commands.sh
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lxc-create

linux

Create linux containers.

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Options (7)

-n, --nameboolean

Create a container interactively in `/var/lib/lxc/`

Example: sudo lxc-create {{[-n|--name]}} {{container_name}} {{[-t|--template]}} download
-t, --templateboolean

Create a container interactively in `/var/lib/lxc/`

Example: sudo lxc-create {{[-n|--name]}} {{container_name}} {{[-t|--template]}} download
-P, --lxcpathboolean

Create a container in a target directory

Example: sudo lxc-create {{[-P|--lxcpath]}} /{{path/to/directory}}/ {{[-n|--name]}} {{container_name}} {{[-t|--template]}} download
-d, --distboolean

Create a container passing options to a template

Example: sudo lxc-create {{[-n|--name]}} {{container_name}} {{[-t|--template]}} download -- {{[-d|--dist]}} {{distro-name}} {{[-r|--release]}} {{release-version}} {{[-a|--arch]}} {{arch}}
-r, --releaseboolean

Create a container passing options to a template

Example: sudo lxc-create {{[-n|--name]}} {{container_name}} {{[-t|--template]}} download -- {{[-d|--dist]}} {{distro-name}} {{[-r|--release]}} {{release-version}} {{[-a|--arch]}} {{arch}}
-a, --archboolean

Create a container passing options to a template

Example: sudo lxc-create {{[-n|--name]}} {{container_name}} {{[-t|--template]}} download -- {{[-d|--dist]}} {{distro-name}} {{[-r|--release]}} {{release-version}} {{[-a|--arch]}} {{arch}}
--helpboolean

Display help

Example: lxc-create {{[-?|--help]}}

Examples (4)

Create a container interactively in `/var/lib/lxc/`

sudo lxc-create [-n|--name] container_name [-t|--template] download

Create a container in a target directory

sudo lxc-create [-P|--lxcpath] /path/to/directory/ [-n|--name] container_name [-t|--template] download

Create a container passing options to a template

sudo lxc-create [-n|--name] container_name [-t|--template] download -- [-d|--dist] distro-name [-r|--release] release-version [-a|--arch] arch

Display help

lxc-create [-?|--help]
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