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btrfs subvolume

Manage btrfs subvolumes and snapshots.

More information.

Create a new empty subvolume:

sudo btrfs subvolume create {path/to/new_subvolume}

List all subvolumes and snapshots in the specified filesystem:

sudo btrfs subvolume list {path/to/btrfs_filesystem}

Delete a subvolume:

sudo btrfs subvolume delete {path/to/subvolume}

Create a read-only snapshot of an existing subvolume:

sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot -r {path/to/source_subvolume} {path/to/target}

Create a read-write snapshot of an existing subvolume:

sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot {path/to/source_subvolume} {path/to/target}

Show detailed information about a subvolume:

sudo btrfs subvolume show {path/to/subvolume}

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