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@item NBD
QEMU supports NBD (Network Block Devices) both using TCP protocol as well
-as Unix Domain Sockets.
+as Unix Domain Sockets. With TCP, the default port is 10809.
-Syntax for specifying a NBD device using TCP
+Syntax for specifying a NBD device using TCP, in preferred URI form:
+``nbd://<server-ip>[:<port>]/[<export>]''
+
+Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets; remember
+that '?' is a shell glob character and may need quoting:
+``nbd+unix:///[<export>]?socket=<domain-socket>''
+
+Older syntax that is also recognized:
``nbd:<server-ip>:<port>[:exportname=<export>]''
Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets