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BTRFS-PROPERTY(8) | Btrfs Manual | BTRFS-PROPERTY(8) |
NAME¶
btrfs-property - get/set/list properties for given btrfs object.SYNOPSIS¶
btrfs property <subcommand> <args>DESCRIPTION¶
btrfs property is used to get/set/list property, like lable or compression state, for given btrfs object. btrfs property provides an unified and user-friendly method to tune different btrfs properties instead of using the traditional method like chattr(1) or lsattr(1).SUBCOMMAND¶
get [-t <type>] <object> [<name>]Gets a property from a btrfs object.
If no name is specified, all properties for the given object are printed. A
filesystem object can be a the filesystem itself, a subvolume, an inode or a
device.
The -t '<type>' option can be used to explicitly specify what type
of object you meant. This is only needed when a property could be set for more
then one object type.
Possible types are s[ubvol], f[ilesystem], i[node] and
d[evice].
The <object> can be path of btrfs device, btrfs mount point, or any
directories/files inside btrfs.
set [-t <type>] <object> <name>
<value>
Sets a property on a btrfs object.
See description of get subcommand for a description of objects and object
types.
list [-t <type>] <object>
Lists available properties with their descriptions for
the given object.
Please see the help of btrfs property get for a description of objects
and object types.
EXIT STATUS¶
btrfs property 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), lsattr(1), chattr(1)11/22/2014 | Btrfs v3.17 |