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spin snapshot

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Take, list and delete a workspace's snapshots
Usage:
spin snapshot [flags]
spin snapshot [command]
Aliases:
snapshot, snap
Available Commands:
create Snapshot a running workspace's disk
delete Delete a snapshot
diff List what changed in a workspace's files between two snapshots
list List a workspace's snapshots, including those of disks it was restored away from
Flags:
-h, --help help for snapshot
Global Flags:
--config string config file (default is $HOME/.spin/config.yaml)
-o, --output string text for a person, or json: one document of what the API answered, and no prose (default "text")
--profile string named profile to use; SPIN_PROFILE names it when this flag does not (default "default")
Use "spin snapshot [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Snapshot a running workspace's disk. The snapshot is usable once it is published: the
host seals the disk at this moment and uploads what changed since the last snapshot. --wait
returns once it is.
Usage:
spin snapshot create <workspace> [flags]
Flags:
--description string What the snapshot is of
-h, --help help for create
--timeout duration How long --wait waits (default 5m0s)
--wait Return once the snapshot is published
--with-memory Keep the running processes too, so a restore resumes them
Global Flags:
--config string config file (default is $HOME/.spin/config.yaml)
-o, --output string text for a person, or json: one document of what the API answered, and no prose (default "text")
--profile string named profile to use; SPIN_PROFILE names it when this flag does not (default "default")
Delete a snapshot
Usage:
spin snapshot delete <workspace> <snapshot-id> [flags]
Flags:
-h, --help help for delete
-y, --yes Skip confirmation
Global Flags:
--config string config file (default is $HOME/.spin/config.yaml)
-o, --output string text for a person, or json: one document of what the API answered, and no prose (default "text")
--profile string named profile to use; SPIN_PROFILE names it when this flag does not (default "default")
List every file added (A), removed (D), modified (M) or changed type (T) between two of a
workspace's snapshots. --from names the earlier one; without it, the comparison starts from what
the workspace was created from.
The comparison runs in a machine of its own, so the workspace does not have to be running.
--under narrows it to one path of the filesystem. The comparison starts there rather than
filtering the whole of it, which is what keeps the change you are looking for inside the answer:
a diff is of a root filesystem, and one dependency install is tens of thousands of changes.
Usage:
spin snapshot diff <workspace> <snapshot-id> [flags]
Flags:
--from string The earlier snapshot (default: what the workspace was created from)
-h, --help help for diff
--under string Compare only this path of the filesystem, from its root (default: all of it)
Global Flags:
--config string config file (default is $HOME/.spin/config.yaml)
-o, --output string text for a person, or json: one document of what the API answered, and no prose (default "text")
--profile string named profile to use; SPIN_PROFILE names it when this flag does not (default "default")
List a workspace's snapshots, including those of disks it was restored away from
Usage:
spin snapshot list <workspace> [flags]
Flags:
-h, --help help for list
Global Flags:
--config string config file (default is $HOME/.spin/config.yaml)
-o, --output string text for a person, or json: one document of what the API answered, and no prose (default "text")
--profile string named profile to use; SPIN_PROFILE names it when this flag does not (default "default")

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