---
name: "lh_bootstrap_copy"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "live-helper"
version: "1.0.3-2"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lh_bootstrap_copy"
---

# lh\_bootstrap\_copy(1)

bootstrap by copying the host system

## NAME

lh\_bootstrap\_copy - bootstrap by copying the host system

## SYNOPSIS

**lh\_bootstrap\_copy** \[*live-helper options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

lh\_bootstrap\_copy is a low-level command (plumbing) of live-helper, the Debian Live tool suite. It bootstraps the live system directly by copying the host system.

This can be useful if you want to convert/clone your existing host system into a live system, however, make sure you do have enough free space as this can, depending on your host system, get quite big.

## OPTIONS

lh\_bootstrap\_copy has no specific options but understands all generic live-helper options. See [*live-helper*(7)](/live-helper/7.md) for a complete list of all generic live-helper options.

## SEE ALSO

[*lh\_bootstrap*(1)](/lh_bootstrap/1.md)\
 [*live-helper*(7)](/live-helper/7.md)

This program is a part of live-helper.

## HOMEPAGE

More information about live-helper and the Debian Live project can be found in the homepage at \<*http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/*\> and in the manual at \<*http://live.debian.net/manual/*\>.

## BUGS

Report bugs by submitting a bugreport for the live-helper package in the Debian Bug Tracking System at \<*http://bugs.debian.org/*\> or write a mail to the mailinglist at \<*debian-live@lists.debian.org*\>.

## AUTHOR

live-helper was written by Daniel Baumann \<*daniel@debian.org*\> for the Debian project.