swaplabel - print or change the label or UUID of a swap area
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Availability
The swaplabel command is part of the util-linux package which can be downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.
util-linux 2.41 2025-03-17 SWAPLABEL(8)
Description
swaplabel will display or change the label or UUID of a swap partition located on device (or regular
file).
If the optional arguments -L and -U are not given, swaplabel will simply display the current swap-area
label and UUID of device.
If an optional argument is present, then swaplabel will change the appropriate value on device. These
values can also be set during swap creation using mkswap(8). The swaplabel utility allows changing the
label or UUID on an actively used swap device.
Environment
LIBBLKID_DEBUG=all
enables libblkid debug output.
Name
swaplabel - print or change the label or UUID of a swap area
Options
-L, --labellabel
Specify a new label for the device. Swap partition labels can be at most 16 characters long. If label
is longer than 16 characters, swaplabel will truncate it and print a warning message.
-U, --uuidUUID
Specify a new UUID for the device. The UUID must be in the standard 8-4-4-4-12 character format, such
as is output by uuidgen(1).
-h, --help
Display help text and exit.
-V, --version
Display version and exit.
Reporting Bugs
For bug reports, use the issue tracker <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.
See Also
uuidgen(1), mkswap(8), swapon(8)
Synopsis
swaplabel [-Llabel] [-UUUID] device
