CLI reference

kiste snapshot

Capture, restore, inspect and delete durable Kiste snapshots.

Aliases: snapshots.

kiste snapshot <COMMAND>

kiste snapshot list

List durable snapshots owned by the current user.

Aliases: ls.

kiste snapshot list

kiste snapshot create

Capture a running Kiste without leaving a live standby copy.

kiste snapshot create [OPTIONS] [INSTANCE]
ArgumentDescription
[INSTANCE]Running source Kiste. Omit to use the current selection.
OptionDescription
--name NAMESnapshot name. Defaults to INSTANCE-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS (UTC)

kiste snapshot restore

Restore a snapshot as a new running Kiste.

kiste snapshot restore <ID> <NAME>
ArgumentDescription
IDSnapshot ID or name, as kiste snapshot list shows them.
NAMEUnique name for the restored Kiste.

kiste snapshot delete

Permanently delete a durable snapshot.

kiste snapshot delete [OPTIONS] <ID>
ArgumentDescription
IDSnapshot ID or name, as kiste snapshot list shows them.
OptionDescription
--yes, -ySkip the destructive-action confirmation.

Global options such as --json work with every command; see the CLI overview.

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