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diff --git a/Documentation/btrfs-balance.asciidoc b/Documentation/btrfs-balance.asciidoc index 8b5df96a..7df40b9c 100644 --- a/Documentation/btrfs-balance.asciidoc +++ b/Documentation/btrfs-balance.asciidoc @@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ resume interrupted balance start the balance operation according to the specified filters, no filters will rewrite the entire filesystem. The process runs in the foreground. + +NOTE: the balance command without filters will basically rewrite everything +in the filesystem. The run time is potentially very long, depending on the +filesystem size. To prevent starting a full balance by accident, the user is +warned and has a few seconds to cancel the operation before it starts. The +warning and delay can be skipped with '--full-balance' option. ++ `Options` + -d[<filters>]:::: |