---
name: "snapinfo"
section: "8"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/snapinfo"
---

# snapinfo(8)

show snapshot location on UFS file systems

## NAME

**snapinfo** – show snapshot location on UFS file systems

## SYNOPSIS

**snapinfo** \[**-v**\] **-a**

**snapinfo** \[**-v**\] *mountpoint*

## DESCRIPTION

The **snapinfo** utility searches and displays the location of snapshots on UFS file systems.

Currently it works only on mounted file systems. It can either search one file system or all of them.

The following options are available:

- **-a**

  Search for snapshots on all mounted UFS file systems.

- **-v**

  Verbose mode.

- *mountpoint*

  Search the file system mounted on this mountpoint.

## SEE ALSO

[ffs(4)](/ffs/4.md), [mksnap\_ffs(8)](/mksnap_ffs/8.md)

## HISTORY

The **snapinfo** utility first appeared in FreeBSD 6.1.

## AUTHORS

Mark Santcroos ⟨*marks@FreeBSD.org*⟩