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.TH runc-checkpoint "8"

.SH NAME
.PP
\fBrunc-checkpoint\fP - checkpoint a running container


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrunc checkpoint\fP [\fIoption\fP ...] \fIcontainer-id\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The \fBcheckpoint\fP command saves the state of the running container instance
with the help of \fBcriu\fP(8) tool, to be restored later.


.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB--image-path\fP \fIpath\fP
Set path for saving criu image files. The default is \fI\&./checkpoint\fP\&.

.TP
\fB--work-path\fP \fIpath\fP
Set path for saving criu work files and logs. The default is to reuse the
image files directory.

.TP
\fB--parent-path\fP \fIpath\fP
Set path for previous criu image files, in pre-dump.

.TP
\fB--leave-running\fP
Leave the process running after checkpointing.

.TP
\fB--tcp-established\fP
Allow checkpoint/restore of established TCP connections. See
criu --tcp-establised option
\[la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--tcp-established\[ra]\&.

.TP
\fB--ext-unix-sk\fP
Allow checkpoint/restore of external unix sockets. See
criu --ext-unix-sk option
\[la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--ext-unix-sk\[ra]\&.

.TP
\fB--shell-job\fP
Allow checkpoint/restore of shell jobs.

.TP
\fB--lazy-pages\fP
Use lazy migration mechanism. See
criu --lazy-pages option
\[la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--lazy-pages\[ra]\&.

.TP
\fB--status-fd\fP \fIfd\fP
Pass a file descriptor \fIfd\fP to \fBcriu\fP\&. Once \fBlazy-pages\fP server is ready,
\fBcriu\fP writes \fB\\0\fP (a zero byte) to that \fIfd\fP\&. Used together with
\fB--lazy-pages\fP\&.

.TP
\fB--page-server\fP \fIIP-address\fP:\fIport\fP
Start a page server at the specified \fIIP-address\fP and \fIport\fP\&. This is used
together with \fBcriu lazy-pages\fP\&. See
criu lazy migration
\[la]https://criu.org/Lazy_migration\[ra]\&.

.TP
\fB--file-locks\fP
Allow checkpoint/restore of file locks. See
criu --file-locks option
\[la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--file-locks\[ra]\&.

.TP
\fB--pre-dump\fP
Do a pre-dump, i.e. dump container's memory information only, leaving the
container running. See criu iterative migration
\[la]https://criu.org/Iterative_migration\[ra]\&.

.TP
\fB--manage-cgroups-mode\fP \fBsoft\fP|\fBfull\fP|\fBstrict\fP\&.
Cgroups mode. Default is \fBsoft\fP\&. See
criu --manage-cgroups option
\[la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--manage-cgroups\[ra]\&.

.TP
\fB--empty-ns\fP \fInamespace\fP
Checkpoint a \fInamespace\fP, but don't save its properties. See
criu --empty-ns option
\[la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--empty-ns\[ra]\&.

.TP
\fB--auto-dedup\fP
Enable auto deduplication of memory images. See
criu --auto-dedup option
\[la]https://criu.org/CLI/opt/--auto-dedup\[ra]\&.


.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBcriu\fP(8),
\fBrunc-restore\fP(8),
\fBrunc\fP(8),
\fBcriu\fP(8).