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55 lines
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Install Instructions
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Btrfs uses libcrc32c in the kernel for file and metadata checksums. You need
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to compile the kernel with:
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CONFIG_LIBCRC32C=m
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libcrc32c can be static as well. Once your kernel is setup, typing make in the
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btrfs module sources will build against the running kernel. When the build is
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complete:
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modprobe libcrc32c
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insmod btrfs.ko
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The Btrfs utility programs require libuuid to build. This can be found
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in the e2fsprogs sources, and is usually available as libuuid or
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e2fsprogs-devel from various distros.
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Building the utilities is just make ; make install. The programs go
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into /usr/local/bin. The mains commands available are:
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mkfs.btrfs: create a filesystem
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btrfs: control program to create snapshots and subvolumes:
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# mount a btrfs filesystem
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mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
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# create a subvolume
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btrfs subvolume create /mnt/new_subvol_name
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# snapshot of a subvolume
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btrfs subvolume snapshot /mnt/default /mnt/snapshot_of_default
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btrfs subvolume snapshot /mnt/snapshot_of_default \
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/mnt/snapshot_of_a_snapshot
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# list of the subvolumes
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ls /mnt
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default snapshot_of_a_snapshot snapshot_of_new_subvol
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new_subvol_name snapshot_of_default
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# removal of a subvolume or a snapshot
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btrfs subvolume delete /mn/snapshot_of_a_snapshot
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# look a the btrfs man page for further information
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man btrfs
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btrfsck: do a limited check of the FS extent trees.</li>
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btrfs-debug-tree: print all of the FS metadata in text form. Example:
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btrfs-debug-tree /dev/sda2 >& big_output_file
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