doctl nfs snapshot create
Generated on 20 Oct 2025
from doctl version
v1.146.0
Usage
doctl nfs snapshot create [flags]Description
Creates a snapshot of the NFS share with the given share ID.
Example
The following example creates a snapshot for a specified NFS share:
doctl nfs snapshot create --name my-snapshot --region 'atl1' --share-id 0a1b2c3d-4e5f-6a7b-8c9d-0e1f2a3b4c5dFlags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--help, -h |
Help for this command |
--name, -n |
the name of the NFS snapshot (required) |
--region, -r |
the region where the NFS share resides (required) |
--share-id |
the ID of the NFS share to snapshot (required) |
--wait |
Wait for action to complete Default: false |
Related Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| doctl nfs snapshot | Display commands for NFS share's snapshots |
Global Flags
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--access-token, -t |
API V2 access token |
--api-url, -u |
Override default API endpoint |
--config, -c |
Specify a custom config file Default: |
--context |
Specify a custom authentication context name |
--http-retry-max |
Set maximum number of retries for requests that fail with a 429 or 500-level error
Default: 5 |
--http-retry-wait-max |
Set the minimum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 30 |
--http-retry-wait-min |
Set the maximum number of seconds to wait before retrying a failed request
Default: 1 |
--interactive |
Enable interactive behavior. Defaults to true if the terminal supports it (default false)
Default: false |
--output, -o |
Desired output format [text|json] Default: text |
--trace |
Show a log of network activity while performing a command Default: false |
--verbose, -v |
Enable verbose output Default: false |