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btrfs-restore:tldr:d863c
This command is used to restore data from a btrfs filesystem backup. Here is the breakdown of each part of the command:
-
sudo
: Thesudo
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.