# util-linux/util-linux

Repository: https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/util-linux
Homepage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Util-linux
Language: C
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-25T07:54:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5474, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3212, forks 1393 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:49.426984+00:00)

## What it is
util-linux is a collection of essential Linux system utilities distributed by the Linux Kernel Organization, including tools like mount, fdisk, lsblk, dmesg, and login. It is written in C and serves as foundational system software for virtually every Linux distribution.

## Use cases
- format and partition disks with fdisk or cfdisk
- mount and unmount filesystems
- list block devices and partitions with lsblk
- manage swap space with mkswap and swapon
- inspect system resources like CPU, IPC, and namespaces
- lock files against concurrent access with flock
- eject removable media

## When to choose
- you need core low-level system utilities on a Linux system
- you are building or maintaining a Linux distribution
- you need reliable, battle-tested tools for disk, mount, and process management

## When to avoid
- you need utilities for macOS, Windows, or BSD
- you want user-friendly graphical disk management tools
- you need distribution-specific support, which the project does not provide

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: developer-tools, file-system, cli
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: system-utilities, disk-management, mount, core-system-tools, linux-kernel-organization, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- util-linux/util-linux (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:49.426984+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:24:42.782202+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:49.426984+00:00, sha 7e4e1dfc2b6e)
  - homepage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Util-linux (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:08.287225+00:00, sha 1c223a746885)
  - site_page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About (fetched 2026-08-29T09:38:08.296326+00:00, sha 23a807abd0b6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.