8:findfs

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      findfs - Find a filesystem by label or UUID
      

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SYNOPSIS

      findfs LABEL=label
 
      findfs UUID=uuid

DESCRIPTION

      findfs  will  search  the disks in the system looking for a filesystem which has a label matching label or a UUID
      equal to uuid.  If the filesystem is found, the device name for the filesystem will be printed on stdout.

AVAILABILITY

      findfs is part of the e2fsprogs package and is available from http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net.

RELATED

      fsck(8)

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