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.TH "LIZARDFS\-MAKESNAPSH" "1" "06/17/2017" "\ \&" "\ \&"
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.SH "NAME"
lizardfs-makesnapshot \- make lazy copies
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBlizardfs makesnapshot\fR [\fB\-o\fR] [\fB\-f\fR] \fISOURCE\fR\&... \fIDESTINATION\fR
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBmakesnapshot\fR makes a "real" snapshot (lazy copy, like in case of \fBappendchunks\fR) of some object(s) or subtree (similarly to \fBcp \-r\fR command)\&. It\(cqs atomic with respect to each \fISOURCE\fR argument separately\&. If \fIDESTINATION\fR points to already existing file, error will be reported unless \fB\-f\fR (force) or it\(cqs alias \fB\-o\fR (overwrite) option is given\&.
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if \fISOURCE\fR is a directory, it\(cqs copied as a whole; but if it\(cqs followed by trailing slash, only directory content is copied\&.
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.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright 2008\-2009 Gemius SA, 2013\-2016 Skytechnology sp\&. z o\&.o\&.
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LizardFS is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, version 3\&.
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LizardFS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE\&. See the GNU General Public License for more details\&.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with LizardFS\&. If not, see http://www\&.gnu\&.org/licenses/\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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lizardfs(1), lizardfs\-appendchunks(1)