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# qm clone
> Create a copy of virtual machine on QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine Manager.
> More information: <https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/qm.1.html#cli_qm_clone>.
- Copy a virtual machine:
`qm clone {{vm_id}} {{new_vm_id}}`
- Copy a virtual machine using a specific name:
`qm clone {{vm_id}} {{new_vm_id}} --name {{name}}`
- Copy a virtual machine using a specific descriptionn:
`qm clone {{vm_id}} {{new_vm_id}} --description {{description}}`
- Copy a virtual machine creating a full copy of all disks:
`qm clone {{vm_id}} {{new_vm_id}} --full`
- Copy a virtual machine using a specific format for file storage (requires `--full`):
`qm clone {{vm_id}} {{new_vm_id}} --full --format {{qcow2|raw|vmdk}}`
- Copy a virtual machine then add it to a specific pool:
`qm clone {{vm_id}} {{new_vm_id}} --pool {{pool_name}}`