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Table of Contents
- 4.1 About the Btrfs File System
- 4.2 Creating a Btrfs File System
- 4.3 Modifying a Btrfs File System
- 4.4 Compressing and Defragmenting a Btrfs File System
- 4.5 Resizing a Btrfs File System
- 4.6 Creating Subvolumes and Snapshots
- 4.7 Using the Send/Receive Feature
- 4.8 Using Quota Groups
- 4.9 Replacing Devices on a Live File System
- 4.10 Creating Snapshots of Files
- 4.11 Converting an Ext2, Ext3, or Ext4 File System to a Btrfs File System
- 4.12 Installing a Btrfs root File System
- 4.12.1 Setting up a New NFS Server
- 4.12.2 Configuring an Existing NFS Server
- 4.12.3 Setting up a New HTTP Server
- 4.12.4 Configuring an Existing HTTP Server
- 4.12.5 Setting up a Network Installation Server
- 4.12.6 Installing from a Network Installation Server
- 4.12.7 About the Installation root File System
- 4.12.8 Creating Snapshots of the root File System
- 4.12.9 Mounting Alternate Snapshots as the root File System
- 4.12.10 Deleting Snapshots of the root File System
This chapter describes how to deploy and use the advanced features of the btrfs file system.