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<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
    "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">

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<refentry id="ostree">

    <refentryinfo>
        <title>ostree admin switch</title>
        <productname>OSTree</productname>

        <authorgroup>
            <author>
                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
                <firstname>Colin</firstname>
                <surname>Walters</surname>
                <email>walters@verbum.org</email>
            </author>
        </authorgroup>
    </refentryinfo>

    <refmeta>
        <refentrytitle>ostree admin switch</refentrytitle>
        <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    </refmeta>

    <refnamediv>
        <refname>ostree-admin-switch</refname>
        <refpurpose>Construct new tree from current origin and deploy it, if it changed</refpurpose>
    </refnamediv>

    <refsynopsisdiv>
            <cmdsynopsis>
                <command>ostree admin switch</command> <arg choice="req">REF</arg>
            </cmdsynopsis>
    </refsynopsisdiv>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Description</title>

        <para>
            Choose a different REF forom the current remote to track.  This is the ref that will be "tracked" and upgraded with <command>ostree admin upgrade</command>.  Like an upgrade, the operating system state will be preserved.
        </para>
    </refsect1>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Options</title>

        <variablelist>
            <varlistentry>
                <term><option>--os</option>="STATEROOT"</term>

                <listitem><para>
                    Use a different operating system root than the current one.
                </para></listitem>
            </varlistentry>
        </variablelist>
    </refsect1>

    <refsect1>
        <title>Example</title>

        <para><command>$ ostree admin switch fedostree/20/workstation/gnome/core</command></para>
    </refsect1>    
</refentry>