zfs

Manage ZFS datasets, snapshots, and properties on Solaris/illumos.

Solaris Illumos

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Syntax

$zfs [COMMAND] [OPTIONS] [FILESYSTEM]

Examples

$zfs list

Examples

$zfs create tank/data

Examples

$zfs snapshot tank/data@backup

Typical use cases

List datasets

zfs list

Create snapshot

zfs snapshot tank/data@backup

Set property

zfs set compression=on tank/data

Note Solaris-specific ZFS implementation (originally developed by Sun).

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