LXC.PROFILE.CREATE(1)
π NAME
lxc-profile-create β bestie, this is the one that creates profiles. That's it. That's the whole job. β¨
π SYNOPSIS
lxc profile create [:] [flags]
π¦ DESCRIPTION
Okay so real talk: this command creates profiles. A fresh, shiny, brand-new profile, no cap. You want one, you make one, you move on with your life. Slay. π
β¨ OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS β¨
These aren't even your options, they're inherited from the parent command β but you still get to use them, so let's go through every single one, no skipping, periodt:
--debug[=false]β show all the debug messages. All of them. Every last one. π--force-local[=false]β force it to use the local unix socket instead. iykyk.-h,--help[=false]β print help. Your classic "wait what does this do again" button. π«Ά--project=""β override the source project.-q,--quiet[=false]β don't show progress information. Lowkey mode activated. π€«--sub-commands[=false]β use this withhelpor--helpto view sub-commands.-v,--verbose[=false]β show all information messages. The chatty bestie setting. π¬--version[=false]β print the version number. Who are you again? π
πΈ EXAMPLE
Creating a profile called p1, iconic behaviour:
lxc profile create p1
And here's the glow-up version β creating p1 and feeding it config from config.yaml:
lxc profile create p1 < config.yaml
That one creates a profile with configuration from config.yaml. Chef's kiss. π§
π₯ SEE ALSO
lxc-profile(1)β go meet the rest of the family, they're all main characters too.
β HISTORY
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