zfs-list.8

ZFS-LIST(8) System Manager's Manual ZFS-LIST(8)

zfs-listlist properties of ZFS datasets

zfs list [-r|-d depth] [-Hp] [-j [--json-int]] [-o property[,property]…] [-s property]… [-S property]… [-t type[,type]…] [filesystem|volume|snapshot]…

By default, all file systems and volumes are displayed, with the following fields: name, used, , , . Snapshots are displayed if the pool property is on (the default is off) or if the -t snapshot or -t all options are specified.

Used for scripting mode. Do not print headers, and separate fields by a single tab instead of arbitrary white space.
, --json [--json-int]
Print the output in JSON format. Specify to print the numbers in integer format instead of strings in JSON output.
depth
Recursively display any children of the dataset, limiting the recursion to depth. A depth of will display only the dataset and its direct children.
property
A comma-separated list of properties to display. Each property must be:
Display numbers in parsable (exact) values.
Recursively display any children of the dataset on the command line.
property
A property for sorting the output by column in ascending order based on the value of the property. The property must be one of the properties described in the Properties section of zfsprops(7) or the value name to sort by the dataset name. Multiple properties can be specified to operate together using multiple -s or -S options. Multiple -s and -S options are evaluated from left to right to supply sort keys in decreasing order of priority. Property types operate as follows:
  • Numeric types sort in numeric order.
  • String types sort in alphabetical order.
  • Types inappropriate for a row sort that row to the literal bottom, regardless of the specified ordering.

If no sort columns are specified, or if two lines of output would sort equally across all specified columns, then datasets and bookmarks are sorted by name, whereas snapshots are sorted first by the name of their dataset and then by the time of their creation. When no sort columns are specified but snapshots are listed, this default behavior causes snapshots to be grouped under their datasets in chronological order by creation time.

property
Same as -s, but sorts by property in descending order.
type
A comma-separated list of types to display, where type is one of filesystem, snapshot, volume, , or all. For example, specifying -t snapshot displays only snapshots. , , or can be used as aliases for filesystem, snapshot, or volume.

The following command lists all active file systems and volumes in the system. Snapshots are displayed if =on. The default is off. See zpoolprops(7) for more information on pool properties.

# zfs list
NAME                      USED  AVAIL  REFER  MOUNTPOINT
pool                      450K   457G    18K  /pool
pool/home                 315K   457G    21K  /export/home
pool/home/anne             18K   457G    18K  /export/home/anne
pool/home/bob             276K   457G   276K  /export/home/bob

# zfs list -j -t filesystem,snapshot | jq
{
  "output_version": {
    "command": "zfs list",
    "vers_major": 0,
    "vers_minor": 1
  },
  "datasets": {
    "pool": {
      "name": "pool",
      "type": "FILESYSTEM",
      "pool": "pool",
      "properties": {
        "used": {
          "value": "290K",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "available": {
          "value": "30.5G",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "referenced": {
          "value": "24K",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "mountpoint": {
          "value": "/pool",
          "source": {
            "type": "DEFAULT",
            "data": "-"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "pool/home": {
      "name": "pool/home",
      "type": "FILESYSTEM",
      "pool": "pool",
      "properties": {
        "used": {
          "value": "48K",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "available": {
          "value": "30.5G",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "referenced": {
          "value": "24K",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "mountpoint": {
          "value": "/mnt/home",
          "source": {
            "type": "LOCAL",
            "data": "-"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "pool/home/bob": {
      "name": "pool/home/bob",
      "type": "FILESYSTEM",
      "pool": "pool",
      "properties": {
        "used": {
          "value": "24K",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "available": {
          "value": "30.5G",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "referenced": {
          "value": "24K",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "mountpoint": {
          "value": "/mnt/home/bob",
          "source": {
            "type": "INHERITED",
            "data": "pool/home"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "pool/home/bob@v1": {
      "name": "pool/home/bob@v1",
      "type": "SNAPSHOT",
      "pool": "pool",
      "dataset": "pool/home/bob",
      "snapshot_name": "v1",
      "properties": {
        "used": {
          "value": "0B",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "available": {
          "value": "-",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "referenced": {
          "value": "24K",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        },
        "mountpoint": {
          "value": "-",
          "source": {
            "type": "NONE",
            "data": "-"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

zfsprops(7), zfs-get(8)

August 25, 2025 Debian