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@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ Command parameters:
@table @var
@item filename
is a disk image filename
+
+@item --object @var{objectdef}
+
+is a QEMU user creatable object definition. See the @code{qemu(1)} manual
+page for a description of the object properties. The most common object
+type is a @code{secret}, which is used to supply passwords and/or encryption
+keys.
+
@item fmt
is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases. See below
for a description of the supported disk formats.