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<h1> The s6-rc-set-copy program </h1>

<p>
 s6-rc-set-copy makes a copy of a <a href="repodefs.html#set">set</a> under a
different name, in a <a href="repodefs.html#repository">repository</a>.
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<h2> Interface </h2>

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     s6-rc-set-copy [ -v <em>verbosity</em> ] [ -r <em>repo</em> ] [ -f ] <em>src</em> <em>dst</em>
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<ul>
 <li> s6-rc-set-copy makes an exact copy of set <em>src</em> and names it <em>dst</em>. </li>
 <li> It exits 0. </li>
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<h2> Options </h2>

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 <dt> -v <em>verbosity</em>, --verbosity=<em>verbosity</em> </dt>
 <dd> Be more or less verbose. The default is <strong>1</strong>, which means
that error messages and warnings will be written to stderr. 0 means that only
error messages will be written, and 2 or more adds informational messages. </dd>

 <dt> -r <em>repo</em>, --repository=<em>repo</em> </dt>
 <dd> Use the repository in <em>repo</em>, which must exist. Default is
<strong>/var/lib/s6-rc/repository</strong>.
 </dd>

 <dt> -f, --force </dt>
 <dd> Overwrite set <em>dst</em> if it exists. </dd>
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<h2> Exit codes </h2>

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 <dt> 0 </dt> <dd> Success. </dd>
 <dt> 1 </dt> <dd> Set <em>dst</em> already exists and the <tt>-f</tt> option has not been given. </dd>
 <dt> 100 </dt> <dd> Incorrect usage. </dd>
 <dt> 102 </dt> <dd> Inconsistent repository. </dd>
 <dt> 111 </dt> <dd> System call failed. </dd>
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<h2> Notes </h2>

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 <li> s6-rc-set-copy can be used to create a dynamic working set, to be copied back
to its source when the user is happy with the changes. </li>
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