INCUS.STORAGE.VOLUME.IMPORT(1)

πŸ’– incus-storage-volume-import(1) β€” bestie edition πŸ’–

okay so this is the incus-storage-volume-import page, straight out of the Incus - Command line client(1) manual, and it's literally the glow-up button for custom storage volumes. importing?? iconic behaviour. let's GO πŸ¦‹


✨ NAME ✨

incus-storage-volume-import β€” Import custom storage volumes


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

incus storage volume import [:]  [] [flags]

πŸ’… DESCRIPTION πŸ’…

Description:

Import custom storage volumes. that's it, that's the vibe. bring something in, make it a volume, main character energy πŸŽ€


πŸ‘‘ OPTIONS πŸ‘‘

  • --target="" β€” the cluster member name. like, which sibling in the cluster is getting this. πŸ“
  • -t, --type="" β€” the import type, and your choices are backup or iso. default is "backup". (so if you say nothing, it's a backup, periodt.) πŸ“

🫢 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 🫢

these are the ones handed down from above, like family recipes:

  • --debug[=false] β€” show all the debug messages. all of them. every last one. πŸ”
  • --explain[=false] β€” if the command is valid, explain its parsed arguments instead of running it. it won't do the thing, it'll just tell you how it read the thing. πŸ€“
  • --force-local[=false] β€” force using the local unix socket. stay home, stay local. 🏠
  • -h, --help[=false] β€” print help. πŸ†˜
  • --project="" β€” override the source project. πŸ’«
  • -q, --quiet[=false] β€” don't show progress information. no updates, just vibes. 🀫
  • --sub-commands[=false] β€” use with help or --help to view sub-commands. 🌳
  • -v, --verbose[=false] β€” show all information messages. spill everything. πŸ—£οΈ
  • --version[=false] β€” print version number. 🏷️

🌈 EXAMPLE 🌈

incus storage volume import default backup0.tar.gz
    Create a new custom volume using backup0.tar.gz as the source
incus storage volume import default some-installer.iso installer --type=iso
    Create a new custom volume storing some-installer.iso for use as a CD-ROM image

πŸ’œ SEE ALSO πŸ’œ

incus-storage-volume(1) β€” the whole squad, go read it next, iykyk πŸ”₯


⭐ HISTORY ⭐

24-Sep-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

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