BTRFS-SEND(8) Btrfs Manual BTRFS-SEND(8)
NAME
btrfs-send - generate a stream of changes between two subvolume snapshots
SYNOPSIS
btrfs send [-ve] [-p <parent>] [-c <clone-src>] [-f <outfile>] <subvol> [<subvol>...]
DESCRIPTION
This command will generate a stream of instructions that describe changes between two
subvolume snapshots. The stream can be consumed by the btrfs receive command to replicate
the sent snapshot on a different filesystem. The command operates in two modes: full and
incremental.
All snapshots involved in one send command must be read-only, and this status cannot be
changed as long as there's a running send operation that uses the snapshot.
In the full mode, the entire snapshot data and metadata will end up in the stream.
In the incremental mode (options -p and -c), previously sent snapshots that are available
on both the sending and receiving side can be used to reduce the amount of information
that has to be sent to reconstruct the sent snapshot on a different filesystem.
The -p <parent> option can be omitted when -c <clone-src> options are given, in which case
btrfs send will determine a suitable parent from among the clone sources.
You must not specify clone sources unless you guarantee that these snapshots are exactly
in the same state on both sides--both for the sender and the receiver. For implications of
changed read-write status of a received snapshot please see section SUBVOLUME FLAGS in
btrfs-subvolume(8).
Options
-e
if sending multiple subvolumes at once, use the new format and omit the end cmd marker
in the stream separating the subvolumes
-p <parent>
send an incremental stream from parent to subvol
-c <clone-src>
use this snapshot as a clone source for an incremental send (multiple allowed)
-f <outfile>
output is normally written to standard output so it can be, for example, piped to
btrfs receive. Use this option to write it to a file instead.
--no-data
send in NO_FILE_DATA mode
The output stream does not contain any file data and thus cannot be used to transfer
changes. This mode is faster and is useful to show the differences in metadata.
-q|--quiet:::: (deprecated) alias for global -q option -v|--verbose:: (deprecated)
alias for global -v option
Global options
-q|--quiet
suppress all messages except errors
-v|--verbose
increase output verbosity, print generated commands in a readable form
EXIT STATUS
btrfs send returns a zero exit status if it succeeds. Non zero is returned in case of
failure.
AVAILABILITY
btrfs is part of btrfs-progs. Please refer to the btrfs wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org
for further details.
SEE ALSO
mkfs.btrfs(8), btrfs-receive(8), btrfs-subvolume(8)
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