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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/podman-container-checkpoint.1.md | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/podman-container-restore.1.md | 7 |
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diff --git a/docs/podman-container-checkpoint.1.md b/docs/podman-container-checkpoint.1.md index 90c3919a9..034d338bb 100644 --- a/docs/podman-container-checkpoint.1.md +++ b/docs/podman-container-checkpoint.1.md @@ -42,7 +42,15 @@ connections. Export the checkpoint to a tar.gz file. The exported checkpoint can be used to import the container on another system and thus enabling container live -migration. +migration. This checkpoint archive also includes all changes to the container's +root file-system, if not explicitly disabled using **--ignore-rootfs** + +**--ignore-rootfs** + +This only works in combination with **--export, -e**. If a checkpoint is +exported to a tar.gz file it is possible with the help of **--ignore-rootfs** +to explicitly disable including changes to the root file-system into +the checkpoint archive file. ## EXAMPLE diff --git a/docs/podman-container-restore.1.md b/docs/podman-container-restore.1.md index c96a37f80..544a096d8 100644 --- a/docs/podman-container-restore.1.md +++ b/docs/podman-container-restore.1.md @@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ address to the container it was using before checkpointing as each IP address ca be used once and the restored container will have another IP address. This also means that **--name, -n** cannot be used in combination with **--tcp-established**. +**--ignore-rootfs** + +This is only available in combination with **--import, -i**. If a container is restored +from a checkpoint tar.gz file it is possible that it also contains all root file-system +changes. With **--ignore-rootfs** it is possible to explicitly disable applying these +root file-system changes to the restored container. + ## EXAMPLE podman container restore mywebserver |