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NAME

6       singularity-overlay-create - Create EXT3 writable overlay image
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SYNOPSIS

11       singularity overlay create  image
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DESCRIPTION

16       The overlay create command allows to create EXT3 writable overlay image
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OPTIONS

24       --create-dir=[]      directory to create as part of the overlay layout
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27       -h, --help[=false]      help for create
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30       -s, --size=64      size of the EXT3 writable overlay in MiB
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33       -S, --sparse[=false]      create a sparse overlay
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EXAMPLE

38                To create and add a writable overlay to an existing SIF image:
39                $ singularity overlay create --size 1024 /tmp/image.sif
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41                To create a single EXT3 writable overlay image:
42                $ singularity overlay create --size 1024 /tmp/my_overlay.img
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44                To create a sparse overlay when creating a new ext3 file system image:
45                $ singularity overlay create --size 1024 --sparse /tmp/ext3_overlay.img
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SEE ALSO

51       singularity-overlay(1)
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HISTORY

56       18-Sep-2023 Auto generated by spf13/cobra
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60Auto generated by spf13/cobra      Sep 2023                     singularity(1)