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btrfs subvolume — Manage btrfs subvolumes and snapshots. More information: <https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/btr

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Problem

How to use the btrfs subvolume command: Manage btrfs subvolumes and snapshots. More information: <https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/btrfs-subvolume.html>.

Solution

btrfs subvolume — Manage btrfs subvolumes and snapshots. More information: <https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/btrfs-subvolume.html>.

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}}

Code Snippets

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}}

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tldr-pages: linux/btrfs subvolume

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