diff --git a/pages/linux/mkfs.btrfs.md b/pages/linux/mkfs.btrfs.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a70aac0b53 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/mkfs.btrfs.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# mkfs.btrfs + +> Create a btrfs filesystem. +> Defaults to `raid1`, which specifies 2 copies of a given data block spread across 2 different devices. +> More information: . + +- Create a btrfs filesystem on a single device: + +`sudo mkfs.btrfs --metadata single --data single {{/dev/sda}}` + +- Create a btrfs filesystem on multiple devices with raid1: + +`sudo mkfs.btrfs --metadata raid1 --data raid1 {{/dev/sda}} {{/dev/sdb}} {{/dev/sdN}}` + +- Set a label for the filesystem: + +`sudo mkfs.btrfs --label "{{label}}" {{/dev/sda}} [{{/dev/sdN}}]`