diff --git a/pages/linux/compsize.md b/pages/linux/compsize.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..95a758b72 --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/linux/compsize.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +# compsize + +> Calculate the compression ratio of a set of files on a btrfs filesystem. +> See also `btrfs filesystem` for recompressing a file by defragmenting it. +> More information: . + +- Calculate the current compression ratio for a file or directory: + +`sudo compsize {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` + +- Don't traverse filesystem boundaries: + +`sudo compsize --one-file-system {{path/to/file_or_directory}}` + +- Show raw byte counts instead of human-readable sizes: + +`sudo compsize --bytes {{path/to/file_or_directory}}`