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btrfs-progs: docs, update btrfs(8) manual page 

Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
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David Sterba 2016-01-07 16:28:05 +01:00
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DESCRIPTION
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*btrfs* is used to control the filesystem and the files and directories stored.
It is the tool to create or destroy a snapshot or a subvolume for the
filesystem, to defrag a file or a directory, flush the data to the disk,
to resize the filesystem, to scan the device.
The *btrfs* utility is a toolbox for managing btrfs filesystems. There are
command groups to work with subvolumes, devices, for whole filesystem or other
specific actions. See section *COMMANDS*.
COMMAND SYTNAX
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Any command name can be shortened as far as it stays unambiguous,
however it is recommended to use full command names in scripts.
All command groups have their manual page named *btrfs-<group>*.
It is possible to abbreviate the commands unless the commands are ambiguous.
For example: it is possible to run *btrfs sub snaps* instead of
*btrfs subvolume snapshot*.
But *btrfs file s* is not allowed, because *file s* may be interpreted
both as *filesystem show* and as *filesystem sync*.
If a command is terminated by '--help', the detailed help is showed.
If the passed command matches more commands,
detailed help of all the matched commands is showed. For example
*btrfs dev --help* shows the help of all *device** commands.
If the command name is ambiguous, the list of conflicting options is
printed.
For an overview of a given command use 'btrfs command --help'
or 'btrfs [command...] --help --full' to print all available options.
COMMANDS
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