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.TH runc\-checkpoint "8"

.SH NAME
.PP
runc checkpoint \- checkpoint a running container


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
runc checkpoint [command options] \fB\fC<container\-id>\fR

.PP
Where "\fB\fC<container\-id>\fR" is the name for the instance of the container to be
checkpointed.


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The checkpoint command saves the state of the container instance.


.SH OPTIONS
.PP
.RS

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\-\-image\-path value           path for saving criu image files
\-\-work\-path value            path for saving work files and logs
\-\-parent\-path value          path for previous criu image files in pre\-dump
\-\-leave\-running              leave the process running after checkpointing
\-\-tcp\-established            allow open tcp connections
\-\-ext\-unix\-sk                allow external unix sockets
\-\-shell\-job                  allow shell jobs
\-\-lazy\-pages                 use userfaultfd to lazily restore memory pages
\-\-status\-fd value            criu writes \\0 to this FD once lazy\-pages is ready
\-\-page\-server value          ADDRESS:PORT of the page server
\-\-file\-locks                 handle file locks, for safety
\-\-pre\-dump                   dump container's memory information only, leave the container running after this
\-\-manage\-cgroups\-mode value  cgroups mode: 'soft' (default), 'full' and 'strict'
\-\-empty\-ns value             create a namespace, but don't restore its properties
\-\-auto\-dedup                 enable auto deduplication of memory images

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