btrfs property

linux

Get, set, or list properties for a BTRFS filesystem object (files, directories, subvolumes, filesystems, or devices).

Options (4)

boolean

List available properties (and descriptions) for the given btrfs object

Example: sudo btrfs {{[p|property]}} {{[l|list]}} {{path/to/btrfs_object}}

boolean

List available properties (and descriptions) for the given btrfs object

Example: sudo btrfs {{[p|property]}} {{[l|list]}} {{path/to/btrfs_object}}

boolean

Get all properties for the given btrfs object

Example: sudo btrfs {{[p|property]}} {{[g|get]}} {{path/to/btrfs_object}}

boolean

Set the `compression` property for a given btrfs inode (either a file or directory)

Example: sudo btrfs {{[p|property]}} {{[s|set]}} {{path/to/btrfs_inode}} compression {{zstd|zlib|lzo|none}}

List available properties (and descriptions) for the given btrfs object

sudo btrfs [p|property] [l|list] path/to/btrfs_object

Get all properties for the given btrfs object

sudo btrfs [p|property] [g|get] path/to/btrfs_object

Get the `label` property for the given btrfs filesystem or device

sudo btrfs [p|property] [g|get] path/to/btrfs_filesystem label

Get all object type-specific properties for the given btrfs filesystem or device

Set the `compression` property for a given btrfs inode (either a file or directory)