btrfs-backup-ng-snapshot - Man Page

create snapshots only

Synopsis

btrfs-backup-ng snapshot [Options]

Description

Create snapshots of configured volumes without transferring to targets. Useful for frequent local snapshots between less frequent remote backups.

Options

--dry-run

Show what would be done without making any changes.

--volume PATH

Only snapshot the specified volume(s). Can be specified multiple times.

Examples

Create snapshots for all configured volumes:

btrfs-backup-ng snapshot

Create snapshot for specific volume only:

btrfs-backup-ng snapshot --volume /home

Dry run:

btrfs-backup-ng snapshot --dry-run

See Also

btrfs-backup-ng(1), btrfs-backup-ng-run(1), btrfs-subvolume(8)

Referenced By

btrfs-backup-ng(1), btrfs-backup-ng-run(1).

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