btrfs-progs/Documentation/btrfs-property.rst

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btrfs-property(8)
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SYNOPSIS
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**btrfs property** <subcommand> <args>
DESCRIPTION
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**btrfs property** is used to get/set/list property for given filesystem object.
The object can be an inode (file or directory), subvolume or the whole
filesystem. See the description of **get** subcommand for more information about
both btrfs object and property.
***btrfs property** provides an unified and user-friendly method to tune different
btrfs properties instead of using the traditional method like ``chattr(1)`` or
``lsattr(1)``.
SUBCOMMAND
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get [-t <type>] <object> [<name>]
get property from a btrfs *object* of given *type*
A btrfs object, which is set by *object*, can be a btrfs filesystem
itself, a btrfs subvolume, an inode (file or directory) inside btrfs,
or a device on which a btrfs exists.
The option *-t* 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.
Possible types are *s[ubvol]*, *f[ilesystem]*, *i[node]* and *d[evice]*, where
the first lettes is a shortcut.
Set the name of property by *name*. If no *name* is specified,
all properties for the given object are printed. *name* is one of
the following:
ro
read-only flag of subvolume: true or false. Please also see section *SUBVOLUME FLAGS*
in ``btrfs-subvolume(8)`` for possible implications regarding incremental send.
label
label of the filesystem. For an unmounted filesystem, provide a path to a block
device as object. For a mounted filesystem, specify a mount point.
compression
compression algorithm set for an inode, possible values: *lzo*, *zlib*, *zstd*.
To disable compression use "" (empty string), *no* or *none*.
list [-t <type>] <object>
Lists available properties with their descriptions for the given object.
See the description of **get** subcommand for the meaning of each option.
set [-f] [-t <type>] <object> <name> <value>
Sets a property on a btrfs object.
See the description of **get** subcommand for the meaning of each option.
``Options``
-f
Force the change. Changing some properties may involve safety checks or
additional changes that depend on the properties semantics.
EXIT STATUS
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**btrfs property** returns a zero exit status if it succeeds. Non zero is
returned in case of failure.
AVAILABILITY
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**btrfs** is part of btrfs-progs.
Please refer to the btrfs wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for
further details.
SEE ALSO
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``mkfs.btrfs(8)``,
``lsattr(1)``,
``chattr(1)``