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btrfs-check:tldr:ac7d9
btrfs-check: Show the progress of the check.
$ sudo btrfs check --progress ${path-to-partition}
try on your machine
This command is used to perform a Btrfs file system check on a specific partition or device. Let's break down the command:
sudo
: It is used to execute the following command as a superuser or administrator. Thesudo
command grants elevated privileges to perform system-level tasks.btrfs
: Refers to the Btrfs (B-tree file system) command-line utility.check
: Specifies the operation to be performed, which is the file system check (similar to running fsck on other file systems).--progress
: This option displays a progress bar as the file system check is being executed. It allows you to monitor the progress of the check.${path-to-partition}
: Here, you need to specify the path or device of the Btrfs partition on which the file system check will be performed. For example, it could be something like/dev/sda1
or/dev/nvme0n1p3
depending on the specific partition you want to check.
Overall, this command executes the Btrfs file system check on the specified partition with superuser privileges, providing a progress bar to monitor the check's progress.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.