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.TH "BTRFS\-PROPERTY" "8" "09/22/2016" "Btrfs v4\&.7\&.3" "Btrfs Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
btrfs-property \- get/set/list properties for given btrfs object\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBbtrfs property\fR \fI<subcommand>\fR \fI<args>\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBbtrfs property\fR is used to get/set/list property for given btrfs object\&. See the description of \fBget\fR subcommand for more information about both btrfs object and property\&.
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\fBbtrfs property\fR provides an unified and user\-friendly method to tune different btrfs properties instead of using the traditional method like \fBchattr\fR(1) or \fBlsattr\fR(1)\&.
.SH "SUBCOMMAND"
.PP
\fBget\fR [\-t \fI<type>\fR] \fI<object>\fR [\fI<name>\fR]
.RS 4
Gets a property from a btrfs object\&.
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A btrfs object, which is set by
\fI<object>\fR, can be a btrfs filesystem itself, a btrfs subvolume, an inode(file or directory) inside btrfs, or a device on which a btrfs exists\&.
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The
\fI\-t \fR\fI\fI<type>\fR\fR
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\&.
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Possible types are
\fIs[ubvol]\fR,
\fIf[ilesystem]\fR,
\fIi[node]\fR
and
\fId[evice]\fR\&.
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Set the name of property by
\fI\fI<name>\fR\fR\&. If no
\fI\fI<name>\fR\fR
is specified, all properties for the given object are printed\&.
\fI\fI<name>\fR\fR
is one of the followings\&.
.PP
ro
.RS 4
read\-only flag of subvolume: true or false
.RE
.PP
label
.RS 4
label of device
.RE
.PP
compression
.RS 4
compression setting for an inode: lzo, zlib, or "" (empty string)
.RE
.RE
.PP
\fBlist\fR [\-t \fI<type>\fR] \fI<object>\fR
.RS 4
Lists available properties with their descriptions for the given object\&.
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See the description of
\fBget\fR
subcommand for the meaning of each option\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBset\fR [\-t \fI<type>\fR] \fI<object>\fR \fI<name>\fR \fI<value>\fR
.RS 4
Sets a property on a btrfs object\&.
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See the description of
\fBget\fR
subcommand for the meaning of each option\&.
.RE
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
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\fBbtrfs property\fR returns a zero exit status if it succeeds\&. Non zero is returned in case of failure\&.
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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\fBbtrfs\fR is part of btrfs\-progs\&. Please refer to the btrfs wiki \m[blue]\fBhttp://btrfs\&.wiki\&.kernel\&.org\fR\m[] for further details\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBmkfs\&.btrfs\fR(8), \fBlsattr\fR(1), \fBchattr\fR(1)