BTRFS-PROPERTY(8) Btrfs Manual BTRFS-PROPERTY(8)
NAME
btrfs-property - get/set/list properties for given btrfs object.
SYNOPSIS
btrfs property <subcommand> <args>
DESCRIPTION
btrfs property is used to get/set/list property for given btrfs object.
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
get [-t <type>] <object> [<name>]
Gets a property from a btrfs object.
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 -t <type> option 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].
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
followings.
ro
read-only flag of subvolume: true or false
label
label of device
compression
compression setting for an inode: lzo, zlib, or "" (empty
string)
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 [-t <type>] <object> <name> <value>
Sets a property on a btrfs object.
See the description of get subcommand for the meaning of each
option.
EXIT STATUS
btrfs property returns a zero exit status if it succeeds. Non zero is
returned in case of failure.
AVAILABILITY
btrfs is part of btrfs-progs. Please refer to the btrfs wiki
http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for further details.
SEE ALSO
mkfs.btrfs(8), lsattr(1), chattr(1)
Btrfs v4.9.1 08/06/2017 BTRFS-PROPERTY(8)