BTRFS(8)

NAME
btrfs - control a btrfs filesystem

SYNOPSIS

btrfs <command> [<args>]

DESCRIPTION

btrfs is used to control the filesystem and the files and directories stored. It is the tool to create or destroy a snapshot or a subvolume for the filesystem, to defrag a file or a directory, flush the data to the disk, to resize the filesystem, to scan the device.

It is possible to abbreviate the commands unless the commands are ambiguous. For example: it is possible to run btrfs sub snaps instead of btrfs subvolume snapshot. But btrfs file s is not allowed, because file s may be interpreted both as filesystem show and as filesystem sync.

If a command is terminated by --help, the detailed help is showed. If the passed command matches more commands, detailed help of all the matched commands is showed. For example btrfs dev --help shows the help of all device* commands.

COMMANDS

balance
    Balance btrfs filesystem chunks across single or several devices. See btrfs-balance(8) for details.

check
    Do off-line check on a btrfs filesystem. See btrfs-check(8) for details.

device
    Manage devices managed by btrfs, including add/delete/scan and so on. See btrfs-device(8) for details.

filesystem
    Manage a btrfs filesystem, including label setting/sync and so on. See btrfs-filesystem(8) for details.

inspect-internal
    Debug tools for developers/hackers. See btrfs-inspect-internal(8) for details.

property
    Get/set a property from/to a btrfs object. See btrfs-property(8) for details.

qgroup
    Manage quota group(qgroup) for btrfs filesystem. See btrfs-qgroup(8) for details.

quota
    Manage quota on btrfs filesystem like enabling/rescan and etc. See btrfs-quota(8) and btrfs-qgroup(8) for details.

receive
    Receive subvolume data from stdin/file for restore and etc. See btrfs-receive(8) for details.

replace
    Replace btrfs devices. See btrfs-replace(8) for details.

rescue
    Try to rescue damaged btrfs filesystem. See btrfs-rescue(8) for details.

restore
    Manage a btrfs filesystem, including label setting/sync and so on. See btrfs-restore(8) for details.

scrub
    Scrub a btrfs filesystem. See btrfs-scrub(8) for details.

send
    Send subvolume data to stdout/file for backup and etc. See btrfs-send(8) for details.

subvolume
    Create/delete/list/manage btrfs subvolume. See btrfs-subvolume(8) for details.

EXIT STATUS

btrfs returns a zero exit status if it succeeds. Non zero is returned in case of failure.

AVAILABILITY

btrfs is part of btrfs-progs. Please refer to the btrfs wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for further details.

SEE ALSO

mkfs.btrfs(8), ionice(1), btrfs-balance(8), btrfs-check(8), btrfs-device(8), btrfs-filesystem(8), btrfs-inspect-internal(8), btrfs-property(8), btrfs-qgroup(8), btrfs-quota(8), btrfs-receive(8), btrfs-replace(8), btrfs-rescue(8), btrfs-restore(8), btrfs-scrub(8), btrfs-send(8), btrfs-subvolume(8),