macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install btrfs-progslocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install btrfs-progs with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper
Userspace utilities to manage btrfs filesystems. Version 7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-10.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add btrfs-progsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · btrfs-progs · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install btrfs-progsDebian stable package indexes · btrfs-progs · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install btrfs-progsFedora Rawhide package metadata · btrfs-progs · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#btrfs-progsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/bt/btrfs-progs/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S btrfs-progsArch Linux sync databases · btrfs-progs · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install btrfsprogsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · btrfsprogs · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Userspace utilities to manage btrfs filesystems
Project links
Commands and aliases
- btrfs
- btrfs-convert
- btrfs-find-root
- btrfs-image
- btrfs-map-logical
- btrfs-select-super
- btrfsck
- btrfstune
- fsck.btrfs
- mkfs.btrfs
history
Project history and usage
btrfs-progs is the userspace tool suite for administering Btrfs filesystems. It is the command-line half of a major Linux filesystem: mkfs, check, rescue, send/receive, subvolume, device, balance, scrub, image, and related tools all live here.
Project history
Btrfs is documented as a modern copy-on-write filesystem for Linux focused on advanced features, fault tolerance, repair, and easy administration. btrfs-progs packages the tools and manual pages needed to create and operate those filesystems from userspace.
The btrfs-progs repository hosts the main btrfs administration command, mkfs.btrfs, libbtrfsutil C and Python bindings, manual pages, and documentation sources. Its release cycle is time-based and follows Linux kernel releases, with signed tags and tarballs hosted on kernel.org.
The GitHub mirror/repository metadata shows public repository creation in 2013, while the tool history follows Btrfs itself and its kernel/userspace split. The project deliberately tracks kernel feature compatibility: btrfs-progs version X.Y declares support for kernel features of the same version.
Adoption history
btrfs-progs is packaged broadly because Btrfs administration requires matching userspace tools. The input metadata lists Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/dnf, Nix, Arch/pacman, Ubuntu, and openSUSE/zypper packaging.
Adoption grew with Btrfs use in Linux distributions, storage appliances, snapshotting workflows, rollback systems, container hosts, and developer machines that want cheap snapshots, checksummed metadata/data, compression, and send/receive replication.
Homebrew packaging is mostly for tooling and cross-platform workflows rather than native macOS filesystem administration, because Btrfs itself is a Linux filesystem.
How it is used
The main btrfs command is the administration entry point, while mkfs.btrfs creates filesystems. Other tools support conversion, image capture, rescue, check, logical mapping, tuning, superblock selection, and fsck integration.
Common workflows include creating a filesystem, mounting it with Btrfs-specific options, creating subvolumes and snapshots, balancing allocation profiles, scrubbing for checksum errors, replacing devices, and using send/receive for incremental replication.
There is no general per-user credentials file. Configuration is primarily filesystem state, mount options, kernel interfaces, and command-line usage rather than a single application config file.
Why package nerds care
btrfs-progs is significant because it is the package-manager face of a Linux filesystem. Updating it is not cosmetic: userspace/kernel feature compatibility, rescue environments, static binaries, and signed release provenance all matter.
It is also a good example of packaging a tool suite whose safest operation depends on kernel behavior, hardware characteristics, and filesystem feature flags. Package maintainers care about version alignment, release notes, and conservative defaults more than a single executable.
Timeline
- 2013: Public GitHub repository metadata records creation of kdave/btrfs-progs.
- 2010s: btrfs-progs matures alongside Btrfs kernel support and distribution adoption.
- 2020s: Release cycle follows Linux kernel releases, with signed release tags and kernel.org tarballs.
- 2026: GitHub tags include v7.0 and late 6.x releases, reflecting ongoing maintenance.
Related projects
- Btrfs is the Linux copy-on-write filesystem administered by btrfs-progs.
- The Linux kernel contains the filesystem implementation whose feature set btrfs-progs tracks.
- libbtrfsutil provides C and Python bindings for some Btrfs userspace operations.
- BusyBox-style standalone btrfs.box builds support rescue and constrained environments.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/kdave/btrfs-progs
- https://api.github.com/repos/kdave/btrfs-progs/tags?per_page=10
- https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest
- https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Administration.html
- https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/CHANGES.html
- https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Introduction.html
- https://github.com/kdave/btrfs-progs
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for btrfs-progs. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
- Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
btrfs | cli | global executable | |
btrfs-convert | cli | global executable | |
btrfs-find-root | cli | global executable | |
btrfs-image | cli | global executable | |
btrfs-map-logical | cli | global executable | |
btrfs-select-super | cli | global executable | |
btrfsck | cli | global executable | |
btrfstune | cli | global executable | |
fsck.btrfs | cli | global executable | |
mkfs.btrfs | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version7.0
manager updated2026-05-10
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:btrfs-progs |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/btrfs-progs |
| Homepage | https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/kdave/btrfs-progs |
| Upstream docs | https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest |
| License | GPL-2.0-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/kdave/btrfs-progs/btrfs-progs-v7.0.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-10T04:40:50Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | e2fsprogs, lzo, systemd, util-linux, zlib-ng-compat, zstd |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf, python-setuptools, python@3.14, sphinx-doc |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | btrfs-progs |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
btrfs-progs 6.14-1
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities
sudo apt install btrfs-progs- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 10 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Debian apt95%
libbtrfs-dev 6.14-1
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (development headers)
sudo apt install libbtrfs-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Debian apt95%
libbtrfs0t64 6.14-1
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (runtime library)
sudo apt install libbtrfs0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Debian apt95%
libbtrfsutil-dev 6.14-1
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (util development headers)
sudo apt install libbtrfsutil-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Debian apt95%
libbtrfsutil1t64 6.14-1
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (runtime util library)
sudo apt install libbtrfsutil1t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Debian apt95%
python3-btrfsutil 6.14-1
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (python3 bindings)
sudo apt install python3-btrfsutil- Section: python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Nix95%
btrfs-progs
nix profile install nixpkgs#btrfs-progs- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Ubuntu apt95%
btrfs-progs 6.6.3-1.1build2
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities
sudo apt install btrfs-progs- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 10 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Ubuntu apt95%
libbtrfs-dev 6.6.3-1.1build2
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (development headers)
sudo apt install libbtrfs-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Ubuntu apt95%
libbtrfs0t64 6.6.3-1.1build2
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (runtime library)
sudo apt install libbtrfs0t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Ubuntu apt95%
libbtrfsutil-dev 6.6.3-1.1build2
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (util development headers)
sudo apt install libbtrfsutil-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Ubuntu apt95%
libbtrfsutil1t64 6.6.3-1.1build2
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (runtime util library)
sudo apt install libbtrfsutil1t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
Ubuntu apt95%
python3-btrfsutil 6.6.3-1.1build2
Checksumming Copy on Write Filesystem utilities (python3 bindings)
sudo apt install python3-btrfsutil- Section: universe/python
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
apk95%
btrfs-progs 6.17.1-r1
BTRFS filesystem utilities
sudo apk add btrfs-progs- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
apk95%
btrfs-progs-bash-completion 6.17.1-r1
Bash completions for btrfs-progs
sudo apk add btrfs-progs-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
apk95%
btrfs-progs-dev 6.17.1-r1
BTRFS filesystem utilities (development files)
sudo apk add btrfs-progs-dev- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: btrfs-progs
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Btrfs Progs
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