---
name: "incus.debug.dump-memory"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "incus-client"
version: "6.0.4-2+deb13u10"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/incus.debug.dump-memory"
---

# incus.debug.dump-memory(1)

Export a virtual machine's memory state

## NAME

incus-debug-dump-memory - Export a virtual machine's memory state

## SYNOPSIS

**incus debug dump-memory \[:\] \[target\] \[--format\] \[flags\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Description:\
   Export the current memory state of a running virtual machine into a dump file.\
   		This can be useful for debugging or analysis purposes.

## OPTIONS

**--format**="elf"\
 	Format of memory dump (e.g. elf, win-dmp, kdump-zlib, kdump-raw-zlib, ...)

## OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

**--debug**\[=false\]\
 	Show all debug messages

**--force-local**\[=false\]\
 	Force using the local unix socket

**-h**, **--help**\[=false\]\
 	Print help

**--project**=""\
 	Override the source project\`\`

**-q**, **--quiet**\[=false\]\
 	Don't show progress information

**--sub-commands**\[=false\]\
 	Use with help or --help to view sub-commands

**-v**, **--verbose**\[=false\]\
 	Show all information messages

**--version**\[=false\]\
 	Print version number

## EXAMPLE

```
  incus debug dump-memory vm1 memory-dump.elf --format=elf
      Creates an ELF format memory dump of the vm1 instance.
```

## SEE ALSO

**incus-debug(1)**

## HISTORY

2-Sep-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra