The Linux Manuals (man pages) document is an important part of Linux documents. Linux Manuals are organized as several sections. Each section has a group of commands for a specific area in Linux usage, administration or development.
NAME virt-log – Display log files from a virtual machine SYNOPSIS virt – log[–options] – d domname virt – log[–options] – a disk.img[-a disk.img…] DESCRIPTION "virt-log" is a command line tool to display the log files from the named virtual machine (or disk image). This tool understands and displays both plain text log files (eg….
NAME virt-list-partitions – List partitions in a virtual machine or disk image SYNOPSIS virt – list – partitions[–options] domname virt – list – partitions[–options] disk.img[disk.img…] DESCRIPTION "virt-list-partitions" is a command line tool to list the partitions that are contained in a virtual machine or disk image. It is mainly useful as a first step to…
NAME virt-list-filesystems – List filesystems in a virtual machine or disk image SYNOPSIS virt – list – filesystems[–options] domname virt – list – filesystems[–options] disk.img[disk.img…] DESCRIPTION "virt-list-filesystems" is a command line tool to list the filesystems that are contained in a virtual machine or disk image. "virt-list-filesystems" is just a simple wrapper around libguestfs(3) functionality….
NAME virt-install – provision new virtual machines SYNOPSIS virt-install [OPTION]… DESCRIPTION virt-install is a command line tool for creating new KVM, Xen, or Linux container guests using the "libvirt" hypervisor management library. See the EXAMPLES section at the end of this document to quickly get started. virt-install tool supports graphical installations using (for example) VNC…
NAME virt-inspector – Display operating system version and other information about a virtual machine SYNOPSIS virt – inspector[–options] – d domname virt – inspector[–options] – a disk.img[-a disk.img…] Old-style: virt-inspector domname virt-inspector disk.img [disk.img …] DESCRIPTION virt-inspector examines a virtual machine or disk image and tries to determine the version of the operating system and…
NAME virt-index-validate – Validate virt-builder index file SYNOPSIS virt-index-validate index DESCRIPTION virt-builder(1) uses an index file to store metadata about templates that it knows how to use. This index file has a specific format which virt-index-validate knows how to validate. Note that virt-index-validate can validate either the signed or unsigned index file (ie. either index…
NAME virt-host-validate – validate host virtualization setup SYNOPSIS virt-host-validate [OPTIONS…] [HV-TYPE] DESCRIPTION This tool validates that the host is configured in a suitable way to run libvirt hypervisor drivers. If invoked without any arguments it will check support for all hypervisor drivers it is aware of. Optionally it can be given a particular hypervisor type…
NAME virt-get-kernel – Extract kernel and ramdisk from guests SYNOPSIS virt – get – kernel[–options] – d domname virt – get – kernel[–options] – a disk.img DESCRIPTION This option extracts the kernel and initramfs from a guest. The format of the disk image is automatically detected unless you specify it by using the –format option….
NAME virt-format – Erase and make a blank disk SYNOPSIS virt – format[–options] – a disk.img[-a disk.img…] WARNING Using "virt-format" on live virtual machines, or concurrently with other disk editing tools, can be dangerous, potentially causing disk corruption. The virtual machine must be shut down before you use this command, and disk images must not…
NAME virt-filesystems – List filesystems, partitions, block devices, LVM in a virtual machine or disk image SYNOPSIS virt – filesystems[–options] – d domname virt – filesystems[–options] – a disk.img[-a disk.img…] DESCRIPTION This tool allows you to discover filesystems, partitions, logical volumes, and their sizes in a disk image or virtual machine. It is a replacement…
NAME virt-edit – Edit a file in a virtual machine SYNOPSIS virt – edit[–options] – d domname file[file…] virt – edit[–options] – a disk.img[-a disk.img…] file[file…] virt – edit[-d domname | -a disk.img] file – e ‘expr’ Old-style: virt-edit domname file virt-edit disk.img [disk.img …] file WARNING Using "virt-edit" on live virtual machines, or concurrently…
NAME virt-diff – Differences between files in two virtual machines SYNOPSIS virt – diff[–options] – d domain1 – D domain2 virt – diff[–options] – a disk1.img[-a…] – A disk2.img[-A…] DESCRIPTION "virt-diff" lists the differences between files in two virtual machines or disk images. The usual use case is to show the changes in a VM…
NAME virt-dib – Run diskimage-builder elements SYNOPSIS virt-dib -B DIB-LIB [options] elements… DESCRIPTION Virt-dib is a tool for using the elements of "diskimage-builder" to build a new disk image, generate new ramdisks, etc. Virt-dib is intended as safe replacement for "diskimage-builder" and its "ramdisk-image-create" mode, see “COMPARISON WITH DISKIMAGE-BUILDER” for a quick comparison with usage…
NAME virt-df – Display free space on virtual filesystems SYNOPSIS All guests: virt-df [–options] Single guest: virt – df[–options] – d domname virt – df[–options] – a disk.img[-a disk.img…] Old style: virt – df[–options] domname virt – df[–options] disk.img[disk.img…] DESCRIPTION "virt-df" is a command line tool to display free space on virtual machine filesystems. Unlike…
NAME virt-customize – Customize a virtual machine SYNOPSIS virt – customize[-a disk.img[-a disk.img…] | -d domname][–attach ISOFILE][–attach – format FORMAT][-c URI | –connect URI][-n | –dry – run][–format FORMAT][-m MB | –memsize MB][–network | –no – network][-q | –quiet][–smp N][-v | –verbose][-x] [–chmod PERMISSIONS:FILE][–commands – from – file FILENAME] [–copy SOURCE:DEST] [–copy – in LOCALPATH:REMOTEDIR][–delete…
NAME virt-copy-out – Copy files and directories out of a virtual machine disk image. SYNOPSIS virt – copy – out – a disk.img / file | dir[/ file | dir…] localdir virt – copy – out – d domain / file | dir[/ file | dir…] localdir DESCRIPTION "virt-copy-out" copies files and directories out of…
NAME virt-copy-in – Copy files and directories into a virtual machine disk image. SYNOPSIS virt – copy – in – a disk.img file | dir[file | dir…] / destination virt – copy – in – d domain file | dir[file | dir…] / destination WARNING Using "virt-copy-in" on live virtual machines, or concurrently with other…
NAME virt-clone – clone existing virtual machine images SYNOPSIS virt-clone [OPTION]… DESCRIPTION virt-clone is a command line tool for cloning existing virtual machine images using the "libvirt" hypervisor management library. It will copy the disk images of any existing virtual machine, and define a new guest with an identical virtual hardware configuration. Elements which require…
NAME virt-cat – Display files in a virtual machine SYNOPSIS virt – cat[–options] – d domname file[file…] virt – cat[–options] – a disk.img[-a disk.img…] file[file…] Old-style: virt-cat domname file virt-cat disk.img file DESCRIPTION "virt-cat" is a command line tool to display the contents of "file" where "file" exists in the named virtual machine (or disk…
NAME virt-builder – Build virtual machine images quickly SYNOPSIS virt – builder os – version[-o | –output DISKIMAGE][–size SIZE][–format raw | qcow2][–arch ARCHITECTURE][–attach ISOFILE] [–chmod PERMISSIONS:FILE][–commands – from – file FILENAME] [–copy SOURCE:DEST] [–copy – in LOCALPATH:REMOTEDIR][–delete PATH] [–edit FILE:EXPR][–firstboot SCRIPT][–firstboot – command ‘CMD+ARGS’][–firstboot – install PKG, PKG..][–hostname HOSTNAME][–install PKG, PKG..] [–link TARGET:LINK [:LINK..]][–mkdir DIR]…