BTRFS-RESTORE(8)                           Btrfs Manual                          BTRFS-RESTORE(8)



NAME
       btrfs-restore - try to restore files from a damaged btrfs filesystem(unmounted)

SYNOPSIS
       btrfs restore [options] <device> <path> | -l <device>

DESCRIPTION
       btrfs restore is used to try to salvage files from a damaged filesystem and restore them
       into <path> or just list the tree roots.

       Since current btrfs-check(8) or btrfs-rescue(8) only has very limited usage, btrfs restore
       is normally a better choice.

           Note
           It is recommended to read the following btrfs wiki page if your data is not salvaged
           with default option: https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Restore

OPTIONS
       -s
           get snapshots, btrfs restore skips snapshots in default.

       -x
           get extended attributes.

       -v
           verbose.

       -i
           ignore errors.

       -o
           overwrite directories/files in <path>.

       -t <bytenr>
           use <bytenr> to read root tree.

       -f <bytenr>
           only restore files that are under specified root whose root bytenr is <bytenr>.

       -u <mirror>
           use given superblock mirror identified by <mirror>, it can be 0,1,2.

       -r <rootid>
           only restore files that are under specified root whose objectid is <rootid>.

       -d
           find dir.

       -l
           list tree roots.

       -D|--dry-run
           dry run (only list files that would be recovered).

       --path-regex <regex>
           restore only filenames matching regex, you have to use following syntax (possibly
           quoted): ^/(|home(|/username(|/Desktop(|/.*))))$

       -c
           ignore case (--path-regrex only).

EXIT STATUS
       btrfs restore 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), btrfs-rescue(8), btrfs-check(8)



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