lxc-snapshot(1) - Snapshot an existing container.

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lxc-snapshot(1)						       lxc-snapshot(1)



NAME
       lxc-snapshot - Snapshot an existing container.

SYNOPSIS
       lxc-snapshot
{-n, --name name} [-c, --comment file]
lxc-snapshot
{-n, --name name} {-d, -destroy snapshot-name}
lxc-snapshot
{-n, --name name} {-L, --list } [-C, --showcomments ]
lxc-snapshot
{-n, --name name} {-r, -restore snapshot-name} [-N, --newname newname]

DESCRIPTION
       lxc-snapshot creates, lists, and restores container snapshots.

       Snapshots are stored as snapshotted containers under the container's
       configuration path. For instance, if the container's configuration path
       is /var/lib/lxc and the container is c1, then the first snapshot will
       be stored as container snap0 under the path /var/lib/lxc/c1/snaps.  If
       /var/lib/lxcsnaps, as used by LXC 1.0, already exists, then it will
       continue to be used.

OPTIONS
       -c,--comment comment_file
	      Associate the comment in comment_file with the newly created
	      snapshot.

       -d,--destroy snapshot-name
	      Destroy the named snapshot. If the named snapshot is ALL, then
	      all snapshots will be destroyed.

       -L,--list
	      List existing snapshots.

       -C,--showcomments
	      Show snapshot comments in the snapshots listings.

       -r,--restore snapshot-name
	      Restore the named snapshot, meaning a full new container is
	      created which is a copy of the snapshot.

       -N, --newname
	      When restoring a snapshot, the last optional argument if not
	      given explicitly via --newname is the name to use for the
	      restored container. If the newname is identical to the original
	      name of the container, then the original container will be
	      destroyed and the restored container will take its place. Note
	      that deleting the original snapshot is not possible in the case
	      of aufs, overlayfs or zfs backed snapshots.

COMMON OPTIONS
       These options are common to most of lxc commands.

       -?, -h, --help
	      Print a longer usage message than normal.

       --usage
	      Give the usage message

       -q, --quiet
	      mute on

       -P, --lxcpath=PATH
	      Use an alternate container path. The default is /var/lib/lxc.

       -o, --logfile=FILE
	      Output to an alternate log FILE. The default is no log.

       -l, --logpriority=LEVEL
	      Set log priority to LEVEL. The default log priority is ERROR.
	      Possible values are : FATAL, CRIT, WARN, ERROR, NOTICE, INFO,
	      DEBUG.

	      Note that this option is setting the priority of the events log
	      in the alternate log file. It do not have effect on the ERROR
	      events log on stderr.

       -n, --name=NAME
	      Use container identifier NAME.  The container identifier format
	      is an alphanumeric string.

       --rcfile=FILE
	      Specify the configuration file to configure the virtualization
	      and isolation functionalities for the container.

	      This configuration file if present will be used even if there is
	      already a configuration file present in the previously created
	      container (via lxc-create).

       --version
	      Show the version number.

SEE ALSO
       lxc(7), lxc-create(1), lxc-copy(1), lxc-destroy(1), lxc-start(1), lxc-
       stop(1), lxc-execute(1), lxc-console(1), lxc-monitor(1), lxc-wait(1),
       lxc-cgroup(1), lxc-ls(1), lxc-info(1), lxc-freeze(1), lxc-unfreeze(1),
       lxc-attach(1), lxc.conf(5)

AUTHOR
       Serge Hallyn <[email protected] >



				  2018-06-01		       lxc-snapshot(1)