LXD - Command line client

NAME

lxc-move - Move instances within or in between LXD servers

SYNOPSIS

lxc move [:][/] [:][[/]] [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Description:
Move instances within or in between LXD servers

Transfer modes (--mode):
- pull: Target server pulls the data from the source server (source must listen on network)
- push: Source server pushes the data to the target server (target must listen on network)
- relay: The CLI connects to both source and server and proxies the data (both source and target must listen on network)

The pull transfer mode is the default as it is compatible with all LXD versions.

OPTIONS

	--allow-inconsistent[=false]	Ignore copy errors for volatile files
	-c, --config=[]	Config key/value to apply to the target instance‘‘
	-d, --device=[]	New key/value to apply to a specific device‘‘
	--instance-only[=false]	Move the instance without its snapshots
	--mode="pull"	Transfer mode. One of pull, push or relay.‘‘
	--no-profiles[=false]	Unset all profiles on the target instance
	-p, --profile=[]	Profile to apply to the target instance‘‘
	--stateless[=false]	Copy a stateful instance stateless
	-s, --storage=""	Storage pool name‘‘
	--target=""	Cluster member name‘‘
	--target-project=""	Copy to a project different from the source‘‘

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

	--debug[=false]	Show all debug messages
	--force-local[=false]	Force using the local unix socket
	-h, --help[=false]	Print help
	--project=""	Override the source project‘‘
	-q, --quiet[=false]	Don’t show progress information
	--sub-commands[=false]	Use with help or --help to view sub-commands
	-v, --verbose[=false]	Show all information messages
	--version[=false]	Print version number

EXAMPLE

lxc move [<remote>:]<source instance> [<remote>:][<destination instance>] [--instance-only]
Move an instance between two hosts, renaming it if destination name differs.

lxc move <old name> <new name> [--instance-only]
Rename a local instance.

lxc move <instance>/<old snapshot name> <instance>/<new snapshot name>
Rename a snapshot.

SEE ALSO

lxc(1)

HISTORY

11-Nov-2025 Auto generated by spf13/cobra