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Expand Up @@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ and then the previous write index can be cloned.
Use the clone index API to clone an existing index into a new index, where each
original primary shard is cloned into a new primary shard in the new index.

IMPORTANT: Cloning doesn't copy index metadata. This metadata includes aliases,
{ilm-init} phase definitions, and {ccr-init} follower information. For example,
if you clone a {ccr-init} follower index, the resulting clone won't be a
follower index.
IMPORTANT: {es} doesn't apply index templates to the resulting index. The API
also doesn't copy index settings or metadata from the original index. Index
metadata includes aliases, {ilm-init} phase definitions, and {ccr-init} follower
information. For example, if you clone a {ccr-init} follower index, the
resulting clone won't be a follower index.

[[cloning-works]]
===== How cloning works
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