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e2fsprogs

e2fsprogs is the open-source set of userspace utilities for the Linux ext2, ext3 and ext4 filesystems, maintained by Theodore Ts'o. The tools are under the GNU GPL version 2, with some libraries under the LGPL, BSD-style and MIT-style licences.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Open source

  1. e2fsprogs provides the filesystem utilities for the ext2 filesystem and also supports ext3 and ext4.[1]

  2. The package is made available under the GNU Public License version 2, except for the libraries noted separately.[2]

  3. The lib/ext2fs and lib/e2p libraries are under the GNU Library General Public License version 2, lib/uuid is under a BSD-style licence, and lib/et and lib/ss are under an MIT-style licence.[3]

  4. The NOTICE file names the SourceForge site as the location of the most recent officially distributed version and asks anyone shipping development snapshots to contact the maintainer first.[4]

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References

  1. E2fsprogs: Ext2 Filesystem Utilities · e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. NOTICE - ext2/e2fsprogs.git - Ext2/3/4 filesystem userspace utilities · git.kernel.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. NOTICE - ext2/e2fsprogs.git - Ext2/3/4 filesystem userspace utilities · git.kernel.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. NOTICE - ext2/e2fsprogs.git - Ext2/3/4 filesystem userspace utilities · git.kernel.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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