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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-27 10:05:51 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/btrfs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/btrfs.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d0904f602 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/btrfs.rst @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +===== +BTRFS +===== + +Btrfs is a copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced +features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration. +Jointly developed by several companies, licensed under the GPL and open for +contribution from anyone. + +The main Btrfs features include: + + * Extent based file storage (2^64 max file size) + * Space efficient packing of small files + * Space efficient indexed directories + * Dynamic inode allocation + * Writable snapshots + * Subvolumes (separate internal filesystem roots) + * Object level mirroring and striping + * Checksums on data and metadata (multiple algorithms available) + * Compression + * Integrated multiple device support, with several raid algorithms + * Offline filesystem check + * Efficient incremental backup and FS mirroring + * Online filesystem defragmentation + +For more information please refer to the wiki + + https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org + +that maintains information about administration tasks, frequently asked +questions, use cases, mount options, comprehensible changelogs, features, +manual pages, source code repositories, contacts etc. |