btrfs subvolume

Manage btrfs subvolumes and snapshots. More information: https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/btrfs-subvolume.html.

• Create a new empty subvolume:

sudo btrfs subvolume create path/to/new_subvolume

• List all subvolumes and snapshots in the specified filesystem:

sudo btrfs subvolume list path/to/btrfs_filesystem

• Delete a subvolume:

sudo btrfs subvolume delete path/to/subvolume

• Create a read-only snapshot of an existing subvolume:

sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot -r path/to/source_subvolume path/to/target

• Create a read-write snapshot of an existing subvolume:

sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot path/to/source_subvolume path/to/target

• Show detailed information about a subvolume:

sudo btrfs subvolume show path/to/subvolume