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diff --git a/qemu-nbd.texi b/qemu-nbd.texi index 46fd483eb8..0027841ecb 100644 --- a/qemu-nbd.texi +++ b/qemu-nbd.texi @@ -1,68 +1,78 @@ @example @c man begin SYNOPSIS -usage: qemu-nbd [OPTION]... @var{filename} +@command{qemu-nbd} [OPTION]... @var{filename} + +@command{qemu-nbd} @option{-d} @var{dev} @c man end @end example @c man begin DESCRIPTION -Export QEMU disk image using NBD protocol. +Export a QEMU disk image using the NBD protocol. @c man end @c man begin OPTIONS +@var{filename} is a disk image filename. + +@var{dev} is an NBD device. + @table @option -@item @var{filename} - is a disk image filename @item -p, --port=@var{port} - port to listen on (default @samp{10809}) +The TCP port to listen on (default @samp{10809}) @item -o, --offset=@var{offset} - offset into the image +The offset into the image @item -b, --bind=@var{iface} - interface to bind to (default @samp{0.0.0.0}) +The interface to bind to (default @samp{0.0.0.0}) @item -k, --socket=@var{path} - Use a unix socket with path @var{path} -@item -f, --format=@var{format} - Set image format as @var{format} +Use a unix socket with path @var{path} +@item -f, --format=@var{fmt} +Force the use of the block driver for format @var{fmt} instead of +auto-detecting @item -r, --read-only - export read-only +Export the disk as read-only @item -P, --partition=@var{num} - only expose partition @var{num} +Only expose partition @var{num} @item -s, --snapshot - use @var{filename} as an external snapshot, create a temporary - file with backing_file=@var{filename}, redirect the write to - the temporary one +Use @var{filename} as an external snapshot, create a temporary +file with backing_file=@var{filename}, redirect the write to +the temporary one @item -l, --load-snapshot=@var{snapshot_param} - load an internal snapshot inside @var{filename} and export it - as an read-only device, @var{snapshot_param} format is - 'snapshot.id=[ID],snapshot.name=[NAME]' or '[ID_OR_NAME]' +Load an internal snapshot inside @var{filename} and export it +as an read-only device, @var{snapshot_param} format is +'snapshot.id=[ID],snapshot.name=[NAME]' or '[ID_OR_NAME]' @item -n, --nocache @itemx --cache=@var{cache} - set cache mode to be used with the file. See the documentation of - the emulator's @code{-drive cache=...} option for allowed values. +The cache mode to be used with the file. See the documentation of +the emulator's @code{-drive cache=...} option for allowed values. @item --aio=@var{aio} - choose asynchronous I/O mode between @samp{threads} (the default) - and @samp{native} (Linux only). +Set the asynchronous I/O mode between @samp{threads} (the default) +and @samp{native} (Linux only). @item --discard=@var{discard} - toggles whether @dfn{discard} (also known as @dfn{trim} or @dfn{unmap}) - requests are ignored or passed to the filesystem. The default is no - (@samp{--discard=ignore}). +Control whether @dfn{discard} (also known as @dfn{trim} or @dfn{unmap}) +requests are ignored or passed to the filesystem. @var{discard} is one of +@samp{ignore} (or @samp{off}), @samp{unmap} (or @samp{on}). The default is +@samp{ignore}. +@item --detect-zeroes=@var{detect-zeroes} +Control the automatic conversion of plain zero writes by the OS to +driver-specific optimized zero write commands. @var{detect-zeroes} is one of +@samp{off}, @samp{on} or @samp{unmap}. @samp{unmap} +converts a zero write to an unmap operation and can only be used if +@var{discard} is set to @samp{unmap}. The default is @samp{off}. @item -c, --connect=@var{dev} - connect @var{filename} to NBD device @var{dev} +Connect @var{filename} to NBD device @var{dev} @item -d, --disconnect - disconnect the specified device +Disconnect the device @var{dev} @item -e, --shared=@var{num} - device can be shared by @var{num} clients (default @samp{1}) -@item -f, --format=@var{fmt} - force block driver for format @var{fmt} instead of auto-detecting +Allow up to @var{num} clients to share the device (default @samp{1}) @item -t, --persistent - don't exit on the last connection +Don't exit on the last connection @item -v, --verbose - display extra debugging information +Display extra debugging information @item -h, --help - display this help and exit +Display this help and exit @item -V, --version - output version information and exit +Display version information and exit @end table @c man end @@ -79,7 +89,7 @@ warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. @c man end @c man begin SEEALSO -qemu-img(1) +qemu(1), qemu-img(1) @c man end @end ignore |