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> btrfs does not even try to solve the problem I want zfs for; snapshots over the network. This a recent Ubuntu system (ie not using development trees etc)
by rogerbinns 14y ago
> btrfs does not even try to solve the problem I want zfs for; snapshots over the network.
This a recent Ubuntu system (ie not using development trees etc)
$ btrfs send --help
usage: btrfs send <command> <args>
btrfs send [-v] [-i <subvol>] [-p <parent>] <subvol>
Send the subvolume to stdout.
$ btrfs receive --help
usage: btrfs receive <command> <args>
btrfs receive [-v] [-i <infile>] <mount>
Receive subvolumes from stdin.
- lsc 14y agoOoh. thanks. this post is probably the most useful bit of information I've read this month. Hm. I will have to research more, but this might... change things significantly. I mean, it's still a newish feature, not something you want for backups, but between that an bcache, Linux looks like it might deserve another look, storage-wise.