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Btrfs

file system based on the copy-on-write principle using B-trees, developed at Oracle since 2007
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Btrfs

Summary

Btrfs is a journaling file system[1]. Btrfs draws 2,075 Wikipedia views per month (journaling_file_system category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Btrfs's instance of is recorded as journaling file system[3].
  • Btrfs's instance of is recorded as multi-device file system[4].
  • Btrfs's developer is recorded as Oracle Corporation[5].
  • Btrfs's developer is recorded as Fujitsu[6].
  • Btrfs's developer is recorded as Red Hat[7].
  • Btrfs's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[8].
  • Btrfs's operating system is recorded as Linux[9].
  • Btrfs's operating system is recorded as Q234025[10].
  • Btrfs's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • Btrfs's software version identifier is recorded as 5.16[12].
  • Btrfs's software version identifier is recorded as 7.2[13].
  • Btrfs's Commons category is recorded as Btrfs[14].
  • Btrfs was released on March 2009[15].
  • Btrfs's official website is recorded as https://docs.kernel.org/filesystems/btrfs.html[16].
  • Btrfs's official website is recorded as https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/[17].
  • Btrfs's title is recorded as Btrfs[18].
  • Btrfs's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/btrfs[19].
  • Btrfs's has characteristic is recorded as copy-on-write[20].
  • Btrfs's has characteristic is recorded as data deduplication[21].
  • Btrfs's has characteristic is recorded as filesystem-level compression[22].
  • Btrfs's uses is recorded as copy-on-write[23].
  • Btrfs's maximum size or capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+16'}[24].
  • Btrfs's maximum size or capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+16'}[25].
  • Btrfs's maximum size or capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+255'}[26].
  • Btrfs's partition type identifier is recorded as 0FC63DAF-8483-4772-8E79-3D69D8477DE4[27].

Body

Publication

Btrfs was released on March 2009[15].

Why It Matters

Btrfs draws 2,075 Wikipedia views per month (journaling_file_system category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] Btrfs has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Btrfs is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Btrfs has been cited as an influence by Bcachefs[30], a multi-device file system[31].

FAQs

Who did Btrfs influence?

Btrfs has been cited as an influence by Bcachefs[30].

Related Entities

Bcachefs Fujitsu journaling file system Linux Microsoft Windows multi-device file system Oracle Corporation ReactOS Red Hat

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Mykhal · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 5.16, 7.2
    Has characteristic → copy-on-write, data deduplication, filesystem-level compression
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 7.2"
  2. 8w ago · Martinligabue · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stack exchange tag → —
    Official website → https://docs.kernel.org/filesystems/btrfs.html, https://btrfs.readthedocs.io/
    Has characteristic → copy-on-write, data deduplication, filesystem-level compression
    Publication date → +2009-03-00T00:00:00Z
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