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MKFS.BTRFS(8)							 MKFS.BTRFS(8)

NAME
       mkfs.btrfs - create a btrfs filesystem

SYNOPSIS
       mkfs.btrfs  [  -A alloc-start ] [ -b byte-count ] [ -d data-profile ] [
       -f ] [ -n nodesize ] [ -l leafsize ] [ -L label ] [ -m metadata profile
       ]  [ -M mixed data+metadata ] [ -s sectorsize ] [ -r rootdir ] [ -K ] [
       -O feature1,feature2,... ] [ -h ] [ -V ]
	device [ device ... ]

DESCRIPTION
       mkfs.btrfs is used to create a btrfs filesystem (usually in a disk par‐
       tition,	or  an	array of disk partitions).  device is the special file
       corresponding to the device (e.g /dev/sdXX  ).	If  multiple   devices
       are specified, btrfs is created spanning across the specified  devices.

OPTIONS
       -A, --alloc-start offset
	      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.

       -b, --byte-count size
	      Specify  the size of the resultant filesystem. If this option is
	      not used, mkfs.btrfs uses all  the  available  storage  for  the
	      filesystem.

       -d, --data type
	      Specify  how  the data must be spanned across the devices speci‐
	      fied. Valid values are raid0, raid1,  raid5,  raid6,  raid10  or
	      single.

       -f, --force
	      Force  overwrite	when an existing filesystem is detected on the
	      device.  By default, mkfs.btrfs will not write to the device  if
	      it suspects that there is a filesystem or partition table on the
	      device already.

       -n, --nodesize size
	      -l, --leafsize size Specify the nodesize, the tree block size in
	      which  btrfs  stores  data. The default value is 16KB (16384) or
	      the page size, whichever is bigger. Must be a  multiple  of  the
	      sectorsize,  but	not  larger than 65536. Leafsize always equals
	      nodesize and the options are aliases.

       -L, --label name
	      Specify a label for the filesystem.

       -m, --metadata profile
	      Specify how metadata must be spanned across the  devices	speci‐
	      fied.  Valid values are raid0, raid1, raid5, raid6, raid10, sin‐
	      gle or dup.  Single device will have dup set by  default	except
	      in  the  case  of	 SSDs  which  will  default to single. This is
	      because SSDs can remap blocks  internally	 so  duplicate	blocks
	      could  end up in the same erase block which negates the benefits
	      of doing metadata duplication.

       -M, --mixed
	      Mix data and metadata chunks together for more  efficient	 space
	      utilization.   This  feature  incurs  a  performance  penalty in
	      larger filesystems.  It is recommended for use with  filesystems
	      of 1 GiB or smaller.

       -s, --sectorsize size
	      Specify  the sectorsize, the minimum data block allocation unit.
	      The default value is the page size. If  the  sectorsize  differs
	      from  the page size, the created filesystem may not be mountable
	      by current kernel. Therefore it is not recommended to  use  this
	      option  unless  you  are	going to mount it on a system with the
	      appropriate page size.

       -r, --rootdir rootdir
	      Specify a directory to copy into the newly created fs.

       -K, --nodiscard
	      Do not perform whole device TRIM operation by default.

       -O, --features feature1,feature2,...
	      A list of filesystem features turned on at mkfs  time.  Not  all
	      features are supported by old kernels.

	      To see all run

	      mkfs.btrfs -O list-all

       -V, --version
	      Print the mkfs.btrfs version and exit.

UNIT
       As  default  the	 unit  is the byte, however it is possible to append a
       suffix to the arguments like k for KBytes, m for MBytes...

AVAILABILITY
       mkfs.btrfs is part of  btrfs-progs.  Btrfs  is  currently  under	 heavy
       development,  and not suitable for any uses other than benchmarking and
       review.	Please refer to the  btrfs  wiki  http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org
       for further details.

SEE ALSO
       btrfsck(8)

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