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btrfs device

Manage devices in a btrfs filesystem. More information: https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/btrfs-device.html.

  • Add one or more devices to a btrfs filesystem:

sudo btrfs device add {{path/to/block_device1}} [{{path/to/block_device2}}] {{path/to/btrfs_filesystem}}

  • Remove a device from a btrfs filesystem:

sudo btrfs device remove {{path/to/device|device_id}} [{{...}}]

  • Display error statistics:

sudo btrfs device stats {{path/to/btrfs_filesystem}}

  • Scan all disks and inform the kernel of all detected btrfs filesystems:

sudo btrfs device scan --all-devices

  • Display detailed per-disk allocation statistics:

sudo btrfs device usage {{path/to/btrfs_filesystem}}