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.TH MKFS.BTRFS 8
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.SH NAME
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mkfs.btrfs \- create a btrfs filesystem
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B mkfs.btrfs
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[ \fB\-A\fP\fI alloc-start\fP ]
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[ \fB\-b\fP\fI byte-count\fP ]
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[ \fB\-d\fP\fI data-profile\fP ]
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[ \fB\-l\fP\fI leafsize\fP ]
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[ \fB\-L\fP\fI label\fP ]
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[ \fB\-m\fP\fI metadata profile\fP ]
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[ \fB\-M\fP\fI mixed data+metadata\fP ]
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[ \fB\-n\fP\fI nodesize\fP ]
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[ \fB\-s\fP\fI sectorsize\fP ]
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[ \fB\-r\fP\fI rootdir\fP ]
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[ \fB\-K\fP ]
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[ \fB\-h\fP ]
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[ \fB\-V\fP ]
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\fI device\fP [ \fIdevice ...\fP ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B mkfs.btrfs
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is used to create a btrfs filesystem (usually in a disk partition, or an array
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of disk partitions).
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.I device
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is the special file corresponding to the device (e.g \fI/dev/sdXX\fP ).
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If multiple \fI devices \fP are specified, btrfs is created
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spanning across the specified \fI devices\fP.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP
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\fB\-A\fR, \fB\-\-alloc\-start \fIoffset\fR
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Specify the offset from the start of the device to start the btrfs filesystem. The default value is zero, or the start of the device.
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.TP
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\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-byte\-count \fIsize\fR
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Specify the size of the resultant filesystem. If this option is not used,
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mkfs.btrfs uses all the available storage for the filesystem.
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\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-data \fItype\fR
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Specify how the data must be spanned across the devices specified. Valid
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values are raid0, raid1, raid10 or single.
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\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-leafsize \fIsize\fR
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Specify the leaf size, the least data item in which btrfs stores data. The
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default value is the page size.
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.TP
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\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-label \fIname\fR
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Specify a label for the filesystem.
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.TP
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\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-metadata \fIprofile\fR
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Specify how metadata must be spanned across the devices specified. Valid
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values are raid0, raid1, raid10 or single.
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.TP
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\fB\-M\fR, \fB\-\-mixed\fR
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Mix data and metadata chunks together for more efficient space
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utilization. This feature incurs a performance penalty in
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larger filesystems. It is recommended for use with filesystems
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of 1 GiB or smaller.
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.TP
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\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-nodesize \fIsize\fR
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Specify the nodesize. By default the value is set to the pagesize.
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\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sectorsize \fIsize\fR
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Specify the sectorsize, the minimum block allocation.
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.TP
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\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-rootdir \fIrootdir\fR
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Specify a directory to copy into the newly created fs.
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.TP
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\fB\-K\fR, \fB\-\-nodiscard \fR
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Do not perform whole device TRIM operation by default.
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.TP
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\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
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Print the \fBmkfs.btrfs\fP version and exit.
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.SH AVAILABILITY
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.B mkfs.btrfs
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is part of btrfs-progs. Btrfs is currently under heavy development,
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and not suitable for any uses other than benchmarking and review.
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Please refer to the btrfs wiki
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http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for further details.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR btrfsck (8)
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