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# findfs - Unix, Linux Command

# NAME

findfs - Find a filesystem by label or UUID

# 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.

# AUTHOR

findfs was written by Theodore Ts’o (tytso@mit.edu).

# AVAILABILITY

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

# SEE ALSO

- fsck (8)

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