.TH APT-CLONE "8" "September 2011" "apt-clone 0.2" "User Commands" .SH NAME apt-clone \- manual page for apt-clone 0.2 .SH DESCRIPTION usage: apt\-clone [\-h] [\-\-debug] {info,clone,restore,restore\-new\-distro} ... .PP Clone/restore package info of a debian based system or chroot environment. .SS "optional arguments:" .TP \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR show help message for apt-clone. Alternatively --help will output command specific help for any of the {info,clone,restore,restore\-new\-distro} commands. .TP \fB\-\-debug\fR enable debug output .SS "Commands:" .IP {info,clone,restore,restore\-new\-distro} .TP info Show info about a apt\-clone archive. .TP clone Create a clone\-file into . A alternative source dir can be specified with \fB\-\-source\fR. .TP restore Restore a clone file from . A alternative destination can be given with \fB\-\-destination\fR. .TP restore\-new\-distro Restore a clone file from to and try upgrading along the way. this can be used so that the current release is cloned, a new install is done and then the old clone is installed.