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diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi index 69e24b598f..ae8ca922e0 100644 --- a/qemu-img.texi +++ b/qemu-img.texi @@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ Linux or NTFS on Windows), then only the written sectors will reserve space. Use @code{qemu-img info} to know the real size used by the image or @code{ls -ls} on Unix/Linux. +@item host_device + +Host device format. This format should be used instead of raw when +converting to block devices or other devices where "holes" are not +supported. + @item qcow2 QEMU image format, the most versatile format. Use it to have smaller images (useful if your filesystem does not supports holes, for example |