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Snapper

TL;DR

# list existing configurations
snapper list-config

# list existing snapshots
snapper list

# create a manual standalone snapshot
snapper --config root create --type single --description "manual checkpoint" --userdata "important=yes" --read-only

# rollback to snapshot 0
snapper rollback 0

# delete one or more snapshots
snapper delete 5
snapper delete --sync {7..9}

# compare 2 snapshots
snapper status 0..6
snapper diff 6..21

Further readings

• Arch Wiki