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-rw-r--r--qemu-options.hx15
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index 12f6b5179d..03e95fd2bf 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -464,18 +464,15 @@ DEF("device", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_device,
" add device (based on driver)\n"
" prop=value,... sets driver properties\n"
" use -device ? to print all possible drivers\n"
- " use -device driver,? to print all possible options\n"
- " use -device driver,option=? to print a help for value\n",
+ " use -device driver,? to print all possible properties\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
STEXI
-@item -device @var{driver}[,@var{option}[=@var{value}][,...]]
+@item -device @var{driver}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
@findex -device
-Add device @var{driver}. Depending on the device type,
-@var{option} (with default or given @var{value}) may be useful.
-To get a help on possible @var{driver}s, @var{option}s or @var{value}s, use
-@code{-device ?},
-@code{-device @var{driver},?} or
-@code{-device @var{driver},@var{option}=?}.
+Add device @var{driver}. @var{prop}=@var{value} sets driver
+properties. Valid properties depend on the driver. To get help on
+possible drivers and properties, use @code{-device ?} and
+@code{-device @var{driver},?}.
ETEXI
#ifdef CONFIG_LINUX