Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.1

Chapter 5. File Systems

ReiserFS-3.6.19

Introduction to ReiserFS

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

Package Information

Installation of ReiserFS

Install ReiserFS by running the following commands: 

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

Now, as the root user: 

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

Command Explanations

--prefix=/usr: This ensures that the manual pages are installed in the correct location while still installing the programs in /sbin as they should be.

--sbindir=/sbin: This ensures that the ReiserFS utilities are installed in /sbin as they should be.

Contents

Installed Programs: debugreiserfs, mkreiserfs, reiserfsck, reiserfstune, and 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. WARNING: Don't use this utility without first reading the man page thoroughly.

resize_reiserfs

is used to resize an unmounted ReiserFS file system.

Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600