[elbe-devel] Getting arbitrary files from a project using 'elbe initvm'

[John Ogness]

On 2017-03-22, Lukasz Walewski <lwalewski at s-can.at> wrote:
>>> An alternative would be to make 'elbe initvm submit --keep-files'
>>> output the <build-dir>, which could then be used in subsequent 'elbe
>>> control get_file' commands.
>>
>> With 'elbe control list_projects' you can see which projects are
>> available. This may be a suitable workaround for you.
>
> Yes, but how to select the right one?

The project name (from the XML file) and project creation date are
shown. Also, although not very elegant, a before/after diff of
list_projects can be performed. But in practice, these methods are
probably sufficient.

I personally always use the 'elbe control' variation for creating root
filesystems. As you have written, it gives you far more control to do
the things you want to do. Is there a reason you need to use submit?

John Ogness