INCUS.FILE.MOUNT(1)

💅 incus-file-mount — bestie, we're mounting files from instances

okay so real talk, this is a page from the Incus - Command line client(1) manual, and it's the lil subcommand that yeets files out of your instances and onto your actual computer. no cap, it's giving "scp but make it fashion." let's get into it 🦋

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✨ NAME ✨

incus-file-mount — mount files from instances 💖

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

incus file mount [:][/] [] [flags]

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so here's the vibe, bestie:

• Mount files from instances.
• If no target path is provided, it doesn't mount anything — instead it starts an SSH SFTP listener. yes literally, it just sits there being a little server for you. iconic behaviour fr fr.

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• --auth-user="" — sets the authentication user when you're using the SSH SFTP listener 👑
• --listen="" — instead of mounting anything, sets up an SSH SFTP listener on address:port. it's giving "I am the server now" 🔥
• --no-auth[=false] — disables authentication when you're using the SSH SFTP listener 🙈 (default is false, so auth is on by default, just so we're clear)

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🌈 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 🌈

these ones come down from the parent command like a proud mama handing you snacks 🫶

• --debug[=false] — show all the debug messages. every last one. no crumbs left 💀
• --explain[=false] — if the command is valid, it explains its parsed arguments instead of actually running it. it's the "tell me what you meant" button ✨
• --force-local[=false] — force using the local unix socket
• -h, --help[=false] — print help 💅
• --project="" — override the source project
• -q, --quiet[=false] — don't show progress information. silent mode, mystery mode 🕵️
• --sub-commands[=false] — use this with help or --help to view sub-commands
• -v, --verbose[=false] — show all the information messages
• --version[=false] — print version number ⭐

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🍓 EXAMPLE 🍓

incus file mount foo/root fooroot
   To mount /root from the instance foo onto the local fooroot directory.

incus file mount foo
   To start an SSH SFTP listener for the root filesystem of instance foo.

so like, first one: you're pulling /root out of instance foo and dropping it into your local fooroot directory. ate 💅

second one: no target path, so boom — SSH SFTP listener for the root filesystem of instance foo. main character energy tbh 🌸

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• incus-file(1)

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💜 HISTORY 💜

24-Sep-2026 — auto generated by spf13/cobra. not me getting born by a code generator 😭

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ok that's the whole page bestie, no notes, go mount something 🫶

and that's a wrap !! this lil page is from Incus - Command line client(1), auto generated by spf13/cobra, dated Sep 2026 — stan a self-writing manpage 💖✨🎀