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btrfs-balance(8)
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NAME
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btrfs-balance - balance btrfs filesystem
SYNOPSIS
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'btrfs [filesystem] balance' <subcommand>|<args>
DESCRIPTION
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'btrfs balance' is used to balance chunks in a btrfs filesystem across
multiple or even single device.
See `btrfs-device`(8) for more details about the effect on device management.
SUBCOMMAND
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<path>::
Balance chunks across the devices *online*.
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'btrfs balance <path>' is deprecated,
please use 'btrfs balance start' command instead.
'start' [options] <path>::
Balance chunks across the devices *online*.
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Balance and/or convert (change allocation profile of) chunks that
passed all filters in a comma-separated list of filters for a
particular chunk type.
If filter list is not given balance all chunks of that type.
In case none of the -d, -m or -s options is
given balance all chunks in a filesystem.
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`Options`
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-d[<filters>]::::
act on data chunks
-m[<filters>]::::
act on metadata chunks
-s[<filters>]::::
act on system chunks (only under -f)
-v::::
be verbose
-f::::
force reducing of metadata integrity
'pause' <path>::
Pause running balance.
'cancel' <path>::
Cancel running or paused balance.
'resume' <path>::
Resume interrupted balance.
'status' [-v] <path>::
Show status of running or paused balance.
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If '-v' option is given, output will be verbose.
EXIT STATUS
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'btrfs balance' returns a zero exist status if it succeeds. Non zero is
returned in case of failure.
AVAILABILITY
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'btrfs' is part of btrfs-progs. Btrfs filesystem is currently under heavy
development,
and not suitable for any uses other than benchmarking and review.
Please refer to the btrfs wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for
further details.
SEE ALSO
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`mkfs.btrfs`(8),
`btrfs-device`(8)
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