LXC.REBUILD(1)

💅 LXD - Command line client(1) 💅

okay bestie, welcome to the lxc corner of the universe — this is the manual for the LXD command line client, and today we're hyperfixating on one specific little guy. buckle up, it's giving main character energy already ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

lxc-rebuild — literally just rebuild instances. that's it. that's the whole vibe. 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

lxc rebuild [:] [:] [flags]

no cap, that's the shape of it — you give it stuff, you give it more stuff, and then you sprinkle [flags] on top like glitter. ✨

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💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Description:

so here's the tea, bestie 🫖 — this command wipes the instance root disk and re-initializes it. full glow-up, factory reset, the whole thing. your instance goes bye-bye and comes back fresh.

and here's the cute part: the original image is used to re-initialize the instance — but only if you didn't specify a different image or --empty. so by default it's like, "okay we're redoing you the same way you were done the first time" 💅 no surprises, iykyk.

Note (read this one, fr fr): the --project flag sets the project for both the image remote and the instance remote. it's doing double duty, an icon 👑 - If the image remote is a public remote (e.g. simplestreams) then this project is ignored by the image remote. it literally doesn't care. 💀 - If the image remote is another LXD server, specify the source project for the image remote with --project and the instance remote with --target-project (if it's different from --project). split the duties, everyone stays happy 🫶

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

• --empty[=false] — rebuild as an empty instance. no image, no leftovers, just vibes and emptiness. default is false, so by default you're not doing this 🌈
• -f, --force[=false] — if an instance is running, stop it and then rebuild it. we're not asking permission, we're taking the wheel 🔥 default is false
• --target-project="" — the project containing the instance (if different from --project). default is "" 🎀

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👑 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 👑

these aren't even this command's flags, they're inherited from the parent — nepo babies, but make it useful 💅

• --debug[=false] — show all debug messages. every last one. 🐛 default false
• --force-local[=false] — force using the local unix socket. default false
• -h, --help[=false] — print help. your bestie when you're lost 🫶 default false
• --project="" — override the source project. default ""
• -q, --quiet[=false] — don't show progress information. peaceful. silent. serene. 🧘 default false
• --sub-commands[=false] — use with help or --help to view sub-commands. default false
• -v, --verbose[=false] — show all information messages. the opposite of quiet, obsessed. default false
• --version[=false] — print version number. know your roots ⭐ default false

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🔍 SEE ALSO 🔍

• lxc(1) — the mothership 🛸

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💀 HISTORY 💀

22-Aug-2026 — Auto generated by spf13/cobra

yeah, it's auto-generated, it said so itself, no shame in it 🙈

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and that's the whole page, bestie! literally every flag, every default, every warning, all accounted for 💜 now go forth and rebuild responsibly — and remember, wiping a disk is forever, so maybe double-check before you hit enter 😭

kisses, and good luck out there ✨

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this lil masterpiece was Auto generated by spf13/cobra 🎀 — dated Aug 2026 — and yes, it still belongs to the LXD - Command line client(1) family. slay. 💅