogs. Provisions for building Red Hat RPMs and Debian dpkg files +are supplied as well. - The programs written or rewritten by Ted are: - - libext2fs: a new library containing entries to access the control - structures of a second extended file system. - - e2fsck: a new file system checker which uses optimized routines. - This new checker is much more efficient and safer than the old - e2fsck. - - mke2fs: a new file system creator which uses the ext2fs library. - - debugfs: a file system debugger which can be used to examine and - change the state of a file system. Use it with caution since it - can corrupt file systems if you are not careful. - - fsck: a new fsck front-end. This new fsck can run multiple - several file system checks simultanously if they are on different - disks. + In case of bugs in these programs, please contact Ted Ts'o at +tytso@mit.edu or tytso@alum.mit.edu. See the e2fsck man page for +suggestions of what sort of information to include when submitting bug +reports for these programs. - The programs written by Remy are: - - badblocks: a new bad blocks checker. It can be run by the super - user to search for bad blocks on a device and can also be called - by e2fsck and mke2fs. - - dumpe2fs: a new program which displays the control structure of - a file system. To understand the output of this program, one needs - to know the physical structure of a second extended file system. - - mklost+found: re-creates a lost+found directory if it has been - deleted. - - tune2fs: adjusts tunable paramaters on a file system. - - chattr: changes files attributes and version. - - lsattr: lists files attributes and version. - - Manual pages are included in this package. - - In case of bugs in these programs, please contact Ted - and Remy . See the e2fsck man page -for suggestions of what sort of information to include when submitting -bug reports for e2fsck.