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# `incus low-level dump-memory`

Export a virtual machine's memory state

## Synopsis
```{line-block}

Description:
  Export the current memory state of a running virtual machine into a dump file.
  		This can be useful for debugging or analysis purposes.



```
```
incus low-level dump-memory [<remote>:]<instance> <target file> [flags]
```

## Examples

```
  incus low-level dump-memory vm1 memory-dump.elf --format=elf
      Creates an ELF format memory dump of the vm1 instance.
```

## Options

```
  -f, --format   Format of memory dump (e.g. elf, win-dmp, kdump-zlib, kdump-raw-zlib, ...) (default "elf")
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --debug          Show all debug messages
      --explain        If the command is valid, explain its parsed arguments instead of running it
      --force-local    Force using the local unix socket
  -h, --help           Print help
      --project        Override the source project
  -q, --quiet          Don't show progress information
      --sub-commands   Use with help or --help to view sub-commands
  -v, --verbose        Show all information messages
      --version        Print version number
```

## SEE ALSO

* [incus low-level](incus_low-level.md)	 - Low-level commands

