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Diffstat (limited to 'qemu-img.texi')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi index bf49ec99da..5b99dff0aa 100644 --- a/qemu-img.texi +++ b/qemu-img.texi @@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ Command parameters: @table @var @item filename is a disk image filename -@item base_image +@item base_image is the read-only disk image which is used as base for a copy on write image; the copy on write image only stores the modified data -@item fmt +@item fmt is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases. The following formats are supported: @table @code @@ -53,19 +53,19 @@ Linux Compressed Loop image, useful only to reuse directly compressed CD-ROM images present for example in the Knoppix CD-ROMs. @end table -@item size +@item size is the disk image size in kilobytes. Optional suffixes @code{M} -(megabyte) and @code{G} (gigabyte) are supported +(megabyte) and @code{G} (gigabyte) are supported @item output_filename -is the destination disk image filename +is the destination disk image filename @item output_fmt is the destination format @item -c indicates that target image must be compressed (qcow format only) -@item -e +@item -e indicates that the target image must be encrypted (qcow format only) @end table @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Command description: @item create [-e] [-b @var{base_image}] [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename} [@var{size}] Create the new disk image @var{filename} of size @var{size} and format -@var{fmt}. +@var{fmt}. If @var{base_image} is specified, then the image will record only the differences from @var{base_image}. No size needs to be specified in |