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/usr/bin/btrfs-find-root

BTRFS filesystem utilities

From btrfs-progs 7.3-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running btrfs-find-root --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: btrfs-find-root [options] <device>

Attempt to find tree roots on the device

-a                        search through all metadata even if the root has been found
-o OBJECTID               filter by the tree's object id
-l LEVEL                  filter by tree level, (default: 0)
-g GENERATION             filter by tree generation
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
-asearch through all metadata even if the root has been foundhelp
-o OBJECTIDfilter by the tree's object idhelp
-l LEVELfilter by tree level, (default: 0)help
-g GENERATIONfilter by tree generationhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.