incus.file.create(1)

incus.file.create1

Create files and directories in instances

Usage

incus file create [:] / [] [flags]

Overview

Description:
Create files and directories in instances

Options

-p, --create-dirs[=false]
Create any directories necessary``

-f, --force[=false]
Force creating files or directories``

--gid=-1
Set the file's gid on create``

--mode=""
Set the file's perms on create``

--type="file"
The type to create (file, symlink, or directory)``

--uid=-1
Set the file's uid on create``

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

Examples

  incus file create foo/bar
  	   To create a file /bar in the foo instance.
  incus file create --type=symlink foo/bar baz
  	   To create a symlink /bar in instance foo whose target is baz.

History

2-Sep-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

From incus-client 6.0.4-2+deb13u10 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.