apptainer-overlay
Manage EXT3 writable overlay images for Apptainer containers. tldr-pages
On Linux
Linux
Add a writable overlay to an existing SIF image
apptainer overlay create --size size path/to/image.sifIdentifyCreate a standalone EXT3 writable overlay image
apptainer overlay create --size size path/to/overlay.imgIdentifyCreate a sparse overlay image
apptainer overlay create --size size --sparse path/to/overlay.imgIdentifyCreate an overlay for use with fakeroot
apptainer overlay create --fakeroot --size size path/to/overlay.imgIdentifyCreate an overlay with a specific directory in the layout
apptainer overlay create --create-dir path/to/directory path/to/overlay.imgIdentifyDisplay help
apptainer overlay --helpIdentify