6 mkfs.btrfs - create a btrfs filesystem
11 $$[-A|--alloc-start <alloc-start>]$$
12 $$[-b|--byte-count <byte-count>]$$
13 $$[-d|--data <data-profile>]$$
15 $$[-n|--nodesize <nodesize>]$$
16 $$[-l|--leafsize <leafsize>]$$
17 $$[-L|--label <label>]$$
18 $$[-m|--metadata <metadata profile>]$$
20 $$[-s|--sectorsize <sectorsize>]$$
21 $$[-r|--rootdir <rootdir>]$$
23 $$[-O|--features <feature1>[<,feature2...>]]$$
26 $$<device> [<device>...]$$
31 is used to create a btrfs filesystem (usually in a disk partition, or an array
35 is the special file corresponding to the device (e.g /dev/sdXX ).
36 If multiple devices are specified, btrfs is created
37 spanning across the specified devices.
41 -A|--alloc-start <offset>::
42 Specify the offset from the start of the device to start the btrfs filesystem. The default value is zero, or the start of the device.
44 -b|--byte-count <size>::
45 Specify the size of the resultant filesystem. If this option is not used,
46 mkfs.btrfs uses all the available storage for the filesystem.
49 Specify how the data must be spanned across the devices specified. Valid
50 values are 'raid0', 'raid1', 'raid5', 'raid6', 'raid10' or 'single'.
53 Force overwrite when an existing filesystem is detected on the device.
54 By default, mkfs.btrfs will not write to the device if it suspects that
55 there is a filesystem or partition table on the device already.
59 -l|--leafsize <size>::
60 Specify the nodesize, the tree block size in which btrfs stores
61 data. The default value is 16KB (16384) or the page size, whichever is
62 bigger. Must be a multiple of the sectorsize, but not larger than
63 65536. Leafsize always equals nodesize and the options are aliases.
66 Specify a label for the filesystem.
68 NOTE: <name> should be less than 256 characters.
71 -m|--metadata <profile>::
72 Specify how metadata must be spanned across the devices specified. Valid
73 values are 'raid0', 'raid1', 'raid5', 'raid6', 'raid10', 'single' or 'dup'.
76 will have dup set by default except in the case of SSDs which will default to
77 single. This is because SSDs can remap blocks internally so duplicate blocks
78 could end up in the same erase block which negates the benefits of doing
82 Mix data and metadata chunks together for more efficient space
83 utilization. This feature incurs a performance penalty in
84 larger filesystems. It is recommended for use with filesystems
87 -s|--sectorsize <size>::
88 Specify the sectorsize, the minimum data block allocation unit.
91 value is the page size. If the sectorsize differs from the page size, the
92 created filesystem may not be mountable by current kernel. Therefore it is not
93 recommended to use this option unless you are going to mount it on a system
94 with the appropriate page size.
96 -r|--rootdir <rootdir>::
97 Specify a directory to copy into the newly created btrfs filesystem.
99 NOTE: '-r' option is done completely in userland, and don't need root
100 privilege to mount the filesystem.
103 Do not perform whole device TRIM operation by default.
105 -O|--features <feature1>[,<feature2>...]::
106 A list of filesystem features turned on at mkfs time. Not all features are
107 supported by old kernels.
109 To see all features run::::
110 mkfs.btrfs -O list-all
113 Print the 'mkfs.btrfs' version and exit.
120 As default the unit is the byte, however it is possible to append a suffix
121 to the arguments like 'k' for KBytes, 'm' for MBytes...
125 'btrfs' is part of btrfs-progs. Btrfs filesystem is currently under heavy
127 and not suitable for any uses other than benchmarking and review.
128 Please refer to the btrfs wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for