APFS_SYSTEMSNAPSHOT(8) | System Manager's Manual | APFS_SYSTEMSNAPSHOT(8) |
apfs_systemsnapshot
—
create and tag APFS system snapshots
apfs_systemsnapshot |
-r snapshot_name
-v mount_point |
apfs_systemsnapshot |
-s snapshot_name
-v mount_point |
apfs_systemsnapshot |
-h |
The apfs_systemsnapshot
utility can create
or tag a new snapshot of a Signed System Volume.
apfs_systemsnapshot
requires disabling the
authenticated-root System Integrity Protection configuration from
recoveryOS. Once disabled, non-sealed snapshots can be created and tagged as
the snapshot to be rooted from.
apfs_systemsnapshot
should not be used
when working on kernel extension development,
bless(8) should be used instead.
The mount_point parameter should be the mount point of a Signed System Volume.
The options are as follows:
apfs_systemsnapshot
exits with 0 on
success, and >0 if an error occurs.
The apfs_systemsnapshot
utility was
introduced in macOS 11.
July 29, 2020 | macOS 14.6 |