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diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi deleted file mode 100644 index ac7923f..0000000 --- a/qemu-img.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,126 +0,0 @@ -@example -@c man begin SYNOPSIS -usage: qemu-img command [command options] -@c man end -@end example - -@c man begin OPTIONS - -The following commands are supported: -@table @option -@item create [-e] [-b @var{base_image}] [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} [@var{size}] -@item commit [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} -@item convert [-c] [-e] [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} [-O @var{output_fmt}] @var{output_filename} -@item info [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} -@end table - -Command parameters: -@table @var -@item filename - is a disk image filename -@item base_image -is the read-only disk image which is used as base for a copy on - write image; the copy on write image only stores the modified data - -@item fmt -is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases. The following formats are supported: - -@table @code -@item raw - -Raw disk image format (default). This format has the advantage of -being simple and easily exportable to all other emulators. If your file -system supports @emph{holes} (for example in ext2 or ext3 on Linux), -then only the written sectors will reserve space. Use @code{qemu-img -info} to know the real size used by the image or @code{ls -ls} on -Unix/Linux. - -@item qcow -QEMU image format, the most versatile format. Use it to have smaller -images (useful if your filesystem does not supports holes, for example -on Windows), optional AES encryption and zlib based compression. -@item cow -User Mode Linux Copy On Write image format. Used to be the only growable -image format in QEMU. It is supported only for compatibility with -previous versions. It does not work on win32. -@item vmdk -VMware 3 and 4 compatible image format. -@item cloop -Linux Compressed Loop image, useful only to reuse directly compressed -CD-ROM images present for example in the Knoppix CD-ROMs. -@end table - -@item size -is the disk image size in kilobytes. Optional suffixes @code{M} -(megabyte) and @code{G} (gigabyte) are supported - -@item output_filename -is the destination disk image filename - -@item output_fmt - is the destination format - -@item -c -indicates that target image must be compressed (qcow format only) -@item -e -indicates that the target image must be encrypted (qcow format only) -@end table - -Command description: - -@table @option -@item create [-e] [-b @var{base_image}] [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} [@var{size}] - -Create the new disk image @var{filename} of size @var{size} and format -@var{fmt}. - -If @var{base_image} is specified, then the image will record only the -differences from @var{base_image}. No size needs to be specified in -this case. @var{base_image} will never be modified unless you use the -@code{commit} monitor command. - -@item commit [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} - -Commit the changes recorded in @var{filename} in its base image. - -@item convert [-c] [-e] [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} [-O @var{output_fmt}] @var{output_filename} - -Convert the disk image @var{filename} to disk image @var{output_filename} -using format @var{output_fmt}. It can be optionnaly encrypted -(@code{-e} option) or compressed (@code{-c} option). - -Only the format @code{qcow} supports encryption or compression. The -compression is read-only. It means that if a compressed sector is -rewritten, then it is rewritten as uncompressed data. - -Encryption uses the AES format which is very secure (128 bit keys). Use -a long password (16 characters) to get maximum protection. - -Image conversion is also useful to get smaller image when using a -growable format such as @code{qcow} or @code{cow}: the empty sectors -are detected and suppressed from the destination image. - -@item info [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} - -Give information about the disk image @var{filename}. Use it in -particular to know the size reserved on disk which can be different -from the displayed size. -@end table - -@c man end - -@ignore - -@setfilename qemu-img -@settitle QEMU disk image utility - -@c man begin SEEALSO -The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux -user mode emulator invocation. -@c man end - -@c man begin AUTHOR -Fabrice Bellard -@c man end - -@end ignore |