---
name: "btrfs-show"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "btrfs-tools"
version: "0.19+20120328-7.1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/btrfs-show"
---

# btrfs-show(8)

scan the /dev directory for btrfs partitions and print results.

## NAME

btrfs-show - scan the /dev directory for btrfs partitions and print results.

## SYNOPSIS

**btrfs-show**

## NOTE

**btrfs-show** is deprecated. Please consider to switch to the btrfs utility.

## DESCRIPTION

**btrfs-show** is used to scan the /dev directory for btrfs partitions and display brief information such as lable, uuid, etc of each btrfs partition.

## OPTIONS

none

## AVAILABILITY

**btrfs-show** is part of btrfs-tools. Btrfs is currently under heavy development, and not suitable for any uses other than benchmarking and review. Please refer to the btrfs wiki http://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org for further details.

## SEE ALSO

[**btrfsck**(8)](/btrfsck/8.md),[**btrfsctl**(8)](/btrfsctl/8.md),[**mkfs.btrfs**(8)](/mkfs.btrfs/8.md),[**btrfs-image**(8)](/btrfs-image/8.md)