diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..ffe9657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vim/.netrwhist
diff --git a/scripts/copy-container b/scripts/copy-container
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/copy-container
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+#!/bin/bash
+# $1 is for the container to be copied
+# $2 is the name of the newly snapshotted container
+lxc-copy -n $1 -N $2 -B overlayfs -s