ReiserFS

Download Source:	ftp://ftp.namesys.com/pub/reiserfsprogs/reiserfsprogs-3.6.19.tar.gz

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Introduction to ReiserFS

The ReiserFS package contains various utilities for use with the Reiser file system.

Non-Multilib

Compile the package:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
ln -sf reiserfsck /sbin/fsck.reiserfs &&
ln -sf mkreiserfs /sbin/mkfs.reiserfs

Multilib

This package does not provide any libraries so only one installation is needed.

32Bit

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
ln -sf reiserfsck /sbin/fsck.reiserfs &&
ln -sf mkreiserfs /sbin/mkfs.reiserfs

N32

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
ln -sf reiserfsck /sbin/fsck.reiserfs &&
ln -sf mkreiserfs /sbin/mkfs.reiserfs

64Bit

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr --sbindir=/sbin &&
make

Install the package

make install &&
ln -sf reiserfsck /sbin/fsck.reiserfs &&
ln -sf mkreiserfs /sbin/mkfs.reiserfs

Contents

The ReiserFS package contains various utilities for use with the Reiser file system.

Installed Programs: debugreiserfs, mkreiserfs, reiserfsck, reiserfstune, resize_reiserfs

Installed Libraries: None

Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

debugreiserfs: can sometimes help to solve problems with ReiserFS file systems. If it is called without options, it prints the super block of any ReiserFS file system found on the device.

mkreiserfs: creates a ReiserFS file system.

reiserfsck: is used to check or repair a ReiserFS file system.

reiserfstune: is used for tuning the ReiserFS journal.

resize_reiserfs: is used to resize an unmounted ReiserFS file system.