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@@ -244,24 +244,14 @@ available from the git repository at the following location:
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These include the following tools:
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-mkfs.btrfs: create a filesystem
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+* mkfs.btrfs: create a filesystem
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-btrfsctl: control program to create snapshots and subvolumes:
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+* btrfs: a single tool to manage the filesystems, refer to the manpage for more details
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- mount /dev/sda2 /mnt
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- btrfsctl -s new_subvol_name /mnt
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- btrfsctl -s snapshot_of_default /mnt/default
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- btrfsctl -s snapshot_of_new_subvol /mnt/new_subvol_name
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- btrfsctl -s snapshot_of_a_snapshot /mnt/snapshot_of_new_subvol
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- ls /mnt
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- default snapshot_of_a_snapshot snapshot_of_new_subvol
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- new_subvol_name snapshot_of_default
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+* 'btrfsck' or 'btrfs check': do a consistency check of the filesystem
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- Snapshots and subvolumes cannot be deleted right now, but you can
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- rm -rf all the files and directories inside them.
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+Other tools for specific tasks:
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-btrfsck: do a limited check of the FS extent trees.
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+* btrfs-convert: in-place conversion from ext2/3/4 filesystems
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-btrfs-debug-tree: print all of the FS metadata in text form. Example:
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- btrfs-debug-tree /dev/sda2 >& big_output_file
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+* btrfs-image: dump filesystem metadata for debugging
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