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with or without a command shows help and lists the supported formats
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@item -p
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display progress bar (convert and rebase commands only)
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@item -S @var{size}
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indicates the consecutive number of bytes that must contain only zeros
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for qemu-img to create a sparse image during conversion. This value is rounded
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down to the nearest 512 bytes. You may use the common size suffixes like
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@end table
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Parameters to snapshot subcommand:


  		





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Commit the changes recorded in @var{filename} in its base image.


  		





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@item convert [-c] [-p] [-f @var{fmt}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_name}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}


  		





  
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@item convert [-c] [-p] [-f @var{fmt}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_name}] [-S @var{sparse_size}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}


  		





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Convert the disk image @var{filename} or a snapshot @var{snapshot_name} to disk image @var{output_filename}


  		





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using format @var{output_fmt}. It can be optionally compressed (@code{-c}


  		












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