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btrfs-restore(8)
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NAME
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btrfs-restore - try to restore files from a damaged btrfs filesystem image
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SYNOPSIS
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--------
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*btrfs restore* [options] <device> <path> | -l <device>
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DESCRIPTION
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*btrfs restore* is used to try to salvage files from a damaged filesystem and
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restore them into <path> or just list the subvolume tree roots. The filesystem
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image is not modified.
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If the filesystem is damaged and cannot be repaired by the other tools
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(`btrfs-check`(8) or `btrfs-rescue`(8)), *btrfs restore* could be used to
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retrieve file data, as far as the metadata are readable. The checks done by
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restore are less strict and the process is usually able to get far enough to
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retrieve data from the whole filesystem. This comes at a cost that some data
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might be incomplete or from older versions if they're available.
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There are several options to attempt restoration of various file metadata type.
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You can try a dry run first to see how well the process goes and use further
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options to extend the set of restored metadata.
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For images with damaged tree structures, there are several options to point the
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process to some spare copy.
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NOTE: It is recommended to read the following btrfs wiki page if your data is
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not salvaged with default option: +
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https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Restore
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OPTIONS
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-s|--snapshots::
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get also snapshots that are skipped by default
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-x|--xattr::
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get extended attributes
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-m|--metadata::
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restore owner, mode and times for files and directories
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-S|--symlinks::
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restore symbolic links as well as normal files
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-i|--ignore-errors::
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ignore errors during restoration and continue
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-o|--overwrite::
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overwrite directories/files in <path>, eg. for repeated runs
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-t <bytenr>::
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use <bytenr> to read the root tree
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-f <bytenr>::
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only restore files that are under specified subvolume root pointed by <bytenr>
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-u|--super <mirror>::
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use given superblock mirror identified by <mirror>, it can be 0,1 or 2
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-r|--root <rootid>::
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only restore files that are under a specified subvolume whose objectid is <rootid>
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-d::
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find directory
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-l|--list-roots::
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list subvolume tree roots, can be used as argument for '-r'
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-D|--dry-run::
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dry run (only list files that would be recovered)
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--path-regex <regex>::
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restore only filenames matching a regular expression (`regex`(7)) with a
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mandatory format
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+
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+^/(|home(|/username(|/Desktop(|/.*))))$+
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+
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The format is not very comfortable and restores all files in the directories
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in the whole path, so this is not useful for restoring single file in a deep
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hierarchy.
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-c::
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ignore case (--path-regex only)
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-v|--verbose::
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(deprecated) alias for global '-v' option
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`Global options`
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-v|--verbose::
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be verbose and print what is being restored
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EXIT STATUS
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*btrfs restore* returns a zero exit status if it succeeds. Non zero is
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returned in case of failure.
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AVAILABILITY
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*btrfs* is part of btrfs-progs.
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Please refer to the btrfs wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for
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further details.
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SEE ALSO
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--------
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`mkfs.btrfs`(8),
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`btrfs-rescue`(8),
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`btrfs-check`(8)
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