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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