apt-clone (8) - Linux Manuals

apt-clone: manual page for apt-clone 0.2

Command to display apt-clone manual in Linux: $ man 8 apt-clone

apt-clone - manual page for apt-clone 0.2

usage: apt-clone [-h] [--debug] {info,clone,restore,restore-new-distro} ...

Clone/restore package info of a debian based system or chroot environment.

-h, --help: show help message for apt-clone. Alternatively --help will output command specific help for any of the {info,clone,restore,restore-new-distro} commands.
--debug: enable debug output

: {info,clone,restore,restore-new-distro}
info: Show info about a apt-clone archive.
clone: Create a clone-file into <destination>. A alternative source dir can be specified with --source.
restore: Restore a clone file from <source>. A alternative destination can be given with --destination.
restore-new-distro: Restore a clone file from <source> to <destination> 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.