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diff --git a/filesystems/libblkid/pkg-descr b/filesystems/libblkid/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..52777d437567 --- /dev/null +++ b/filesystems/libblkid/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +The libblkid library is used to identify block devices (disks) as to their +content (e.g., filesystem type) as well as extracting additional information +such as filesystem labels/volume names, unique identifiers/serial numbers. +A common use is to allow use of LABEL= and UUID= tags instead of hard-coding +specific block device names into configuration files. |