From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from magic.merlins.org ([209.81.13.136]:36893 "EHLO mail1.merlins.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755700AbcBVVLn (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:11:43 -0500 Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:11:42 -0800 From: Marc MERLIN To: Terrance Harris Cc: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Fun BTRFS Stuff: Message-ID: <20160222211142.GD4913@merlins.org> References: <56CB737D.1020403@polarismail.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <56CB737D.1020403@polarismail.net> Sender: linux-btrfs-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 02:45:49PM -0600, Terrance Harris wrote: > Hello, > > I'm a btrfs novice, but i've been using it for a few years now on > openSUSE Tumblweed. Howdy. First, please use the linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org mailing list > Is there a way to convert snaBpshots into mountable files using btrfs send? I am not sure I'm parsing your question. btrfs send/receive copy read only snapshots between 2 btrfs volumes If you mean using a non differential btrfs send to a file, and then using that file to act as if it were a filesystem you can read data from, I don't believe this is easily possible currently (it's possible, just no tool exists to do that). You're supposed to send it to btrfs receive, have it saved on a filesystem, and then use that. > I'm looking make it easy to copy off btrfs files even if my btrfs system > is in total fubar mode. you need to send that btrfs send stream to btrfs receive onto another filesystem, and use that for restores. Hope this helps Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/