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btrfs-subvolume(8)
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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**btrfs subvolume** <subcommand> [<args>]
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DESCRIPTION
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-----------
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**btrfs subvolume** is used to create/delete/list/show btrfs subvolumes and
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snapshots.
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.. include:: ch-subvolume-intro.rst
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SUBVOLUME AND SNAPSHOT
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----------------------
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A subvolume is a part of filesystem with its own independent
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file/directory hierarchy. Subvolumes can share file extents. A snapshot is
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also subvolume, but with a given initial content of the original subvolume.
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.. note::
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A subvolume in btrfs is not like an LVM logical volume, which is block-level
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snapshot while btrfs subvolumes are file extent-based.
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A subvolume looks like a normal directory, with some additional operations
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described below. Subvolumes can be renamed or moved, nesting subvolumes is not
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restricted but has some implications regarding snapshotting.
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A subvolume in btrfs can be accessed in two ways:
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* like any other directory that is accessible to the user
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* like a separately mounted filesystem (options *subvol* or *subvolid*)
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In the latter case the parent directory is not visible and accessible. This is
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similar to a bind mount, and in fact the subvolume mount does exactly that.
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A freshly created filesystem is also a subvolume, called *top-level*,
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internally has an id 5. This subvolume cannot be removed or replaced by another
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subvolume. This is also the subvolume that will be mounted by default, unless
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the default subvolume has been changed (see subcommand *set-default*).
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A snapshot is a subvolume like any other, with given initial content. By
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default, snapshots are created read-write. File modifications in a snapshot
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do not affect the files in the original subvolume.
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SUBCOMMAND
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-----------
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create [-i <qgroupid>] [<dest>/]<name>
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Create a subvolume *name* in *dest*.
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If *dest* is not given, subvolume *name* will be created in the current
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directory.
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``Options``
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-i <qgroupid>
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Add the newly created subvolume to a qgroup. This option can be given multiple
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times.
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delete [options] [<subvolume> [<subvolume>...]], delete -i|--subvolid <subvolid> <path>
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Delete the subvolume(s) from the filesystem.
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If *subvolume* is not a subvolume, btrfs returns an error but continues if
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there are more arguments to process.
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If *--subvolid* is used, *path* must point to a btrfs filesystem. See ``btrfs
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subvolume list`` or ``btrfs inspect-internal rootid`` how to get the subvolume id.
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The corresponding directory is removed instantly but the data blocks are
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removed later in the background. The command returns immediately. See ``btrfs
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subvolume sync`` how to wait until the subvolume gets completely removed.
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The deletion does not involve full transaction commit by default due to
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performance reasons. As a consequence, the subvolume may appear again after a
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crash. Use one of the *--commit* options to wait until the operation is
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safely stored on the device.
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Deleting subvolume needs sufficient permissions, by default the owner
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cannot delete it unless it's enabled by a mount option
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*user_subvol_rm_allowed*, or deletion is run as root.
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The default subvolume (see ``btrfs subvolume set-default``) cannot be deleted and
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returns error (EPERM) and this is logged to the system log. A subvolume that's
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currently involved in send (see ``btrfs send``) also cannot be deleted until the
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send is finished. This is also logged in the system log.
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``Options``
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-c|--commit-after
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wait for transaction commit at the end of the operation.
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-C|--commit-each
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wait for transaction commit after deleting each subvolume.
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-i|--subvolid <subvolid>
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subvolume id to be removed instead of the <path> that should point to the
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filesystem with the subvolume
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-v|--verbose
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(deprecated) alias for global *-v* option
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find-new <subvolume> <last_gen>
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List the recently modified files in a subvolume, after *last_gen* generation.
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get-default <path>
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Get the default subvolume of the filesystem *path*.
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The output format is similar to **subvolume list** command.
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list [options] [-G [\+|-]<value>] [-C [+|-]<value>] [--sort=rootid,gen,ogen,path] <path>
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List the subvolumes present in the filesystem *path*.
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For every subvolume the following information is shown by default:
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ID *ID* gen *generation* top level *parent_ID* path *path*
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where *ID* is subvolume's (root)id, *generation* is an internal counter which is
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updated every transaction, *parent_ID* is the same as the parent subvolume's id,
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and *path* is the relative path of the subvolume to the top level subvolume.
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The subvolume's ID may be used by the subvolume set-default command,
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or at mount time via the *subvolid=* option.
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``Options``
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Path filtering:
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-o
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print only subvolumes below specified <path>.
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-a
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print all the subvolumes in the filesystem and distinguish between
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absolute and relative path with respect to the given *path*.
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Field selection:
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-p
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print the parent ID
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(*parent* here means the subvolume which contains this subvolume).
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-c
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print the ogeneration of the subvolume, aliases: ogen or origin generation.
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-g
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print the generation of the subvolume (default).
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-u
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print the UUID of the subvolume.
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-q
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print the parent UUID of the subvolume
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(*parent* here means subvolume of which this subvolume is a snapshot).
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-R
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print the UUID of the sent subvolume, where the subvolume is the result of a receive operation.
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Type filtering:
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-s
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only snapshot subvolumes in the filesystem will be listed.
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-r
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only readonly subvolumes in the filesystem will be listed.
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-d
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list deleted subvolumes that are not yet cleaned.
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Other:
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-t
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print the result as a table.
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Sorting:
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By default the subvolumes will be sorted by subvolume ID ascending.
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-G [+|-]<value>
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list subvolumes in the filesystem that its generation is
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>=, \<= or = value. \'\+' means >= value, \'-' means \<= value, If there is
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neither \'+' nor \'-', it means = value.
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-C [+|-]<value>
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list subvolumes in the filesystem that its ogeneration is
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>=, \<= or = value. The usage is the same to *-G* option.
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--sort=rootid,gen,ogen,path
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list subvolumes in order by specified items.
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you can add *+* or *-* in front of each items, *+* means ascending,
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*-* means descending. The default is ascending.
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for *--sort* you can combine some items together by *,*, just like
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*--sort=+ogen,-gen,path,rootid*.
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set-default [<subvolume>|<id> <path>]
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Set the default subvolume for the (mounted) filesystem.
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Set the default subvolume for the (mounted) filesystem at *path*. This will hide
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the top-level subvolume (i.e. the one mounted with *subvol=/* or *subvolid=5*).
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Takes action on next mount.
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There are two ways how to specify the subvolume, by *id* or by the *subvolume*
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path.
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The id can be obtained from **btrfs subvolume list**, **btrfs subvolume show** or
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**btrfs inspect-internal rootid**.
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show [options] <path>
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Show more information about a subvolume (UUIDs, generations, times, flags,
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related snapshots).
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.. code-block:: none
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/mnt/btrfs/subvolume
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Name: subvolume
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UUID: 5e076a14-4e42-254d-ac8e-55bebea982d1
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Parent UUID: -
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Received UUID: -
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Creation time: 2018-01-01 12:34:56 +0000
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Subvolume ID: 79
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Generation: 2844
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Gen at creation: 2844
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Parent ID: 5
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Top level ID: 5
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Flags: -
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Snapshot(s):
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``Options``
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-r|--rootid <ID>
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show details about subvolume with root *ID*, looked up in *path*
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-u|--uuid UUID
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show details about subvolume with the given *UUID*, looked up in *path*
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snapshot [-r] [-i <qgroupid>] <source> <dest>|[<dest>/]<name>
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Create a snapshot of the subvolume *source* with the
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name *name* in the *dest* directory.
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If only *dest* is given, the subvolume will be named the basename of *source*.
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If *source* is not a subvolume, btrfs returns an error.
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``Options``
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-r
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Make the new snapshot read only.
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-i <qgroupid>
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Add the newly created subvolume to a qgroup. This option can be given multiple
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times.
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sync <path> [subvolid...]
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Wait until given subvolume(s) are completely removed from the filesystem after
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deletion. If no subvolume id is given, wait until all current deletion requests
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are completed, but do not wait for subvolumes deleted in the meantime.
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``Options``
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-s <N>
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sleep N seconds between checks (default: 1)
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EXAMPLES
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--------
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Deleting a subvolume
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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If we want to delete a subvolume called *foo* from a btrfs volume mounted at
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*/mnt/bar* we could run the following:
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.. code-block:: bash
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btrfs subvolume delete /mnt/bar/foo
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EXIT STATUS
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**btrfs subvolume** returns a zero exit status if it succeeds. A non-zero value is
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returned in case of failure.
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AVAILABILITY
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------------
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**btrfs** is part of btrfs-progs. Please refer to the documentation at
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https://btrfs.readthedocs.io or wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for further
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information.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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:doc:`btrfs-qgroup(8)<btrfs-qgroup>`,
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:doc:`btrfs-quota(8)<btrfs-quota>`,
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:doc:`btrfs-send(8)<btrfs-send>`,
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:doc:`mkfs.btrfs(8)<mkfs.btrfs>`,
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``mount(8)``
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