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diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi index f84590ebf0..c68b54148a 100644 --- a/qemu-img.texi +++ b/qemu-img.texi @@ -126,6 +126,29 @@ wrong fix or hiding corruption that has already occurred. Only the formats @code{qcow2}, @code{qed} and @code{vdi} support consistency checks. +In case the image does not have any inconsistencies, check exits with @code{0}. +Other exit codes indicate the kind of inconsistency found or if another error +occurred. The following table summarizes all exit codes of the check subcommand: + +@table @option + +@item 0 +Check completed, the image is (now) consistent +@item 1 +Check not completed because of internal errors +@item 2 +Check completed, image is corrupted +@item 3 +Check completed, image has leaked clusters, but is not corrupted +@item 63 +Checks are not supported by the image format + +@end table + +If @code{-r} is specified, exit codes representing the image state refer to the +state after (the attempt at) repairing it. That is, a successful @code{-r all} +will yield the exit code 0, independently of the image state before. + @item create [-f @var{fmt}] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{size}] Create the new disk image @var{filename} of size @var{size} and format |