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Add BRTFS under Heads (recovery shell purpose)

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Description

Newer OSes (Fedora and others) install with BRTFS by default.

_Originally posted by @tlaurion in https://github.com/osresearch/heads/issues/1188#issuecomment-1212337823_

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First clarify whether “BRTFS” means Btrfs and what support “under Heads” requires; then locate the recovery shell’s filesystem handling and define completion as verified support for the stated Fedora-style installation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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