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findfs: Search by partition label (GPT or MAC partition table).

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$ findfs PARTLABEL=${partition_label}

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This command is used to find the filesystem associated with a specified partition label.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

findfs: This is the command utility used to locate the filesystem associated with a given partition label.
PARTLABEL=${partition_label}: This is an argument provided to the findfs command. Here, ${partition_label} is a placeholder for the actual partition label value you want to search for. By specifying PARTLABEL=, you are instructing the findfs command to look for the partition with the provided label.

For example, if you have a partition labeled "data", executing findfs PARTLABEL=data will search for the filesystem associated with the partition labeled "data".

The output of this command will be the filesystem path or device associated with the specified partition label.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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