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btrfs restore
On the record
- Development
- The btrfs-progs source repositories accept GitHub pull requests and mailing-list patches.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The project provides static btrfs and btrfs.box binaries for each release, built for x86_64 architecture.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Dry run
- The dry-run option lists files that would be recovered without restoring them.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Error handling
- The ignore-errors option continues restoration after errors, and the overwrite option replaces files or directories in the destination path.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Filtering
- A path regular expression can limit restoration to matching filenames, but the documented format restores files in directories along the whole path and is not useful for restoring a single file deep in a hierarchy.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The documentation describes Btrfs as a Linux filesystem focused on fault tolerance, repair, and easy administration.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The btrfs-progs repository identifies the userspace tools as licensed under GPLv2.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Metadata options
- Options can restore extended attributes, ownership, modes, timestamps, and symbolic links.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Non-modifying recovery
- The filesystem image is not modified during restore.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- Linuxbtrfs.readthedocs.io · read 19 Sep 2026
- Part of btrfs-progs
- The documentation identifies btrfs restore as part of btrfs-progs.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- File preview
- Nobtrfs.readthedocs.io · read 19 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- btrfs restore tries to salvage files from a damaged filesystem and restore them to a path, or list subvolume tree roots.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Read-only source
- The filesystem image is not modified during restoration.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Recovery limits
- Recovery depends on readable metadata, and recovered data may be incomplete or from older versions.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Selective recovery
- Restore can target a subvolume and can filter filenames with a regular expression.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Snapshots
- The snapshots option includes snapshots that are skipped by default.btrfs.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026
- Recovery sources
- Btrfs filesystem devicebtrfs.readthedocs.io · read 19 Sep 2026
