How to label a partition

A partition with a label will help us in identifying the correct partition in critical situations. The following steps can be followed to set label to a partition.

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Syntax : e2label <partition> <labelname>
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Example:   e2label /dev/hda5 /backup

In the above example /dev/hda5 partition will be labelled as /backup.

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How to know the label of a partition?
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e2label /dev/hda5 <press enter>

<the output will be> -> /backup