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authorDaniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>2017-05-15 17:47:11 +0100
committerMax Reitz <mreitz@redhat.com>2017-05-29 15:39:54 +0200
commit305b4c60f200ee8e6267ac75f3f5b5d09fda1079 (patch)
tree961e2c2134fab78d1c52a4f145c55b99e8dadcea /qemu-img.texi
parentea204ddac7340bfda60cb0b388dbc3ffd77e8be0 (diff)
qemu-img: introduce --target-image-opts for 'convert' command
The '--image-opts' flag indicates whether the source filename includes options. The target filename has to remain in the plain filename format though, since it needs to be passed to bdrv_create(). When using --skip-create though, it would be possible to use image-opts syntax. This adds --target-image-opts to indicate that the target filename includes options. Currently this mandates use of the --skip-create flag too. Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com> Message-id: 20170515164712.6643-4-berrange@redhat.com Reviewed-by: Max Reitz <mreitz@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <eblake@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Max Reitz <mreitz@redhat.com>
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diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi
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@@ -45,9 +45,17 @@ keys.
@item --image-opts
-Indicates that the @var{filename} parameter is to be interpreted as a
+Indicates that the source @var{filename} parameter is to be interpreted as a
full option string, not a plain filename. This parameter is mutually
-exclusive with the @var{-f} and @var{-F} parameters.
+exclusive with the @var{-f} parameter.
+
+@item --target-image-opts
+
+Indicates that the @var{output_filename} parameter(s) are to be interpreted as
+a full option string, not a plain filename. This parameter is mutually
+exclusive with the @var{-O} parameters. It is currently required to also use
+the @var{-n} parameter to skip image creation. This restriction may be relaxed
+in a future release.
@item fmt
is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases. See below