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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 0a68457160..f224e356bc 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -12413,6 +12413,19 @@ example for an encrypted partition (@pxref{Mapped Devices}). @end table @end deftp +@deffn {Scheme Procedure} file-system-label @var{str} +This procedure returns an opaque file system label from @var{str}, a +string: + +@lisp +(file-system-label "home") +@result{} #<file-system-label "home"> +@end lisp + +File system labels are used to refer to file systems by label rather +than by device name. See above for examples. +@end deffn + The @code{(gnu system file-systems)} exports the following useful variables. @@ -12459,6 +12472,29 @@ and unmount user-space FUSE file systems. This requires the @code{fuse.ko} kernel module to be loaded. @end defvr +The @code{(gnu system uuid)} module provides tools to deal with file +system ``unique identifiers'' (UUIDs). + +@deffn {Scheme Procedure} uuid @var{str} [@var{type}] +Return an opaque UUID (unique identifier) object of the given @var{type} +(a symbol) by parsing @var{str} (a string): + +@lisp +(uuid "4dab5feb-d176-45de-b287-9b0a6e4c01cb") +@result{} #<<uuid> type: dce bv: @dots{}> + +(uuid "1234-ABCD" 'fat) +@result{} #<<uuid> type: fat bv: @dots{}> +@end lisp + +@var{type} may be one of @code{dce}, @code{iso9660}, @code{fat}, +@code{ntfs}, or one of the commonly found synonyms for these. + +UUIDs are another way to unambiguously refer to file systems in +operating system configuration. See the examples above. +@end deffn + + @node Btrfs file system @subsection Btrfs file system |