btrfs subvolume

linux

Manage btrfs subvolumes and snapshots.

Options (6)

boolean

Create a new empty subvolume

Example: sudo btrfs {{[su|subvolume]}} {{[c|create]}} {{path/to/new_subvolume}}

boolean

Create a new empty subvolume

Example: sudo btrfs {{[su|subvolume]}} {{[c|create]}} {{path/to/new_subvolume}}

boolean

List all subvolumes and snapshots in the specified filesystem

Example: sudo btrfs {{[su|subvolume]}} {{[l|list]}} {{path/to/btrfs_filesystem}}

boolean

Delete a subvolume

Example: sudo btrfs {{[su|subvolume]}} {{[d|delete]}} {{path/to/subvolume}}

boolean

Create a [r]ead-only snapshot of an existing subvolume

Example: sudo btrfs {{[su|subvolume]}} {{[sn|snapshot]}} -r {{path/to/source_subvolume}} {{path/to/target}}

boolean

Show detailed information about a subvolume

Example: sudo btrfs {{[su|subvolume]}} {{[sh|show]}} {{path/to/subvolume}}

Create a new empty subvolume

sudo btrfs [su|subvolume] [c|create] path/to/new_subvolume

List all subvolumes and snapshots in the specified filesystem

sudo btrfs [su|subvolume] [l|list] path/to/btrfs_filesystem

Delete a subvolume

sudo btrfs [su|subvolume] [d|delete] path/to/subvolume

Create a [r]ead-only snapshot of an existing subvolume

sudo btrfs [su|subvolume] [sn|snapshot] -r path/to/source_subvolume path/to/target

Create a read-write snapshot of an existing subvolume

sudo btrfs [su|subvolume] [sn|snapshot] path/to/source_subvolume path/to/target

Show detailed information about a subvolume

sudo btrfs [su|subvolume] [sh|show] path/to/subvolume