> On 06/15/2012 03:48 PM, Josh Durgin wrote:
> > Then you can perform the clone:
> > $ rbd clone --parent pool/parent@snap pool2/child1
>
> Based on my comments above, if the parent had not been "preserved"
> it would automatically be at this point, by virtue of the fact it
> has a clone associated with it.
>
> Since there is always exactly one parent and one child, I'd say
> drop the "--parent" and just have the parent and child be
> defined by their position. If the parent could be optionally
> skipped for some reason, then make it be the second one.
I think that would be a very bad idea. clone <source> <target> would be a good
idea; nearly all similar commandline utilities (cp, mv, ln) work like that.
clone <target> <source> would be counterintuitive and probably lead to
otherwise avoidable mistakes.
Guido
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