---
name: "sanoid"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "sanoid"
version: "2.2.0-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sanoid"
---

# sanoid(8)

a policy-driven snapshot management tool for ZFS filesystems.

## NAME

sanoid - a policy-driven snapshot management tool for ZFS filesystems.

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

-

  sanoid \[options\]

-

  Assumes **--cron** **--verbose** if no other arguments (other than configdir) are specified

-

  Options:

- **--configdir**=*DIR*

  Specify a directory to find config file sanoid.conf

- **--cache-dir**=*DIR*

  Specify a directory to store the zfs snapshot cache

- **--run-dir**=*DIR*

  Specify a directory for temporary files such as lock files

- **--cron**

  Creates snapshots and purges expired snapshots

- **--verbose**

  Prints out additional information during a sanoid run

- **--readonly**

  Simulates creation/deletion of snapshots

- **--quiet**

  Suppresses non-error output

- **--force-update**

  Clears out sanoid's zfs snapshot cache

- **--monitor-health**

  Reports on zpool "health", in a Nagios compatible format

- **--monitor-capacity**

  Reports on zpool capacity, in a Nagios compatible format

- **--monitor-snapshots**

  Reports on snapshot "health", in a Nagios compatible format

- **--take-snapshots**

  Creates snapshots as specified in sanoid.conf

- **--prune-snapshots**

  Purges expired snapshots as specified in sanoid.conf

- **--force-prune**

  Purges expired snapshots even if a send/recv is in progress

- **--help**

  Prints this helptext

- **--version**

  Prints the version number

- **--debug**

  Prints out a lot of additional information during a sanoid run