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MKFS.BTRFS(8) | Btrfs Manual | MKFS.BTRFS(8) |
NAME¶
mkfs.btrfs - create a btrfs filesystemSYNOPSIS¶
mkfs.btrfs [-A|--alloc-start '<alloc-start>'] [-b|--byte-count '<byte-count>'] [-d|--data '<data-profile>'] [-f|--force] [-n|--nodesize '<nodesize>'] [-l|--leafsize '<leafsize>'] [-L|--label '<label>'] [-m|--metadata '<metadata profile>'] [-M|--mixed] [-s|--sectorsize '<sectorsize>'] [-r|--rootdir '<rootdir>'] [-K|--nodiscard] [-O|--features '<feature1>'[,'<feature2>'...]] [-U|--uuid '<UUID>'] [-h] [-V|--version] '<device>' ['<device>'...]DESCRIPTION¶
mkfs.btrfs is used to create a btrfs filesystem (usually in a disk partition, or an array of disk partitions). <device> is the special file corresponding to the device (e.g /dev/sdXX ). If multiple devices are specified, btrfs is created spanning across the specified devices.OPTIONS¶
-A|--alloc-start <offset>Specify the offset from the start of the device at which
to start allocations in this btrfs filesystem. The default value is zero, or
the start of the device. This option is intended only for debugging filesystem
resize operations.
-b|--byte-count <size>
Specify the size of the resultant filesystem. If this
option is not used, mkfs.btrfs uses all the available storage for the
filesystem.
-d|--data <type>
Specify how the data must be spanned across the devices
specified. Valid values are raid0, raid1, raid5,
raid6, raid10 or single.
-f|--force
Force overwrite when an existing filesystem is detected
on the device. By default, mkfs.btrfs will not write to the device if it
suspects that there is a filesystem or partition table on the device
already.
-n|--nodesize <size>
+ -l|--leafsize <size>:: Specify the nodesize, the tree block size
in which btrfs stores data. The default value is 16KB (16384) or the page
size, whichever is bigger. Must be a multiple of the sectorsize, but not
larger than 65536. Leafsize always equals nodesize and the options are
aliases.
-L|--label <name>
Specify a label for the filesystem.
Note
<name> should be less than 256 characters.
-m|--metadata <profile>
Specify how metadata must be spanned across the devices
specified. Valid values are raid0, raid1, raid5,
raid6, raid10, single or dup.
Single device will have dup set by default except in the case of SSDs which will
default to single. This is because SSDs can remap blocks internally so
duplicate blocks could end up in the same erase block which negates the
benefits of doing metadata duplication.
-M|--mixed
Mix data and metadata chunks together for more efficient
space utilization. This feature incurs a performance penalty in larger
filesystems. It is recommended for use with filesystems of 1 GiB or
smaller.
-s|--sectorsize <size>
Specify the sectorsize, the minimum data block allocation
unit.
The default value is the page size. If the sectorsize differs from the page
size, the created filesystem may not be mountable by current kernel. Therefore
it is not recommended to use this option unless you are going to mount it on a
system with the appropriate page size.
-r|--rootdir <rootdir>
Specify a directory to copy into the newly created btrfs
filesystem.
Note
-r option is done completely in userland, and don’t need root
privilege to mount the filesystem.
-K|--nodiscard
Do not perform whole device TRIM operation by
default.
-O|--features <feature1>[,<feature2>...]
A list of filesystem features turned on at mkfs time. Not
all features are supported by old kernels.
To see all features run
-U|--uuid <UUID>
mkfs.btrfs -O list-all
Create the filesystem with the specified UUID, which must
not already exist on the system.
-V|--version
Print the mkfs.btrfs version and exit.
-h
Print help.
UNIT¶
As default the unit is the byte, however it is possible to append a suffix to the arguments like k for KBytes, m for MBytes...AVAILABILITY¶
btrfs is part of btrfs-progs. Please refer to the btrfs wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for further details.SEE ALSO¶
btrfs(8)11/22/2014 | Btrfs v3.17 |