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mkfs.btrfs

Create a BTRFS filesystem. tldr-pages

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Create a BTRFS filesystem. Defaults to raid1, which specifies 2 copies of a data block spread across 2 different devices.

Create a Btrfs filesystem on an empty partition

sudo mkfs.btrfs /dev/sdXYIdentify

Create a btrfs filesystem on a single device

sudo mkfs.btrfs --metadata single --data single /dev/sdXIdentify

Create a btrfs filesystem on multiple devices with raid1

sudo mkfs.btrfs --metadata raid1 --data raid1 /dev/sdX /dev/sdY /dev/sdZ ...Identify

Set a label for the filesystem

sudo mkfs.btrfs --label "label" /dev/sdX /dev/sdY ...Identify

Overwrite existing filesystem if one is detected

sudo mkfs.btrfs --force /dev/sdXIdentify