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# `incus storage volume snapshot create`

Snapshot storage volumes

## Synopsis
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  Snapshot storage volumes



```
```
incus storage volume snapshot create [2m[[22m[32m<remote>[0m:[2m][22m[32m<pool>[0m [2m[[22mcustom/[2m][22m[32m<volume>[0m [2m[[22m[32m<new snapshot name>[0m[2m][22m [flags]
```

## Examples

```
  incus storage volume snapshot create default foo snap0
      Create a snapshot of "foo" in pool "default" called "snap0"

  incus storage volume snapshot create default vol1 snap0 < config.yaml
      Create a snapshot of "foo" in pool "default" called "snap0" with the configuration from "config.yaml"
```

## Options

```
      --description     Snapshot description
      --expiry string   Expiry date or time span for the new snapshot
      --no-expiry       Ignore any configured auto-expiry for the storage volume
      --reuse           If the snapshot name already exists, delete and create a new one
      --target          Cluster member name
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --debug          Show all debug messages
      --explain        If the command is valid, explain its parsed arguments instead of running it
      --force-local    Force using the local unix socket
  -h, --help           Print help
      --project        Override the source project
  -q, --quiet          Don't show progress information
      --sub-commands   Use with help or --help to view sub-commands
  -v, --verbose        Show all information messages
      --version        Print version number
```

## SEE ALSO

* [incus storage volume snapshot](incus_storage_volume_snapshot.md)	 - Manage storage volume snapshots

