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				|  |  |  Use the clone index API to clone an existing index into a new index, where each
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				|  |  |  original primary shard is cloned into a new primary shard in the new index.
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				|  |  | -IMPORTANT: Cloning doesn't copy index metadata. This metadata includes aliases,
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				|  |  | -{ilm-init} phase definitions, and {ccr-init} follower information. For example,
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				|  |  | -if you clone a {ccr-init} follower index, the resulting clone won't be a
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				|  |  | -follower index.
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				|  |  | +IMPORTANT: {es} doesn't apply index templates to the resulting index. The API
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				|  |  | +also doesn't copy index settings or metadata from the original index. Index
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				|  |  | +metadata includes aliases, {ilm-init} phase definitions, and {ccr-init} follower
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				|  |  | +information. For example, if you clone a {ccr-init} follower index, the
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				|  |  | +resulting clone won't be a follower index.
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				|  |  |  [[cloning-works]]
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				|  |  |  ===== How cloning works
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