BTRFS-BACKUP-NG-SNAPSHOT(1)

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version 0.9.20 · 2 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 BTRFS-BACKUP-NG-SNAPSHOT(1) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the btrfs-backup-ng manual, section 1, aka User Commands ✨ this is the page for btrfs-backup-ng-snapshot, and it's literally just about making snapshots and nothing else. no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

btrfs-backup-ng-snapshot — create snapshots only. that's it. that's the whole job. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

btrfs-backup-ng snapshot [OPTIONS]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the vibe: this makes snapshots of all your configured volumes, and it does not transfer them anywhere. zero target drama. 🙅♀️

it's giving "frequent little local snapshots in between the bigger, less frequent remote backups" and honestly? iconic strategy. the way that you snack locally and then do the full meal remotely later 🍓

now the important part, bestie, listen up:

  • the volume has to exist already — this command does not create it.
  • if your snapshot_dir is an absolute path, it also has to exist already. not created. sorry 😭
  • but if your snapshot_dir is relative, it does get created — under the volume, on first use. cute right? 🎀
want the full tea on paths? go read the PATHS section in btrfs-backup-ng(1). iykyk.

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --dry-run — shows you what would happen without actually doing any of it. a little preview, a little sneaky peek, zero changes made. perfect for when you're feeling ✨cautious✨
  • --volume PATH — only snapshot the volume(s) you name here. you can pass this one multiple times if you've got multiple faves. go off 👑

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

snapshot every single configured volume, all at once, no filter:

btrfs-backup-ng snapshot

snapshot just one specific volume, because we're being picky today:

btrfs-backup-ng snapshot --volume /home

the pretend run, for the girlies who like to plan ahead:

btrfs-backup-ng snapshot --dry-run

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

and that's the whole page, fr fr 🫶 this was the btrfs-backup-ng manual, January 2026, and yes the vibe check passed. now go forth and snapshot responsibly, bestie 💖✨🌸🦋💅

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