---
name: "btrfs-assistant"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "btrfs-assistant"
version: "2.1.1-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/btrfs-assistant"
---

# btrfs-assistant(8)

manual page for Btrfs Assistant 2.1 btfrs-assistant-bin btrfs-assistant-launcher

## NAME

btrfs-assistant - manual page for Btrfs Assistant 2.1 \
 btfrs-assistant-bin\
 btrfs-assistant-launcher

## SYNOPSIS

**btrfs-assistant** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

An application for managing Btrfs and Snapper

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Displays help on commandline options.

- **--help-all**

  Displays help including Qt specific options.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Displays version information.

- **-l**, **--list**

  List snapshots

- **-r**, **--restore** \<index of snapshot\>

  Restore the given snapshot

- **--qmljsdebugger** \<value\>

  Activates the QML/JS debugger with a specified port. The value must be of format port:1234\[,block\]. "block" makes the application wait for a connection.

- **--platform** \<platformName\[:options\]\>

  QPA plugin. See QGuiApplication documentation for available options for each plugin.

- **--platformpluginpath** \<path\>

  Path to the platform plugins.

- **--platformtheme** \<theme\>

  Platform theme.

- **--plugin** \<plugin\>

  Additional plugins to load, can be specified multiple times.

- **--qwindowgeometry** \<geometry\>

  Window geometry for the main window, using the X11-syntax, like 100x100+50+50.

- **--qwindowicon** \<icon\>

  Default window icon.

- **--qwindowtitle** \<title\>

  Title of the first window.

- **--reverse**

  Sets the application's layout direction to Qt::RightToLeft (debugging helper).

- **--session** \<session\>

  Restores the application from an earlier session.

- **--display** \<display\>

  Display name, overrides $DISPLAY.

- **--name** \<name\>

  Instance name according to ICCCM 4.1.2.5.

- **--nograb**

  Disable mouse grabbing (useful in debuggers).

- **--dograb**

  Force mouse grabbing (even when running in a debugger).

- **--visual** \<id\>

  ID of the X11 Visual to use.

- **--geometry** \<geometry\>

  Alias for **--qwindowgeometry**.

- **--icon** \<icon\>

  Alias for **--qwindowicon**.

- **--title** \<title\>

  Alias for **--qwindowtitle**.