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1 | acd935ef | bellard | @example |
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2 | acd935ef | bellard | @c man begin SYNOPSIS |
3 | acd935ef | bellard | usage: qemu-img command [command options] |
4 | acd935ef | bellard | @c man end |
5 | acd935ef | bellard | @end example |
6 | acd935ef | bellard | |
7 | acd935ef | bellard | @c man begin OPTIONS |
8 | acd935ef | bellard | |
9 | acd935ef | bellard | The following commands are supported: |
10 | 153859be | Stuart Brady | |
11 | 153859be | Stuart Brady | @include qemu-img-cmds.texi |
12 | acd935ef | bellard | |
13 | acd935ef | bellard | Command parameters: |
14 | acd935ef | bellard | @table @var |
15 | acd935ef | bellard | @item filename |
16 | acd935ef | bellard | is a disk image filename |
17 | 5fafdf24 | ths | @item fmt |
18 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases. See below |
19 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | for a description of the supported disk formats. |
20 | acd935ef | bellard | |
21 | 5fafdf24 | ths | @item size |
22 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | is the disk image size in bytes. Optional suffixes @code{k} or @code{K} |
23 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | (kilobyte, 1024) @code{M} (megabyte, 1024k) and @code{G} (gigabyte, 1024M) |
24 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | and T (terabyte, 1024G) are supported. @code{b} is ignored. |
25 | acd935ef | bellard | |
26 | acd935ef | bellard | @item output_filename |
27 | 5fafdf24 | ths | is the destination disk image filename |
28 | acd935ef | bellard | |
29 | acd935ef | bellard | @item output_fmt |
30 | acd935ef | bellard | is the destination format |
31 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | @item options |
32 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | is a comma separated list of format specific options in a |
33 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | name=value format. Use @code{-o ?} for an overview of the options supported |
34 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | by the used format or see the format descriptions below for details. |
35 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | |
36 | acd935ef | bellard | |
37 | acd935ef | bellard | @item -c |
38 | acd935ef | bellard | indicates that target image must be compressed (qcow format only) |
39 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | @item -h |
40 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | with or without a command shows help and lists the supported formats |
41 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | @end table |
42 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | |
43 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | Parameters to snapshot subcommand: |
44 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | |
45 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | @table @option |
46 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | |
47 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | @item snapshot |
48 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | is the name of the snapshot to create, apply or delete |
49 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | @item -a |
50 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | applies a snapshot (revert disk to saved state) |
51 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | @item -c |
52 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | creates a snapshot |
53 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | @item -d |
54 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | deletes a snapshot |
55 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | @item -l |
56 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | lists all snapshots in the given image |
57 | acd935ef | bellard | @end table |
58 | acd935ef | bellard | |
59 | acd935ef | bellard | Command description: |
60 | acd935ef | bellard | |
61 | acd935ef | bellard | @table @option |
62 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | @item create [-f @var{fmt}] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{size}] |
63 | acd935ef | bellard | |
64 | acd935ef | bellard | Create the new disk image @var{filename} of size @var{size} and format |
65 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | @var{fmt}. Depending on the file format, you can add one or more @var{options} |
66 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | that enable additional features of this format. |
67 | acd935ef | bellard | |
68 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | If the option @var{backing_file} is specified, then the image will record |
69 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | only the differences from @var{backing_file}. No size needs to be specified in |
70 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | this case. @var{backing_file} will never be modified unless you use the |
71 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | @code{commit} monitor command (or qemu-img commit). |
72 | acd935ef | bellard | |
73 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | The size can also be specified using the @var{size} option with @code{-o}, |
74 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | it doesn't need to be specified separately in this case. |
75 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | |
76 | acd935ef | bellard | @item commit [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} |
77 | acd935ef | bellard | |
78 | acd935ef | bellard | Commit the changes recorded in @var{filename} in its base image. |
79 | acd935ef | bellard | |
80 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | @item convert [-c] [-f @var{fmt}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename} |
81 | acd935ef | bellard | |
82 | acd935ef | bellard | Convert the disk image @var{filename} to disk image @var{output_filename} |
83 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | using format @var{output_fmt}. It can be optionally compressed (@code{-c} |
84 | eff44266 | Kevin Wolf | option) or use any format specific options like encryption (@code{-o} option). |
85 | acd935ef | bellard | |
86 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | Only the formats @code{qcow} and @code{qcow2} support compression. The |
87 | acd935ef | bellard | compression is read-only. It means that if a compressed sector is |
88 | acd935ef | bellard | rewritten, then it is rewritten as uncompressed data. |
89 | acd935ef | bellard | |
90 | acd935ef | bellard | Image conversion is also useful to get smaller image when using a |
91 | acd935ef | bellard | growable format such as @code{qcow} or @code{cow}: the empty sectors |
92 | acd935ef | bellard | are detected and suppressed from the destination image. |
93 | acd935ef | bellard | |
94 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | You can use the @var{backing_file} option to force the output image to be |
95 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | created as a copy on write image of the specified base image; the |
96 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | @var{backing_file} should have the same content as the input's base image, |
97 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | however the path, image format, etc may differ. |
98 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | |
99 | acd935ef | bellard | @item info [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} |
100 | acd935ef | bellard | |
101 | acd935ef | bellard | Give information about the disk image @var{filename}. Use it in |
102 | acd935ef | bellard | particular to know the size reserved on disk which can be different |
103 | 19d36792 | bellard | from the displayed size. If VM snapshots are stored in the disk image, |
104 | 19d36792 | bellard | they are displayed too. |
105 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | |
106 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | @item snapshot [-l | -a @var{snapshot} | -c @var{snapshot} | -d @var{snapshot} ] @var{filename} |
107 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | |
108 | d2c639d6 | blueswir1 | List, apply, create or delete snapshots in image @var{filename}. |
109 | acd935ef | bellard | @end table |
110 | acd935ef | bellard | |
111 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | Supported image file formats: |
112 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | |
113 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | @table @option |
114 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | @item raw |
115 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | |
116 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | Raw disk image format (default). This format has the advantage of |
117 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | being simple and easily exportable to all other emulators. If your |
118 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | file system supports @emph{holes} (for example in ext2 or ext3 on |
119 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | Linux or NTFS on Windows), then only the written sectors will reserve |
120 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | space. Use @code{qemu-img info} to know the real size used by the |
121 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | image or @code{ls -ls} on Unix/Linux. |
122 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | |
123 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | @item host_device |
124 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | |
125 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | Host device format. This format should be used instead of raw when |
126 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | converting to block devices or other devices where "holes" are not |
127 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | supported. |
128 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | |
129 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | @item qcow2 |
130 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | QEMU image format, the most versatile format. Use it to have smaller |
131 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | images (useful if your filesystem does not supports holes, for example |
132 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | on Windows), optional AES encryption, zlib based compression and |
133 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | support of multiple VM snapshots. |
134 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | |
135 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | Supported options: |
136 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @table @code |
137 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @item backing_file |
138 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | File name of a base image (see @option{create} subcommand) |
139 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @item backing_fmt |
140 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | Image format of the base image |
141 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @item encryption |
142 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | If this option is set to @code{on}, the image is encrypted. |
143 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
144 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | Encryption uses the AES format which is very secure (128 bit keys). Use |
145 | 8063d0fe | Kevin Wolf | a long password (16 characters) to get maximum protection. |
146 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
147 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @item cluster_size |
148 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | Changes the qcow2 cluster size (must be between 512 and 2M). Smaller cluster |
149 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | sizes can improve the image file size whereas larger cluster sizes generally |
150 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | provide better performance. |
151 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
152 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @item preallocation |
153 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | Preallocation mode (allowed values: off, metadata). An image with preallocated |
154 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | metadata is initially larger but can improve performance when the image needs |
155 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | to grow. |
156 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
157 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @end table |
158 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
159 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
160 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | @item qcow |
161 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | Old QEMU image format. Left for compatibility. |
162 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
163 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | Supported options: |
164 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @table @code |
165 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @item backing_file |
166 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | File name of a base image (see @option{create} subcommand) |
167 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @item encryption |
168 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | If this option is set to @code{on}, the image is encrypted. |
169 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @end table |
170 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
171 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | @item cow |
172 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | User Mode Linux Copy On Write image format. Used to be the only growable |
173 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | image format in QEMU. It is supported only for compatibility with |
174 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | previous versions. It does not work on win32. |
175 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | @item vdi |
176 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | VirtualBox 1.1 compatible image format. |
177 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | @item vmdk |
178 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | VMware 3 and 4 compatible image format. |
179 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
180 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | Supported options: |
181 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @table @code |
182 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @item backing_fmt |
183 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | Image format of the base image |
184 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @item compat6 |
185 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | Create a VMDK version 6 image (instead of version 4) |
186 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @end table |
187 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
188 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | @item vpc |
189 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | VirtualPC compatible image format (VHD). |
190 | 3e032364 | Kevin Wolf | |
191 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | @item cloop |
192 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | Linux Compressed Loop image, useful only to reuse directly compressed |
193 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | CD-ROM images present for example in the Knoppix CD-ROMs. |
194 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | @end table |
195 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | |
196 | f932c040 | Kevin Wolf | |
197 | acd935ef | bellard | @c man end |
198 | acd935ef | bellard | |
199 | acd935ef | bellard | @ignore |
200 | acd935ef | bellard | |
201 | acd935ef | bellard | @setfilename qemu-img |
202 | acd935ef | bellard | @settitle QEMU disk image utility |
203 | acd935ef | bellard | |
204 | acd935ef | bellard | @c man begin SEEALSO |
205 | acd935ef | bellard | The HTML documentation of QEMU for more precise information and Linux |
206 | acd935ef | bellard | user mode emulator invocation. |
207 | acd935ef | bellard | @c man end |
208 | acd935ef | bellard | |
209 | acd935ef | bellard | @c man begin AUTHOR |
210 | acd935ef | bellard | Fabrice Bellard |
211 | acd935ef | bellard | @c man end |
212 | acd935ef | bellard | |
213 | acd935ef | bellard | @end ignore |