---
name: "cpimage"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemimager-server"
version: "3.2.3-6sarge4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cpimage"
---

# cpimage(8)

make a copy of a SystemImager image.

## NAME

cpimage - make a copy of a SystemImager image.

## SYNOPSIS

**cpimage** \[ **-help** \] \[ **-version** \] \[ **-verbose** \] \[ **-force** \] \[ **-directory** *PATH* \] \[ **-server** *HOSTNAME* \] \[ **-ssh-user** *USERNAME* \] \[ *SOURCE\_IMAGE* \] \[ *DESTINATION\_IMAGE* \]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **cpimage** command.

**cpimage** makes a copy of a SystemImager image.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **-help**

  Show summary of options

- **-version**

  Display version and copyright information.

- **-verbose**

  Explain what is being done.

- **-force**

  Don't ask for confirmation before overwriting the destination image or master autoinstall script (if they exist).

- **-directory** *PATH*

  The full path and directory name where you want this image to be stored.  The directory bearing the image name itself will be placed inside the directory specified here.

- **-server** *HOSTNAME*

  Hostname or IP address of the imageserver from which you want to copy the image. (Defaults to "localhost".)

- **-ssh-user** *USERNAME*

  Username for ssh connection to the imageserver.  Only needed if a  secure connection is required.

## SEE ALSO

[**lsimage**(8)](/lsimage/8.md), [**mvimage**(8)](/mvimage/8.md), [**rmimage**(8)](/rmimage/8.md)

More details can be found in the *SystemImager* *manual.*

## AUTHOR

This manual page was compiled by dann \<\<dannf@debian.org\>\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).