btrfs-restore:tldr:d863c

btrfs-restore: Restore files matching a given regex ([c]ase-insensitive) files to be restored from a btrfs filesystem (all parent directories of target file(s) must match as well).

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$ sudo btrfs restore --path-regex ${regex} -c ${path-to-btrfs_device} ${path-to-target_directory}

try on your machine

This command is used to restore data from a btrfs filesystem backup. Here is the breakdown of each part of the command:

sudo: The sudo command is used to run the following command with administrative privileges. You might need to provide your password before the command can be executed.
btrfs restore: This is the main command for restoring data from a btrfs snapshot or backup.
--path-regex ${regex}: This option allows you to specify the regular expression pattern to match against the paths of files and directories to restore. You need to replace ${regex} with the actual regular expression pattern.
-c ${path-to-btrfs_device}: This option specifies the path to the btrfs device or partition that contains the backup. You need to replace ${path-to-btrfs_device} with the actual path.
${path-to-target_directory}: This argument specifies the directory where the restored files and directories should be placed. You need to replace ${path-to-target_directory} with the actual path to the target directory.

Note that you need to replace ${regex}, ${path-to-btrfs_device}, and ${path-to-target_directory} with the relevant values specific to your situation.

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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