btrfs property

Get, set, or list properties for a given btrfs filesystem object (files, directories, subvolumes, filesystems, or devices).

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• List available properties (and descriptions) for the given btrfs object:

sudo btrfs property list {path/to/btrfs_object}

• Get all properties for the given btrfs object:

sudo btrfs property get {path/to/btrfs_object}

• Get the label property for the given btrfs filesystem or device:

sudo btrfs property get {path/to/btrfs_filesystem} label

• Get all object type-specific properties for the given btrfs filesystem or device:

sudo btrfs property get -t {subvol|filesystem|inode|device} {path/to/btrfs_filesystem}

• Set the compression property for a given btrfs inode (either a file or directory):

sudo btrfs property set {path/to/btrfs_inode} compression {zstd|zlib|lzo|none}

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