1BTRFS-IMAGE(8)              System Manager's Manual             BTRFS-IMAGE(8)
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NAME

6       btrfs-image - create/restore an image of the filesystem
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SYNOPSIS

9       btrfs-image [options] source target
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DESCRIPTION

12       btrfs-image  is used to create an image of a btrfs filesystem. All data
13       will be zeroed, but metadata and the like is preserved.  source is  the
14       special file corresponding to the device containing a btrfs filesystem.
15       (e.g /dev/sdXX).  target is the image file  that  btrfs-image  creates.
16       When  used  with  -r  option,  btrfs-image restores the image file from
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OPTIONS

20       -r     restore metadump image.
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23              compression level (0 ~ 9).
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26              number of threads (1 ~ 32) to be used to process the image  dump
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AVAILABILITY

30       btrfs-image  is  part  of  btrfs-progs.  Btrfs is currently under heavy
31       development, and not suitable for any uses other than benchmarking  and
32       review.   Please  refer  to the btrfs wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org
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SEE ALSO

36       btrfsck(8),btrfsctl(8),mkfs.btrfs(8)
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