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# cedana dump-vm

Dump a VM

## Options

```
  -d, --dir string   directory to dump into
  -h, --help         help for dump-vm
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --address string      address to use (host:port for TCP, path for UNIX, cid:port for VSOCK)
      --config string       one-time config JSON string (merge with existing config)
      --config-dir string   custom config directory
      --profiling           enable profiling/show profiling data
      --protocol string     protocol to use (TCP, UNIX, VSOCK)
```

## SEE ALSO

* [cedana](/daemon/references/cli/cedana.md) - Root command for Cedana
* [cedana dump-vm cloud-hypervisor](https://github.com/cedana/cedana/blob/main/docs/references/cli/cedana_dump-vm_cloud-hypervisor.md) - Dump a clh vm
* [cedana dump-vm kata](https://github.com/cedana/cedana/blob/main/docs/references/cli/cedana_dump-vm_kata.md) - Dump a kata vm or container (w/o rootfs)