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authorDavid Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>2016-05-06 12:42:21 +0200
committerDavid Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>2016-05-11 16:37:12 +0200
commit162257574a56812af6f41d3fa41e13dedecfab7d (patch)
treeaf74023517611b0f329a33a98afa385407327b9c /Documentation
parentb3751c131a312b12517b6f2674d9613fb6a0d2dd (diff)
btrfs-progs: docs: update btrfs-scrub
Signed-off-by: David Sterba <dsterba@suse.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/btrfs-scrub.asciidoc51
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/btrfs-scrub.asciidoc b/Documentation/btrfs-scrub.asciidoc
index 2335aba2..83ddcaa7 100644
--- a/Documentation/btrfs-scrub.asciidoc
+++ b/Documentation/btrfs-scrub.asciidoc
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ btrfs-scrub(8)
NAME
----
-btrfs-scrub - scrub btrfs filesystem
+btrfs-scrub - scrub btrfs filesystem, verify block checksums
SYNOPSIS
--------
@@ -12,21 +12,22 @@ SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
-----------
*btrfs scrub* is used to scrub a btrfs filesystem, which will read all data
-from all disks and verify checksums.
+and metadata blocks from all disks and verify checksums. Automatically repair
+corrupted blocks if there's a correct copy available.
SUBCOMMAND
----------
*cancel* <path>|<device>::
-If a scrub is running on the filesystem identified by <path>, cancel it.
+If a scrub is running on the filesystem identified by 'path>' cancel it.
+
-Progress is saved in the scrub progress file and scrubbing can be resumed later
-using the scrub resume command.
-If a <device> is given, the corresponding filesystem is found and
-scrub cancel behaves as if it was called on that filesystem.
+Progress is saved in the scrub progress file ('/var/lib/btrfs/scrub.status.UUID')
+and scrubbing can be resumed later using the *btrfs scrub resume* command.
+If a 'device' is specified, the corresponding filesystem is found and
+*btrfs scrub cancel* behaves as if it was called on that filesystem.
*resume* [-BdqrR] [-c <ioprio_class> -n <ioprio_classdata>] <path>|<device>::
-Resume a cancelled or interrupted scrub cycle on the filesystem identified by
-<path> or on a given <device>.
+Resume a cancelled or interrupted scrub on the filesystem identified by
+'path' or on a given 'device'.
+
Does not start a new scrub if the last scrub finished successfully.
+
@@ -35,11 +36,11 @@ Does not start a new scrub if the last scrub finished successfully.
see *scrub start*.
*start* [-BdqrRf] [-c <ioprio_class> -n <ioprio_classdata>] <path>|<device>::
-Start a scrub on all devices of the filesystem identified by <path> or on
-a single <device>. If a scrub is already running, the new one fails.
+Start a scrub on all devices of the filesystem identified by 'path' or on
+a single 'device'. If a scrub is already running, the new one fails.
+
Without options, scrub is started as a background process.
-Progress can be obtained with the *scrub status* command. Scrubbing
+Progress can be obtained with the *btrfs scrub status* command. Scrubbing
involves reading all data from all disks and verifying checksums. Errors are
corrected along the way if possible.
+
@@ -49,26 +50,28 @@ configured similar to the `ionice`(1) syntax using '-c' and '-n' options.
`Options`
+
-B::::
-Do not background and print scrub statistics when finished.
+do not background and print scrub statistics when finished
-d::::
-Print separate statistics for each device of the filesystem (-B only).
+print separate statistics for each device of the filesystem ('-B' only)
-q::::
-Quiet. Omit error messages and statistics.
+be quiet, omit error messages and statistics
-r::::
-Read only mode. Do not attempt to correct anything.
+read only mode, do not attempt to correct anything, can be run on a read-only
+filesystem
-R::::
-Raw print mode. Print full data instead of summary.
+print raw statistics per-device instead of a summary
-c <ioprio_class>::::
-Set IO priority class (see `ionice`(1) manpage).
+set IO priority class (see `ionice`(1) manpage)
-n <ioprio_classdata>::::
-Set IO priority classdata (see `ionice`(1) manpage).
+set IO priority classdata (see `ionice`(1) manpage)
-f::::
-Force starting new scrub even if a scrub is already running.
-This is useful when scrub status record file is damaged.
+force starting new scrub even if a scrub is already running,
+this is useful when scrub status file is damaged and reports a running
+scrub although it is not
*status* [-d] <path>|<device>::
-Show status of a running scrub for the filesystem identified by <path> or
-for the specified <device>.
+Show status of a running scrub for the filesystem identified by 'path' or
+for the specified 'device'.
+
If no scrub is running, show statistics of the last finished or cancelled scrub
for that filesystem or device.
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ for that filesystem or device.
`Options`
+
-d::::
-Print separate statistics for each device of the filesystem.
+print separate statistics for each device of the filesystem
EXIT STATUS
-----------