btrfs-image(8) - Linux man page
Name
btrfs-image - create/restore an image of the filesystem
Synopsis
btrfs-image [options] source target
Description
btrfs-image is used to create an image of a btrfs filesystem. All data will be zeroed, but metadata
and the like is preserved. source is the special file corresponding to the device containing a btrfs filesystem. (e.g /dev/sdXX). target
is the image file that btrfs-image creates. When used with -r option, btrfs-image restores the image file from source into target.
Options
- -r
- restore metadump image.
- -c value
- compression level (0 ~ 9).
- -t value
- number of threads (1 ~ 32) to be used to process the image dump or restore.
Availability
btrfs-image is part of btrfs-progs. Btrfs is currently under heavy development, and not suitable
for any uses other than benchmarking and review. Please refer to the btrfs wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for further details.
See Also
btrfsck(8),btrfsctl(8),mkfs.btrfs(8)
Referenced By
btrfs-show(8)