macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install e2toolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add e2toolsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · e2tools · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian apt已验证 · 92%
sudo apt install e2toolsDebian stable package indexes · e2tools · 来源: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install e2toolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · e2tools · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#e2toolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/e2/e2tools/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
概览
软件包摘要
Utilities to read, write, and manipulate files in ext2/3/4 filesystems
历史
项目历史与用法
e2tools is a small GPL command suite for reading, writing, and manipulating files inside ext2, ext3, and ext4 filesystem images without mounting them. It wraps libext2fs from e2fsprogs and exposes familiar file operations through commands such as `e2cp`, `e2ls`, `e2mkdir`, `e2rm`, `e2mv`, `e2ln`, and `e2tail`.
项目历史
The ChangeLog shows active development by Keith W. Sheffield in the early 2000s, with core commands such as `e2ln`, `e2mv`, `e2rm`, and `e2tail` appearing through 2002 and build/documentation updates continuing into 2004.
The GitHub repository was created in 2015 for the current public hosting lineage, but the project itself predates that import. Its README keeps the original motivation clear: copy files into a Linux filesystem from a machine that does not have ext2 support, or manipulate disk images on Linux without mounting them or requiring root.
采用历史
e2tools occupies a smaller niche than e2fsprogs but has durable packaging value: the README points to Repology for distribution packages, and the input package facts list packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Nix, and other ecosystems.
The GitHub API showed 40 stars and 17 forks on 2026-06-30, matching a utility that is not fashionable but remains useful wherever build systems, embedded workflows, installers, or forensic tasks need direct edits to ext filesystem images.
使用方式
The command syntax treats an ext filesystem image or device plus a path as `filesystem:directory_path`. The README demonstrates making an image with `dd`, formatting it with `mkfs.ext2`, creating a directory with `e2mkdir`, listing with `e2ls`, copying with `e2cp`, and removing with `e2rm`.
Its key use case is avoiding a mount step. On non-Linux systems it can access ext filesystems where the OS lacks native support; on Linux it can manipulate images or floppies without loopback mounting or root access.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
e2tools is package-nerd significant because it is a thin, practical companion to e2fsprogs: not a replacement for `fsck` or `mkfs`, but a file-level toolbox for ext images. That makes it attractive in reproducible image builds, cross-platform repair kits, and minimal automation scripts.
The README's alternatives section explains the tradeoff against kernel mounting and fuse2fs: e2tools uses the same e2fsprogs codebase, handles filesystem block sizes independently of kernel page size, and does not require mount privileges.
时间线
- 2002-03-05: ChangeLog records early command work, including `e2ln` integration.
- 2002-04-10: ChangeLog records `e2rm` as a new feature.
- 2002-08-08: ChangeLog records `e2tail` as a new feature suggested by Ralf Spenneberg.
- 2004-04-06: ChangeLog records basic user documentation added to the README.
- 2015-09-08: Current public GitHub repository created.
- 2024-09-15: GitHub API showed the repository had a recent push in September 2024.
Related projects
- e2tools is directly related to e2fsprogs because it requires e2fsprogs 1.27 or later and uses libext2fs for direct filesystem access.
- The README compares e2tools with the Linux kernel ext2 driver and fuse2fs, framing it as the no-mount, no-root option for file-level access to ext filesystem images.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- 未记录 Homebrew bottle 元数据。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
e2cp | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
e2ln | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
e2ls | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
e2mkdir | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
e2mv | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
e2rm | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
e2tail | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
e2tools | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
新鲜度
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页面生成时间2026-08-03
管理器版本0.1.2
管理器更新时间
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上游不可用
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安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:e2tools |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.1.2 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 主页 | https://e2tools.github.io/ |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/e2tools/e2tools |
| Bottle | 未记录 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
e2tools 0.1.2-1
utilities for manipulating files in an ext2/ext3 filesystem
sudo apt install e2tools- Section: misc
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：E2tools
Nix95%
e2tools
nix profile install nixpkgs#e2tools- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：E2tools
Ubuntu apt95%
e2tools 0.1.0-3build2
utilities for manipulating files in an ext2/ext3 filesystem
sudo apt install e2tools- Section: universe/misc
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：E2tools
apk95%
e2tools 0.1.2-r1
Utilities for manipulating files in an ext2/ext3 filesystem
sudo apk add e2tools- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: e2tools
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：E2tools
apk95%
e2tools-doc 0.1.2-r1
Utilities for manipulating files in an ext2/ext3 filesystem (documentation)
sudo apk add e2tools-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: e2tools
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：E2tools
dnf95%
e2tools 0.1.0-16.fc45
Manipulate files in unmounted ext2/ext3 filesystems
sudo dnf install e2tools- License: GPL-1.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: e2tools
- 4 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：E2tools
来源线索
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此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation