# Useful commands

# Snapshots

Commands with examples!

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See estimated size of snapshot

```
zfs send -Rnv athena/backup/matrix@20240920

full send of athena/backup/matrix@20240920 estimated size is 53.3G
total estimated size is 53.3G
```

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Monitor the progress of zfs send

```
zfs send -R athena/backup/matrix@20240920 | pv | zfs recv -Fu alpha/backup/matrix

53.3GiB 0:07:30 [ 121MiB/s] [         <=>      ]
```

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