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.Dd May 27, 2021
.Dt ZFS-SNAPSHOT 8
.Os
.
.Sh NAME
.Nm zfs-snapshot
.Nd create snapshots of ZFS datasets
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm zfs
.Cm snapshot
.Op Fl r
.Oo Fl o Ar property Ns = Ns Ar value Oc Ns …
.Ar dataset Ns @ Ns Ar snapname Ns …
.
.Sh DESCRIPTION
All previous modifications by successful system calls to the file system are
part of the snapshots.
Snapshots are taken atomically, so that all snapshots correspond to the same
moment in time.
.Nm zfs Cm snap
can be used as an alias for
.Nm zfs Cm snapshot .
See the
.Sx Snapshots
section of
.Xr zfsconcepts 7
for details.
.Bl -tag -width "-o"
.It Fl o Ar property Ns = Ns Ar value
Set the specified property; see
.Nm zfs Cm create
for details.
.It Fl r
Recursively create snapshots of all descendent datasets
.El
.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr zfs-bookmark 8 ,
.Xr zfs-clone 8 ,
.Xr zfs-destroy 8 ,
.Xr zfs-diff 8 ,
.Xr zfs-hold 8 ,
.Xr zfs-rename 8 ,
.Xr zfs-rollback 8 ,
.Xr zfs-send 8
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