ZFS-HOLD(8)

NAME
zfs-hold - hold ZFS snapshots to prevent their removal

SYNOPSIS
zfs hold [-r] tag snapshot…
zfs holds [-rHp] snapshot…
zfs release [-r] tag snapshot…

DESCRIPTION

    zfs hold [-r] tag snapshot… Adds a single reference, named with the tag argument, to the specified snapshots. Each snapshot has its own tag namespace, and tags must be unique within that space.

    If a hold exists on a snapshot, attempts to destroy that snapshot by using the zfs destroy command return EBUSY.

    -r  Specifies that a hold with the given tag is applied recursively to the snapshots of all descendent file systems.

    zfs holds [-rHp] snapshot… Lists all existing user references for the given snapshot or snapshots.

    -r  Lists the holds that are set on the named descendent snapshots, in addition to listing the holds on the named snapshot.

    -H  Do not print headers, use tab-delimited output.

    -p  Prints holds timestamps as Unix epoch timestamps.

    zfs release [-r] tag snapshot… Removes a single reference, named with the tag argument, from the specified snapshot or snapshots. The tag must already exist for each snapshot. If a hold exists on a snapshot, attempts to destroy that snapshot by using the zfs destroy command return EBUSY.

    -r  Recursively releases a hold with the given tag on the snapshots of all descendent file systems.

SEE ALSO
zfs-destroy(8)