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, like lable or compression state, for
       given btrfs object.

       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.

           If no name is specified, all properties for the given object are printed. A filesystem
           object can be a the filesystem itself, a subvolume, an inode or a device.

           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].

           The <object> can be path of btrfs device, btrfs mount point, or any directories/files
           inside btrfs.

       set [-t <type>] <object> <name> <value>
           Sets a property on a btrfs object.

           See description of get subcommand for a description of objects and object types.

       list [-t <type>] <object>
           Lists available properties with their descriptions for the given object.

           Please see the help of btrfs property get for a description of objects and object
           types.

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 v3.17                                 11/22/2014                          BTRFS-PROPERTY(8)