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containers-storage-copy(1)

containers-storage-copy1

Copy content into a layer

Usage

containers-storage copy [--chown UID [:GID]] [sourceLayerNameOrID:] /path [] targetLayerNameOrID:/path

Overview

Copies contents from a layer, or outside of layers, into a layer, performing ID mapping as appropriate.

Options

--chown UID[:GID]

Set owners for the new copies to the specified UID/GID pair. If the GID is not specified, the UID is used. The owner IDs are mapped as appropriate for the target layer.

Examples

containers-storage copy layer-with-mapping:/root/config.txt layer-with-different-mapping:/root/config.txt

History

  • Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
  • Debian 13 (Trixie) to Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)

From containers-common 1:0.69.2-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.