e2fsprogs ☆

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Description:
Utilities for the ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.47.3@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: filesystem ext4 linux system-utility disk-management

Install: brew install e2fsprogs

About:
e2fsprogs provides a comprehensive suite of utilities for creating, checking, and maintaining ext2, ext3, and ext4 file systems. It includes essential tools like debugfs for low-level inspection and tune2fs for modifying file system parameters without reformatting. These utilities are critical for Linux system administration and recovery of damaged file systems.

Key Features:

File system creation and checking (mke2fs, e2fsck)
File system debugging and analysis (debugfs)
Parameter tuning without reformatting (tune2fs)
File system backup and restoration (e2image, e2undo)

Use Cases:

Creating and formatting Linux partitions with ext4
Repairing corrupted file systems after system crashes
Converting ext2/ext3 file systems to ext4
Analyzing file system structure and recovering data

Alternatives:

xfsprogs – Provides similar utilities for XFS file systems instead of ext*
btrfs-progs – Management tools for Btrfs file systems with snapshot features

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-only AND BSD-3-Clause AND MIT

Dependencies: util-linux

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 19, 2024 12:37am		0	VERSION_BUMP	5f7f9994
Sep 22, 2024 7:22pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	4f02e9ff