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46 *FILENAME* is a disk image filename.
81   Indicates that the source *FILENAME* parameter is to be interpreted as a
265 …end [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-p] [-q] [-f FMT] [-t CACHE] [--force] -o OPTIONS FILENAME
268   *FILENAME*. Not all file formats support this operation.
277 … [-o OFFSET] [--pattern=PATTERN] [-q] [-s BUFFER_SIZE] [-S STEP_SIZE] [-t CACHE] [-w] [-U] FILENAME
304 …FILE [-F SOURCE_FMT]] [-g GRANULARITY] [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts | -f FMT] FILENAME BITMAP
307   in the disk image *FILENAME*.  The various modifications are:
328 …CTDEF] [--image-opts] [-q] [-f FMT] [--output=OFMT] [-r [leaks | all]] [-T SRC_CACHE] [-U] FILENAME
330   Perform a consistency check on the disk image *FILENAME*. The command can
361 …ect OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-q] [-f FMT] [-t CACHE] [-b BASE] [-r RATE_LIMIT] [-d] [-p] FILENAME
363   Commit the changes recorded in *FILENAME* in its base image or backing file.
370   The image *FILENAME* is emptied after the operation has succeeded. If you do
371   not need *FILENAME* afterwards and intend to drop it, you may skip emptying
372   *FILENAME* by specifying the ``-d`` flag.
374   If the backing chain of the given image file *FILENAME* has more than one
376   specified as *BASE* (which has to be part of *FILENAME*'s backing
378   image (which is *FILENAME*) will be used. Note that after a commit operation
422 …APSHOT_PARAM] [-S SPARSE_SIZE] [-r RATE_LIMIT] [-m NUM_COROUTINES] [-W] FILENAME [FILENAME2 [...]]…
424   Convert the disk image *FILENAME* or a snapshot *SNAPSHOT_PARAM*
470 …bject OBJECTDEF] [-q] [-f FMT] [-b BACKING_FILE [-F BACKING_FMT]] [-u] [-o OPTIONS] FILENAME [SIZE]
472   Create the new disk image *FILENAME* of size *SIZE* and format
482   the directory containing *FILENAME*.
506 …: info [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-f FMT] [--output=OFMT] [--backing-chain] [-U] FILENAME
508   Give information about the disk image *FILENAME*. Use it in
574 …F] [--image-opts] [-f FMT] [--start-offset=OFFSET] [--max-length=LEN] [--output=OFMT] [-U] FILENAME
576   Dump the metadata of image *FILENAME* and its backing file chain.
578   of *FILENAME*, together with the topmost file that allocates it in
616     the backing file of the backing file of *FILENAME*.
627 …[-o OPTIONS] [--size N | [--object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-f FMT] [-l SNAPSHOT_PARAM] FILENAME]
637   using ``qemu-img create``.  If *FILENAME* is given then act as if
666 …-object OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-U] [-q] [-l | -a SNAPSHOT | -c SNAPSHOT | -d SNAPSHOT] FILENAME
668   List, apply, create or delete snapshots in image *FILENAME*.
670 …U] [-q] [-f FMT] [-t CACHE] [-T SRC_CACHE] [-p] [-u] [-c] -b BACKING_FILE [-F BACKING_FMT] FILENAME
676   *FILENAME* supports this) the backing file format is changed to
682   the directory containing *FILENAME*.
684   *CACHE* specifies the cache mode to be used for *FILENAME*, whereas
692     will take care of keeping the guest-visible content of *FILENAME*
696     *BACKING_FILE* and the old backing file of *FILENAME* are merged
697     into *FILENAME* before actually changing the backing file. With the
699     the entire *FILENAME* image) are compressed when written.
707     mode, only the backing file name and format of *FILENAME* is changed
735 … OBJECTDEF] [--image-opts] [-f FMT] [--preallocation=PREALLOC] [-q] [--shrink] FILENAME [+ | -]SIZE