SNAPINFO(8)

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version 15.1 · 2 versions
, in freebsd 15.1

💅 snapinfo(8): the UFS snapshot-location bestie 💅

okay so this is snapinfo(8), from the System Manager’s Manual, and she’s literally here to show you where snapshots live on UFS file systems. let’s go, bestie 🦋

🌟 NAME 🌟

snapinfo — show snapshot location on UFS file systems

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

snapinfo [-v] -a
snapinfo [-v] mountpoint

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

The snapinfo utility searches and displays the location of snapshots on UFS file systems. no cap 🫶

Currently it only works on mounted file systems — that’s the vibe check. It can either search one file system or all of them. slay ✨

Here are the options, bestie:

  • -a — search for snapshots on all mounted UFS file systems.
  • -v — verbose mode.
  • mountpoint — search the file system mounted on this mountpoint.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

ffs(4), mksnap_ffs(8)

👑 HISTORY 👑

The snapinfo utility first appeared in FreeBSD 6.1. iconic 💅

🍓 AUTHORS 🍓

Mark Santcroos <marks@FreeBSD.org>

💖 this page comes from Debian, dated July 20, 2005; snapinfo(8) signing off! 💖

📦 where this page comes from
  • freebsd 15.1: base 15.1
  • Copyright (c) 2005 Mark Santcroos <marks@FreeBSD.org>
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