<arg choice="opt">-p, --newpath <replaceable>newpath</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-B, --backingstorage <replaceable>backingstorage</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-s, --snapshot</arg>
- <arg choice="opt">-K, --keepdata</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-K, --keepname</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-D, --keepdata</arg>
<arg choice="opt">-M, --keepmac</arg>
<arg choice="opt">-L, --fssize <replaceable>size [unit]</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-- hook arguments</arg>
<arg choice="req">-e, --ephemeral</arg>
<arg choice="opt">-B, --backingstorage <replaceable>backingstorage</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-s, --snapshot</arg>
- <arg choice="opt">-K, --keepdata</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-K, --keepname</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-D, --keepdata</arg>
<arg choice="opt">-M, --keepmac</arg>
<arg choice="opt">-L, --fssize <replaceable>size [unit]</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="opt">-- hook arguments</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>lxc-copy</command>
+ <arg choice="req">-n, --name <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-P, --lxcpath <replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-N, --newname <replaceable>newname</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-p, --newpath <replaceable>newpath</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="req">-e, --ephemeral</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-B, --backingstorage <replaceable>backingstorage</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-s, --snapshot</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-t, --tmpfs</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-K, --keepname</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-M, --keepmac</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt">-- hook arguments</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>lxc-copy</command>
<arg choice="req">-n, --name <replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
config file and will be destroyed on shutdown. When
<replaceable>-e</replaceable> is used in combination with
<replaceable>-D</replaceable> a non-ephemeral snapshot of the original
- container is created and started.</para>
+ container is created and started.
+ Ephemeral containers can also be placed on a tmpfs with <replaceable>-t</replaceable>
+ flag. NOTE: If an ephemeral container that is placed on a tmpfs is rebooted
+ all changes made to it will currently be lost!
+ </para>
<para>
When <replaceable>-e</replaceable> is specified and no newname is given via
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term> <option>-t, --tmpfs </option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para> When this option is specified the ephemeral container will be
+ placed on a tmpfs. NOTE: Rebooting an ephemeral container that is
+ located on a tmpfs will currently cause all changes made to it to be
+ lost. This flag will only work for ephemeral containers created with
+ the <replaceable>-e</replaceable> flag. The original container, from
+ which the ephemeral snapshot is created, must be stored as a simple
+ directory.
+ </para> </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term> <option>-B, --backingstorage <replaceable>backingstorage</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <option>-D, --keepdata </option></term>
+ <term> <option>-K, --keepname </option></term>
<listitem>
- <para>When this option is specified with
- <replaceable>-e</replaceable> a non-ephemeral container is created
- and started. </para> </listitem>
+ <para> When this option is specified the hostname of the original
+ container will be kept for the copy.</para> </listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <option>-K, --keepname </option></term>
+ <term> <option>-D, --keepdata </option></term>
<listitem>
- <para> When this option is specified the hostname of the original
- container will be kept for the copy.</para> </listitem>
+ <para>When this option is specified with
+ <replaceable>-e</replaceable> a non-ephemeral container is created
+ and started. </para> </listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>