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 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, ALERT, CRIT, WARN, ERROR, NOTICE,
              INFO, DEBUG, TRACE.

              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)

                                  2024-04-28                   lxc-snapshot(1)