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PLAKAR-DUP(1) General Commands Manual PLAKAR-DUP(1)

plakar-dupDuplicates an existing snapshot with a different ID

plakar dup snapshots ...

The plakar dup command creates a duplicate of an existing snapshot with a new snapshot ID. The new snapshot is an exact copy of the original, including all files and metadata.

The plakar-dup utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

Create a duplicate of a snapshot with ID "abc123":

$ plakar dup abc123

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