---
name: "apt-clone"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "apt-clone"
version: "0.4.1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apt-clone"
---

# apt-clone(8)

manual page for apt-clone 0.2

## NAME

apt-clone - manual page for apt-clone 0.2

## DESCRIPTION

usage: apt-clone \[-h\] \[--debug\] {info,clone,restore,restore-new-distro} ...

Clone/restore package info of a debian based system or chroot environment.

### optional arguments:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show help message for apt-clone. Alternatively --help will output command specific help for any of the {info,clone,restore,restore-new-distro} commands.

- **--debug**

  enable debug output

### Commands:

-

  {info,clone,restore,restore-new-distro}

- info

  Show info about a apt-clone archive.

- clone

  Create a clone-file into \<destination\>. A alternative source dir can be specified with **--source**.

- restore

  Restore a clone file from \<source\>. A alternative destination can be given with **--destination**.

- restore-new-distro

  Restore a clone file from \<source\> to \<destination\> and try upgrading along the way. this can be used so that the current release is cloned, a new install is done and then the old clone is installed.