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btrfs-property:tldr:219d6

btrfs-property: Get all object type-specific properties for the given btrfs filesystem or device.

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$ sudo btrfs property get -t ${select} ${path-to-btrfs_filesystem}

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This command is used to get the value of a property for a specific btrfs file system object.

Here is the breakdown of each part of the command:

sudo: It is a command that allows the user to execute a command as a superuser or another user. It requests elevated privileges to run the following command as a superuser.
btrfs: It is the command-line utility for managing the Btrfs file system in Linux.
property get: This is the subcommand that retrieves the value of a property.
-t: It is an option used to specify the type of object to get the property value. ${select} is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual type of object you want to get the property value for.
${path-to-btrfs_filesystem}: This is the path or location of the Btrfs file system object for which you want to get the property value. It should be replaced with the actual path.

In summary, this command will retrieve the value of a specific property for the specified btrfs file system object. You need to replace ${select} with the object type and ${path-to-btrfs_filesystem} with the actual path.

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.

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