compsize
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Feature request: output only one value instead of a table
When looking at the size of subvolumes and snapshots, I usually only want to look at the actual disk usage for the chosen set.
Example:
Instead of
# compsize foo
Processed 2778793 files, 79568 regular extents (1461600 refs), 1612739 inline.
Type Perc Disk Usage Uncompressed Referenced
TOTAL 45% 3.5G 7.6G 96G
none 100% 1.9G 1.9G 29G
zstd 27% 1.5G 5.7G 67G
# compsize --disk-usage foo
3.5G
Ultimately it would be nice to print a table for the chosen set, similar to what btrfs fi du -s
does.
# compsize --disk-usage foo bar
Size Path
---------------
3.5G foo
4.1G bar
# compsize --summary --disk-usage foo bar
Size Path
---------------
3.5G foo
4.1G bar
---------------
7.6G TOTAL
There's, at present, no disk usage known for individual items. Measuring it would require calculating the set of extents referenced by the current item, rather that by all items processed. Doing so is of course not hard; cost: no extra I/O, double the current memory.
Outputting a single field needs only a trivial amount of tuits; it's just that my field of them is barren these days :/
From my point of view, it would be enough to show only the apparent size of the selected set, like how compsize works today.