Tag: btrfs

  • btrfs

    On Ubuntu, install it with

    apt install btrfs-tools
    

    To format a partition in btrfs, run

    root@backup:~# mkfs.btrfs -L mydisk /dev/sdc
    btrfs-progs v4.4
    See http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for more information.
    
    Performing full device TRIM (32.00GiB) ...
    Label:              mydisk
    UUID:               14049348-3ebd-4e4e-b932-f4a041e72e46
    Node size:          16384
    Sector size:        4096
    Filesystem size:    32.00GiB
    Block group profiles:
      Data:             single            8.00MiB
      Metadata:         DUP               1.01GiB
      System:           DUP              12.00MiB
    SSD detected:       no
    Incompat features:  extref, skinny-metadata
    Number of devices:  1
    Devices:
       ID        SIZE  PATH
        1    32.00GiB  /dev/sdc
    
    root@backup:~# parted /dev/sdc print
    Model: ATA QEMU HARDDISK (scsi)
    Disk /dev/sdc: 34.4GB
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
    Partition Table: loop
    Disk Flags: 
    
    Number  Start  End     Size    File system  Flags
     1      0.00B  34.4GB  34.4GB  btrfs
    
    root@backup:~# 
    

    To mount, use

    mkdir /mydisk
    mount /dev/sdc /mydisk
    

    Since we don’t create any partition inside /dev/sdc, we just use sdc instead of normal sdc1.

    I tried with /dev/sdc1, but did not work.

    root@backup:~# mount /dev/sdc1 /mydisk
    mount: special device /dev/sdc1 does not exist
    root@backup:~# mount /dev/sdc /mydisk
    root@backup:~#