jfsutils

Utilities for managing JFS file systems

The JFSutils are a collection of utilities for managing the JFS, a 64-bit journaling file system created by IBM and later ported to the kernel Linux. The following commands are available:

fsck.jfs: check and repair a JFS file system or replay its transaction log.
logdump: dump the JFS journal log.
logredo: replay the JFS journal log.
mkfs.jfs: create a new JFS file system.
xchklog: save a JFS fsck log to a file.
xchkdmp: dump the contents of such a log file.
xpeek: a JFS file system editor with a shell-like interface.

Versions: 1.1.15
Website: https://jfs.sourceforge.net/home.html
Licenses: GPL 3+
Package source: gnu/packages/file-systems.scm
Builds: See build status
Issues: See known issues

Installation

Install the latest version of jfsutils as follows:

guix install jfsutils

Or install a particular version:

guix install jfsutils@1.1.15

You can also install packages in augmented, pure or containerized environments for development or simply to try them out without polluting your user profile. See the guix shell documentation for more information.