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Snapshots

aenv snap is an alias for aenv snapshot, including its create and list subcommands.

aenv snapshot create <sandbox-id>

Capture a persistent snapshot from a running sandbox. The snapshot can be used as a template to start new sandboxes with aenv start.

aenv snapshot create <sandbox-id>
aenv snapshot create <sandbox-id> --name my-base
FlagDescription
--name <name>Snapshot name or alias. If omitted, the generated snapshot ID identifies the snapshot.

When source-registry image publication is enabled on the server, the command also prints the published OverlayBD-native image reference on an Image: line; that reference can be passed to aenv start --cold <image-reference>.

aenv snapshot list

List persistent snapshots. Alias: aenv snapshot ls, aenv snap ls.

aenv snapshot list
aenv snapshot list --sandbox-id <sandbox-id>
FlagDescription
--sandbox-id <id>Filter snapshots by source sandbox ID
--output <table|json>Output format. Defaults to table on a TTY and JSON when redirected.

The table output includes an IMAGE REF column (- when no image was published); JSON output includes the optional imageRef field.

To delete a snapshot, use aenv template delete <snapshot-id> or aenv template delete <name> — snapshots share the same underlying store as templates and are deleted through the same command.