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Create a new base image

Usage

$ klee image create [OPTIONS] METHOD [SOURCE]...

Refer to the options section for an overview of available OPTIONS for this command.

Description

Create a base image from a tar-archive or a ZFS dataset.

METHOD can be one of the following:

  • fetch-auto: Automatically fetch a release/snapshot from the offical FreeBSD mirrors, based on host information from uname(1). SOURCE is not used.
  • fetch: Fetch a custom version of the base system and use it for image creation. SOURCE is a valid url for fetch(1), pointing to a base.txz file locally or remote.
  • zfs-copy: Create a base image from a copy of an existing ZFS dataset. SOURCE is the dataset.
  • zfs-clone: Create a base image from a clone of an existing ZFS dataset. SOURCE is the dataset.

Options

Name, shorthand Description
--tag, -t Name and optionally a tag in the 'name:tag' format
--dns Whether or not to copy /etc/resolv.conf from the host to the new image. [default: dns]
--localtime Whether or not to copy /etc/localtime from the host to the new image, if it exists. [default: localtime]
--update Update the userland using freebsd-update(8). See the freebsd-update man-page for details on which FreeBSD versions can be updated. [default: no-update]
--autotag, -a Autogenerate a nametag 'FreeBSD-:latest'. If tag is set this is ignored. Method fetch-auto only. [default: autotag]
--help Show this message and exit.

Parent command

Command Description
klee image