LXC-TO-INCUS(1)

✨ NAME ✨

lxc-to-incus β€” bestie's very own glow-up machine for turning LXC containers into Incus containers πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ DESCRIPTION πŸ¦‹

okay so literally this is the command line client for container migration. that's it, that's the whole vibe. you point it at your old LXC containers and it migrates them over to Incus. main character energy only ✨

🌸 Usage:

lxc-to-incus [flags]

πŸŽ€ Flags:

  • --all β€” import every single container, no picking favourites, we love them all πŸ’–
  • --containers β€” the container(s) you actually wanna import, like name them specifically bestie
  • --debug β€” print debugging output so you can see what's going on under the hood πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™€οΈ
  • --delete β€” delete the source container after. gone. bye. the original is not coming back 😭
  • --dry-run β€” dry run mode, aka a lil rehearsal, nothing actually happens, it's giving practice run 🎭
  • -h, --help β€” print help, the classic "wait what do I do" button 🫢
  • --lxcpath β€” alternate LXC path (default "/builddir/.local/share/lxc") β€” tell it where your LXC stuff lives if it's not in the usual spot 🏠
  • --rsync-args β€” extra arguments to pass straight through to rsync, for the extra-special custom touches πŸ’…
  • --storage β€” the storage pool to use for the container, pick your pool bestie πŸŠβ€β™€οΈ
  • --version β€” print version number, just so you know who you're dealing with πŸ‘‘

no cap, that's the whole page.</purl> this lil cutie is lxc-to-incus version 6.23, dated April 2026, and it lives under User Commands πŸ¦‹ ty for coming to my ted talk, go migrate something gorgeous, periodt πŸ’œ

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