# From 'btrfs --help': btrfs property get [-t ] [] Get a property value of a btrfs object btrfs property set [-t ] Set a property on a btrfs object btrfs property list [-t ] Lists available properties with their descriptions for the given object # e.g (from StackExchange): # '-ts' presumably means type subvolume. btrfs property list -ts sda10/snapshots/base_2021-06-02_14\:57_r/ # More generally: btrfs property list -ts /path/to/snapshot # To 'get' the 'ro' property: btrfs property get -ts sda10/snapshots/base_2021-06-02_14\:57_r/ ro ro=true # More generally: btrfs property get -ts /path/to/snapshot ro # (from StackExchange) to change a snapshot from ro to rw: btrfs property set -ts /path/to/snapshot ro false