bastille-export(8)

NAME
bastille export - Export a jail.

SYNOPSIS
bastille [-alvx] [--gz] [--xz] [--zst] [--raw] [--tgz] [--txz] [--tzst] TARGET [PATH]

DESCRIPTION
The bastille sub-command will export TARGET to an image (ZFS) or archive.

-a, --auto
    Auto mode. Start/stop jail(s) if required.

-l, --live
    Export a running jail (ZFS only).

    Normally jails must be stopped to export them. Set this option to allow exporting a hot/running jail.

--gz
    Export to a '.gz' compressed image (ZFS only).

--xz
    Export to a '.xz' compressed image (ZFS only).

--zst
    Export to a '.zst' compressed image (ZFS only).

--raw
    Export a an uncompressed RAW image (ZFS only).

--tgz
    Export to a '.tgz' compressed archive.

--txz
    Export to a '.txz' compressed archive.

--tzst
    Export to a '.tzst' compressed archive.

-v, --verbose
    Enable verbose mode (ZFS only).

-x, --debug
    Enable debug mode.

If no PATH is specified, the jail will be exported to the backups directory. See bastille.conf(5).

EXAMPLES

Export my jail as a '.tzst' archive:
    bastille export --tzst myjail

Export myjail to $PWD as a '.gz' image:
    bastille export --gz myjail $PWD

Export myjail (while running) as a '.xz' image:
    bastille export -l --xz myjail

SEE ALSO
bastille.conf(5), bastille-bootstrap(8), bastille-clone(8), bastille-cmd(8), bastille-config(8), bastille-console(8), bastille-convert(8), bastille-cp(8), bastille-create(8), bastille-destroy(8), bastille-edit(8), bastille-etcupdate(8), bastille-htop(8), bastille-import(8), bastille-jcp(8), bastille-limits(8), bastille-list(8), bastille-migrate(8), bastille-monitor(8), bastille-mount(8), bastille-network(8), bastille-pkg(8), bastille-rcp(8), bastille-rdr(8), bastille-rename(8), bastille-restart(8), bastille-service(8), bastille-setup(8), bastille-start(8), bastille-stop(8), bastille-sysrc(8), bastille-tags(8), bastille-template(8), bastille-top(8), bastille-umount(8), bastille-update(8), bastille-upgrade(8), bastille-verify(8), bastille-zfs(8)