Btrfs-progs FOR LINUX

Btrfs is an open-source Copy-on-Write file system designed for the Linux operating system, featuring advanced capabilities for easy administration, repair, and fault tolerance.

Key Features:

• Extent-based file storage with a maximum file size of 2^64


• Space-efficient packing of small files and indexed directories


• Dynamic inode allocation


• Writable snapshots and subvolumes


• Object level striping and mirroring


• Data checksums for data integrity

Integration and Utilities:

Strong integration with device mapper supporting multiple devices for online and offline filesystem checks, efficient incremental backup, and filesystem mirroring.:

• btrfs


• btrfs-debug-tree


• btrfs-map-logical


• btrfstune


• btrfsck


• btrfs-find-root


• btrfs-select-super


• btrfs-zero-log


• btrfs-convert


• btrfs-image


• btrfs-show-super

Btrfs-progs Tool:

Btrfs-progs is a collection of powerful command-line utilities to interact with the Btrfs filesystem. It allows users to:

• Create new Btrfs file systems


• Check the integrity of existing Btrfs filesystem partitions


• Create snapshots of Btrfs partitions


• Tune Btrfs partitions for optimal performance

If you want to create a new Btrfs partition, you will need to install the Btrfs-progs package from the default software repositories of your Linux kernel-based OS.

Installation:

If the Btrfs-progs package is not available on your Linux distribution, you can install it using the source archive for both 32-bit and 64-bit architectures.