INCUS.FILE.PULL(1)

💖 incus-file-pull(1) — Incus command line client 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the incus-file-pull era, from the good people at Incus — Command line client, no less. it's manual page one, and she's kind of iconic. let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

incus-file-pull — literally just pull files from instances. that's the whole vibe. 🫶

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

incus file pull [:]/...  [flags]

yes queen, that's the shape of it. give her a path, give her some flags, off you go 💅

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

Description:

Pull files from instances.

that's it. that's the mission statement. you got files chillin' inside an instance, you want them out here with you, and this command is the one holding the door open. no cap. 🔥

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• -p, --create-dirs[=false] — go ahead and make any directories that are necessary. she'll build the whole little folder tree for you, no complaints. 🌈
• -L, --dereference[=false] — always follow symbolic links in the source path. yes, always. committed behavior. 💖
• -H, --follow[=false] — follow command-line symbolic links in the source path. only the ones you named on the command line though, she's specific like that. ✨
• -P, --no-dereference[=false] — never follow symbolic links in the source path. absolutely not. a symlink stays a symlink. 🙈
• -r, --recursive[=false] — recursively transfer files. whole tree, every branch, all of it. main character energy fr fr. 👑

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💜 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 💜

these are the family heirlooms, passed down from the parent command. they're not hers, but she has full access, so slay. 🧚

• --debug[=false] — show all debug messages. every single one. a lot of words incoming. 🔍
• --explain[=false] — if the command is valid, explain its parsed arguments instead of running it. she'll tell you what she thinks you meant — and then not do it. 💀
• --force-local[=false] — force using the local unix socket. no remote nonsense, we stay local. 🏠
• -h, --help[=false] — print help. the classic. when in doubt. 🌸
• --project="" — override the source project. note that default: she's an empty string, not a guess. 💅
• -q, --quiet[=false] — don't show progress information. silent mode, stealth mode, mysterious mode. shhh. 🤫
• --sub-commands[=false] — use with help or --help to view sub-commands. it's a peek behind the curtain, iykyk. 🎀
• -v, --verbose[=false] — show all information messages. she is talking today and you will be listening. 🗣️
• --version[=false] — print version number. who are you, really? ⭐

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🍓 EXAMPLE 🍓

okay this is the part where we actually do stuff. watch and learn bestie.

incus file pull foo/etc/hosts .

To pull /etc/hosts from the instance and write it to the current directory. the . at the end is doing so much heavy lifting and she's serving. 🔥

incus file pull foo/etc/hosts -

To pull /etc/hosts from the instance and write its output to standard output. that lone - is the "just give it to me right here" of it all. iconic behavior tbh. 💖

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• incus-file(1) — the mothership. go read her too, she has lore. 👑

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📜 HISTORY 📜

24-Sep-2026 — Auto generated by spf13/cobra. not written by a human hand, bestie, generated by the machine. respect the process. 🤖

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ngl the entire page above is auto generated by spf13/cobra, and it's stamped Sep 2026, from the Incus - Command line client(1) manual. that's a wrap, diva 💅✨🦋