2.6 checkpoint-merge

SYNOPSIS

checkpoint-merge [options] src dst [paths...]

src

The checkpoint to merge files from.

dst

The new checkpoint.

paths

Paths to checkpoint files. This parameter may be omitted, in which case paths are derived from the source checkpoint.

DESCRIPTION

Merges all ancestors of a given checkpoint into a new checkpoint. The output checkpoint therefore has no dependencies; it is an absolute checkpoint. This is useful if you, for example, want to distribute a checkpoint.

Note that this also merges image files with disk and memory contents, to make sure the output checkpoint really is self-contained.

With the --checkpoints-only option, the resulting checkpoint will still have references to initial image files, so it will not really be entirely self-contained. However, it is likely to be smaller and the merge itself takes less time.

Any recordings in the given checkpoint, i.e. the most recent source checkpoint, are discarded.

OPTIONS

-c, --checkpoints-only

Only combine checkpoints, keeping dependencies on base image files. -j N, --jobs=N

Run up to N craff/copy jobs in parallel. -h, --help

Show help message and exit.