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1HXCOMM Use DEFHEADING() to define headings in both help text and texi
2HXCOMM Text between STEXI and ETEXI are copied to texi version and
3HXCOMM discarded from C version
4HXCOMM DEF(option, HAS_ARG/0, opt_enum, opt_help, arch_mask) is used to
5HXCOMM construct option structures, enums and help message for specified
6HXCOMM architectures.
7HXCOMM HXCOMM can be used for comments, discarded from both texi and C
8
9DEFHEADING(Standard options:)
10STEXI
11@table @option
12ETEXI
13
14DEF("help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_h,
15    "-h or -help     display this help and exit\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
16STEXI
17@item -h
18@findex -h
19Display help and exit
20ETEXI
21
22DEF("version", 0, QEMU_OPTION_version,
23    "-version        display version information and exit\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
24STEXI
25@item -version
26@findex -version
27Display version information and exit
28ETEXI
29
30DEF("machine", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_machine, \
31    "-machine [type=]name[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
32    "                selects emulated machine ('-machine help' for list)\n"
33    "                property accel=accel1[:accel2[:...]] selects accelerator\n"
34    "                supported accelerators are kvm, xen, tcg (default: tcg)\n"
35    "                kernel_irqchip=on|off controls accelerated irqchip support\n"
36    "                kvm_shadow_mem=size of KVM shadow MMU\n"
37    "                dump-guest-core=on|off include guest memory in a core dump (default=on)\n"
38    "                mem-merge=on|off controls memory merge support (default: on)\n",
39    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
40STEXI
41@item -machine [type=]@var{name}[,prop=@var{value}[,...]]
42@findex -machine
43Select the emulated machine by @var{name}. Use @code{-machine help} to list
44available machines. Supported machine properties are:
45@table @option
46@item accel=@var{accels1}[:@var{accels2}[:...]]
47This is used to enable an accelerator. Depending on the target architecture,
48kvm, xen, or tcg can be available. By default, tcg is used. If there is more
49than one accelerator specified, the next one is used if the previous one fails
50to initialize.
51@item kernel_irqchip=on|off
52Enables in-kernel irqchip support for the chosen accelerator when available.
53@item kvm_shadow_mem=size
54Defines the size of the KVM shadow MMU.
55@item dump-guest-core=on|off
56Include guest memory in a core dump. The default is on.
57@item mem-merge=on|off
58Enables or disables memory merge support. This feature, when supported by
59the host, de-duplicates identical memory pages among VMs instances
60(enabled by default).
61@end table
62ETEXI
63
64HXCOMM Deprecated by -machine
65DEF("M", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_M, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
66
67DEF("cpu", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cpu,
68    "-cpu cpu        select CPU ('-cpu help' for list)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
69STEXI
70@item -cpu @var{model}
71@findex -cpu
72Select CPU model (@code{-cpu help} for list and additional feature selection)
73ETEXI
74
75DEF("smp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smp,
76    "-smp n[,maxcpus=cpus][,cores=cores][,threads=threads][,sockets=sockets]\n"
77    "                set the number of CPUs to 'n' [default=1]\n"
78    "                maxcpus= maximum number of total cpus, including\n"
79    "                offline CPUs for hotplug, etc\n"
80    "                cores= number of CPU cores on one socket\n"
81    "                threads= number of threads on one CPU core\n"
82    "                sockets= number of discrete sockets in the system\n",
83        QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
84STEXI
85@item -smp @var{n}[,cores=@var{cores}][,threads=@var{threads}][,sockets=@var{sockets}][,maxcpus=@var{maxcpus}]
86@findex -smp
87Simulate an SMP system with @var{n} CPUs. On the PC target, up to 255
88CPUs are supported. On Sparc32 target, Linux limits the number of usable CPUs
89to 4.
90For the PC target, the number of @var{cores} per socket, the number
91of @var{threads} per cores and the total number of @var{sockets} can be
92specified. Missing values will be computed. If any on the three values is
93given, the total number of CPUs @var{n} can be omitted. @var{maxcpus}
94specifies the maximum number of hotpluggable CPUs.
95ETEXI
96
97DEF("numa", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_numa,
98    "-numa node[,mem=size][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]][,nodeid=node]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
99STEXI
100@item -numa @var{opts}
101@findex -numa
102Simulate a multi node NUMA system. If mem and cpus are omitted, resources
103are split equally.
104ETEXI
105
106DEF("fda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fda,
107    "-fda/-fdb file  use 'file' as floppy disk 0/1 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
108DEF("fdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fdb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
109STEXI
110@item -fda @var{file}
111@item -fdb @var{file}
112@findex -fda
113@findex -fdb
114Use @var{file} as floppy disk 0/1 image (@pxref{disk_images}). You can
115use the host floppy by using @file{/dev/fd0} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
116ETEXI
117
118DEF("hda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hda,
119    "-hda/-hdb file  use 'file' as IDE hard disk 0/1 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
120DEF("hdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
121DEF("hdc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdc,
122    "-hdc/-hdd file  use 'file' as IDE hard disk 2/3 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
123DEF("hdd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdd, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
124STEXI
125@item -hda @var{file}
126@item -hdb @var{file}
127@item -hdc @var{file}
128@item -hdd @var{file}
129@findex -hda
130@findex -hdb
131@findex -hdc
132@findex -hdd
133Use @var{file} as hard disk 0, 1, 2 or 3 image (@pxref{disk_images}).
134ETEXI
135
136DEF("cdrom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cdrom,
137    "-cdrom file     use 'file' as IDE cdrom image (cdrom is ide1 master)\n",
138    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
139STEXI
140@item -cdrom @var{file}
141@findex -cdrom
142Use @var{file} as CD-ROM image (you cannot use @option{-hdc} and
143@option{-cdrom} at the same time). You can use the host CD-ROM by
144using @file{/dev/cdrom} as filename (@pxref{host_drives}).
145ETEXI
146
147DEF("drive", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_drive,
148    "-drive [file=file][,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,media=d][,index=i]\n"
149    "       [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]][,snapshot=on|off]\n"
150    "       [,cache=writethrough|writeback|none|directsync|unsafe][,format=f]\n"
151    "       [,serial=s][,addr=A][,id=name][,aio=threads|native]\n"
152    "       [,readonly=on|off][,copy-on-read=on|off]\n"
153    "       [[,bps=b]|[[,bps_rd=r][,bps_wr=w]]][[,iops=i]|[[,iops_rd=r][,iops_wr=w]]\n"
154    "                use 'file' as a drive image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
155STEXI
156@item -drive @var{option}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
157@findex -drive
158
159Define a new drive. Valid options are:
160
161@table @option
162@item file=@var{file}
163This option defines which disk image (@pxref{disk_images}) to use with
164this drive. If the filename contains comma, you must double it
165(for instance, "file=my,,file" to use file "my,file").
166
167Special files such as iSCSI devices can be specified using protocol
168specific URLs. See the section for "Device URL Syntax" for more information.
169@item if=@var{interface}
170This option defines on which type on interface the drive is connected.
171Available types are: ide, scsi, sd, mtd, floppy, pflash, virtio.
172@item bus=@var{bus},unit=@var{unit}
173These options define where is connected the drive by defining the bus number and
174the unit id.
175@item index=@var{index}
176This option defines where is connected the drive by using an index in the list
177of available connectors of a given interface type.
178@item media=@var{media}
179This option defines the type of the media: disk or cdrom.
180@item cyls=@var{c},heads=@var{h},secs=@var{s}[,trans=@var{t}]
181These options have the same definition as they have in @option{-hdachs}.
182@item snapshot=@var{snapshot}
183@var{snapshot} is "on" or "off" and allows to enable snapshot for given drive (see @option{-snapshot}).
184@item cache=@var{cache}
185@var{cache} is "none", "writeback", "unsafe", "directsync" or "writethrough" and controls how the host cache is used to access block data.
186@item aio=@var{aio}
187@var{aio} is "threads", or "native" and selects between pthread based disk I/O and native Linux AIO.
188@item format=@var{format}
189Specify which disk @var{format} will be used rather than detecting
190the format.  Can be used to specifiy format=raw to avoid interpreting
191an untrusted format header.
192@item serial=@var{serial}
193This option specifies the serial number to assign to the device.
194@item addr=@var{addr}
195Specify the controller's PCI address (if=virtio only).
196@item werror=@var{action},rerror=@var{action}
197Specify which @var{action} to take on write and read errors. Valid actions are:
198"ignore" (ignore the error and try to continue), "stop" (pause QEMU),
199"report" (report the error to the guest), "enospc" (pause QEMU only if the
200host disk is full; report the error to the guest otherwise).
201The default setting is @option{werror=enospc} and @option{rerror=report}.
202@item readonly
203Open drive @option{file} as read-only. Guest write attempts will fail.
204@item copy-on-read=@var{copy-on-read}
205@var{copy-on-read} is "on" or "off" and enables whether to copy read backing
206file sectors into the image file.
207@end table
208
209By default, the @option{cache=writeback} mode is used. It will report data
210writes as completed as soon as the data is present in the host page cache.
211This is safe as long as your guest OS makes sure to correctly flush disk caches
212where needed. If your guest OS does not handle volatile disk write caches
213correctly and your host crashes or loses power, then the guest may experience
214data corruption.
215
216For such guests, you should consider using @option{cache=writethrough}. This
217means that the host page cache will be used to read and write data, but write
218notification will be sent to the guest only after QEMU has made sure to flush
219each write to the disk. Be aware that this has a major impact on performance.
220
221The host page cache can be avoided entirely with @option{cache=none}.  This will
222attempt to do disk IO directly to the guest's memory.  QEMU may still perform
223an internal copy of the data. Note that this is considered a writeback mode and
224the guest OS must handle the disk write cache correctly in order to avoid data
225corruption on host crashes.
226
227The host page cache can be avoided while only sending write notifications to
228the guest when the data has been flushed to the disk using
229@option{cache=directsync}.
230
231In case you don't care about data integrity over host failures, use
232@option{cache=unsafe}. This option tells QEMU that it never needs to write any
233data to the disk but can instead keep things in cache. If anything goes wrong,
234like your host losing power, the disk storage getting disconnected accidentally,
235etc. your image will most probably be rendered unusable.   When using
236the @option{-snapshot} option, unsafe caching is always used.
237
238Copy-on-read avoids accessing the same backing file sectors repeatedly and is
239useful when the backing file is over a slow network.  By default copy-on-read
240is off.
241
242Instead of @option{-cdrom} you can use:
243@example
244qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
245@end example
246
247Instead of @option{-hda}, @option{-hdb}, @option{-hdc}, @option{-hdd}, you can
248use:
249@example
250qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
251qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
252qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
253qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
254@end example
255
256You can open an image using pre-opened file descriptors from an fd set:
257@example
258qemu-system-i386
259-add-fd fd=3,set=2,opaque="rdwr:/path/to/file"
260-add-fd fd=4,set=2,opaque="rdonly:/path/to/file"
261-drive file=/dev/fdset/2,index=0,media=disk
262@end example
263
264You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
265@example
266qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
267@end example
268
269If you don't specify the "file=" argument, you define an empty drive:
270@example
271qemu-system-i386 -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
272@end example
273
274You can connect a SCSI disk with unit ID 6 on the bus #0:
275@example
276qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,if=scsi,bus=0,unit=6
277@end example
278
279Instead of @option{-fda}, @option{-fdb}, you can use:
280@example
281qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
282qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=1,if=floppy
283@end example
284
285By default, @var{interface} is "ide" and @var{index} is automatically
286incremented:
287@example
288qemu-system-i386 -drive file=a -drive file=b"
289@end example
290is interpreted like:
291@example
292qemu-system-i386 -hda a -hdb b
293@end example
294ETEXI
295
296DEF("add-fd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_add_fd,
297    "-add-fd fd=fd,set=set[,opaque=opaque]\n"
298    "                Add 'fd' to fd 'set'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
299STEXI
300@item -add-fd fd=@var{fd},set=@var{set}[,opaque=@var{opaque}]
301@findex -add-fd
302
303Add a file descriptor to an fd set.  Valid options are:
304
305@table @option
306@item fd=@var{fd}
307This option defines the file descriptor of which a duplicate is added to fd set.
308The file descriptor cannot be stdin, stdout, or stderr.
309@item set=@var{set}
310This option defines the ID of the fd set to add the file descriptor to.
311@item opaque=@var{opaque}
312This option defines a free-form string that can be used to describe @var{fd}.
313@end table
314
315You can open an image using pre-opened file descriptors from an fd set:
316@example
317qemu-system-i386
318-add-fd fd=3,set=2,opaque="rdwr:/path/to/file"
319-add-fd fd=4,set=2,opaque="rdonly:/path/to/file"
320-drive file=/dev/fdset/2,index=0,media=disk
321@end example
322ETEXI
323
324DEF("set", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_set,
325    "-set group.id.arg=value\n"
326    "                set <arg> parameter for item <id> of type <group>\n"
327    "                i.e. -set drive.$id.file=/path/to/image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
328STEXI
329@item -set
330@findex -set
331TODO
332ETEXI
333
334DEF("global", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_global,
335    "-global driver.prop=value\n"
336    "                set a global default for a driver property\n",
337    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
338STEXI
339@item -global @var{driver}.@var{prop}=@var{value}
340@findex -global
341Set default value of @var{driver}'s property @var{prop} to @var{value}, e.g.:
342
343@example
344qemu-system-i386 -global ide-drive.physical_block_size=4096 -drive file=file,if=ide,index=0,media=disk
345@end example
346
347In particular, you can use this to set driver properties for devices which are
348created automatically by the machine model. To create a device which is not
349created automatically and set properties on it, use -@option{device}.
350ETEXI
351
352DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock,
353    "-mtdblock file  use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image\n",
354    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
355STEXI
356@item -mtdblock @var{file}
357@findex -mtdblock
358Use @var{file} as on-board Flash memory image.
359ETEXI
360
361DEF("sd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_sd,
362    "-sd file        use 'file' as SecureDigital card image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
363STEXI
364@item -sd @var{file}
365@findex -sd
366Use @var{file} as SecureDigital card image.
367ETEXI
368
369DEF("pflash", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pflash,
370    "-pflash file    use 'file' as a parallel flash image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
371STEXI
372@item -pflash @var{file}
373@findex -pflash
374Use @var{file} as a parallel flash image.
375ETEXI
376
377DEF("boot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot,
378    "-boot [order=drives][,once=drives][,menu=on|off]\n"
379    "      [,splash=sp_name][,splash-time=sp_time][,reboot-timeout=rb_time]\n"
380    "                'drives': floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), network (n)\n"
381    "                'sp_name': the file's name that would be passed to bios as logo picture, if menu=on\n"
382    "                'sp_time': the period that splash picture last if menu=on, unit is ms\n"
383    "                'rb_timeout': the timeout before guest reboot when boot failed, unit is ms\n",
384    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
385STEXI
386@item -boot [order=@var{drives}][,once=@var{drives}][,menu=on|off][,splash=@var{sp_name}][,splash-time=@var{sp_time}][,reboot-timeout=@var{rb_timeout}]
387@findex -boot
388Specify boot order @var{drives} as a string of drive letters. Valid
389drive letters depend on the target achitecture. The x86 PC uses: a, b
390(floppy 1 and 2), c (first hard disk), d (first CD-ROM), n-p (Etherboot
391from network adapter 1-4), hard disk boot is the default. To apply a
392particular boot order only on the first startup, specify it via
393@option{once}.
394
395Interactive boot menus/prompts can be enabled via @option{menu=on} as far
396as firmware/BIOS supports them. The default is non-interactive boot.
397
398A splash picture could be passed to bios, enabling user to show it as logo,
399when option splash=@var{sp_name} is given and menu=on, If firmware/BIOS
400supports them. Currently Seabios for X86 system support it.
401limitation: The splash file could be a jpeg file or a BMP file in 24 BPP
402format(true color). The resolution should be supported by the SVGA mode, so
403the recommended is 320x240, 640x480, 800x640.
404
405A timeout could be passed to bios, guest will pause for @var{rb_timeout} ms
406when boot failed, then reboot. If @var{rb_timeout} is '-1', guest will not
407reboot, qemu passes '-1' to bios by default. Currently Seabios for X86
408system support it.
409
410@example
411# try to boot from network first, then from hard disk
412qemu-system-i386 -boot order=nc
413# boot from CD-ROM first, switch back to default order after reboot
414qemu-system-i386 -boot once=d
415# boot with a splash picture for 5 seconds.
416qemu-system-i386 -boot menu=on,splash=/root/boot.bmp,splash-time=5000
417@end example
418
419Note: The legacy format '-boot @var{drives}' is still supported but its
420use is discouraged as it may be removed from future versions.
421ETEXI
422
423DEF("snapshot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_snapshot,
424    "-snapshot       write to temporary files instead of disk image files\n",
425    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
426STEXI
427@item -snapshot
428@findex -snapshot
429Write to temporary files instead of disk image files. In this case,
430the raw disk image you use is not written back. You can however force
431the write back by pressing @key{C-a s} (@pxref{disk_images}).
432ETEXI
433
434DEF("m", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_m,
435    "-m megs         set virtual RAM size to megs MB [default="
436    stringify(DEFAULT_RAM_SIZE) "]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
437STEXI
438@item -m @var{megs}
439@findex -m
440Set virtual RAM size to @var{megs} megabytes. Default is 128 MiB.  Optionally,
441a suffix of ``M'' or ``G'' can be used to signify a value in megabytes or
442gigabytes respectively.
443ETEXI
444
445DEF("mem-path", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mempath,
446    "-mem-path FILE  provide backing storage for guest RAM\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
447STEXI
448@item -mem-path @var{path}
449Allocate guest RAM from a temporarily created file in @var{path}.
450ETEXI
451
452#ifdef MAP_POPULATE
453DEF("mem-prealloc", 0, QEMU_OPTION_mem_prealloc,
454    "-mem-prealloc   preallocate guest memory (use with -mem-path)\n",
455    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
456STEXI
457@item -mem-prealloc
458Preallocate memory when using -mem-path.
459ETEXI
460#endif
461
462DEF("k", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_k,
463    "-k language     use keyboard layout (for example 'fr' for French)\n",
464    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
465STEXI
466@item -k @var{language}
467@findex -k
468Use keyboard layout @var{language} (for example @code{fr} for
469French). This option is only needed where it is not easy to get raw PC
470keycodes (e.g. on Macs, with some X11 servers or with a VNC
471display). You don't normally need to use it on PC/Linux or PC/Windows
472hosts.
473
474The available layouts are:
475@example
476ar  de-ch  es  fo     fr-ca  hu  ja  mk     no  pt-br  sv
477da  en-gb  et  fr     fr-ch  is  lt  nl     pl  ru     th
478de  en-us  fi  fr-be  hr     it  lv  nl-be  pt  sl     tr
479@end example
480
481The default is @code{en-us}.
482ETEXI
483
484
485DEF("audio-help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_audio_help,
486    "-audio-help     print list of audio drivers and their options\n",
487    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
488STEXI
489@item -audio-help
490@findex -audio-help
491Will show the audio subsystem help: list of drivers, tunable
492parameters.
493ETEXI
494
495DEF("soundhw", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_soundhw,
496    "-soundhw c1,... enable audio support\n"
497    "                and only specified sound cards (comma separated list)\n"
498    "                use '-soundhw help' to get the list of supported cards\n"
499    "                use '-soundhw all' to enable all of them\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
500STEXI
501@item -soundhw @var{card1}[,@var{card2},...] or -soundhw all
502@findex -soundhw
503Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use 'help' to print all
504available sound hardware.
505
506@example
507qemu-system-i386 -soundhw sb16,adlib disk.img
508qemu-system-i386 -soundhw es1370 disk.img
509qemu-system-i386 -soundhw ac97 disk.img
510qemu-system-i386 -soundhw hda disk.img
511qemu-system-i386 -soundhw all disk.img
512qemu-system-i386 -soundhw help
513@end example
514
515Note that Linux's i810_audio OSS kernel (for AC97) module might
516require manually specifying clocking.
517
518@example
519modprobe i810_audio clocking=48000
520@end example
521ETEXI
522
523DEF("balloon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_balloon,
524    "-balloon none   disable balloon device\n"
525    "-balloon virtio[,addr=str]\n"
526    "                enable virtio balloon device (default)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
527STEXI
528@item -balloon none
529@findex -balloon
530Disable balloon device.
531@item -balloon virtio[,addr=@var{addr}]
532Enable virtio balloon device (default), optionally with PCI address
533@var{addr}.
534ETEXI
535
536STEXI
537@end table
538ETEXI
539
540DEF("usb", 0, QEMU_OPTION_usb,
541    "-usb            enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)\n",
542    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
543STEXI
544USB options:
545@table @option
546
547@item -usb
548@findex -usb
549Enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)
550ETEXI
551
552DEF("usbdevice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_usbdevice,
553    "-usbdevice name add the host or guest USB device 'name'\n",
554    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
555STEXI
556
557@item -usbdevice @var{devname}
558@findex -usbdevice
559Add the USB device @var{devname}. @xref{usb_devices}.
560
561@table @option
562
563@item mouse
564Virtual Mouse. This will override the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
565
566@item tablet
567Pointer device that uses absolute coordinates (like a touchscreen). This
568means QEMU is able to report the mouse position without having to grab the
569mouse. Also overrides the PS/2 mouse emulation when activated.
570
571@item disk:[format=@var{format}]:@var{file}
572Mass storage device based on file. The optional @var{format} argument
573will be used rather than detecting the format. Can be used to specifiy
574@code{format=raw} to avoid interpreting an untrusted format header.
575
576@item host:@var{bus}.@var{addr}
577Pass through the host device identified by @var{bus}.@var{addr} (Linux only).
578
579@item host:@var{vendor_id}:@var{product_id}
580Pass through the host device identified by @var{vendor_id}:@var{product_id}
581(Linux only).
582
583@item serial:[vendorid=@var{vendor_id}][,productid=@var{product_id}]:@var{dev}
584Serial converter to host character device @var{dev}, see @code{-serial} for the
585available devices.
586
587@item braille
588Braille device.  This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
589or fake device.
590
591@item net:@var{options}
592Network adapter that supports CDC ethernet and RNDIS protocols.
593
594@end table
595ETEXI
596
597DEF("device", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_device,
598    "-device driver[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
599    "                add device (based on driver)\n"
600    "                prop=value,... sets driver properties\n"
601    "                use '-device help' to print all possible drivers\n"
602    "                use '-device driver,help' to print all possible properties\n",
603    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
604STEXI
605@item -device @var{driver}[,@var{prop}[=@var{value}][,...]]
606@findex -device
607Add device @var{driver}.  @var{prop}=@var{value} sets driver
608properties.  Valid properties depend on the driver.  To get help on
609possible drivers and properties, use @code{-device help} and
610@code{-device @var{driver},help}.
611ETEXI
612
613DEFHEADING()
614
615DEFHEADING(File system options:)
616
617DEF("fsdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fsdev,
618    "-fsdev fsdriver,id=id[,path=path,][security_model={mapped-xattr|mapped-file|passthrough|none}]\n"
619    " [,writeout=immediate][,readonly][,socket=socket|sock_fd=sock_fd]\n",
620    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
621
622STEXI
623
624@item -fsdev @var{fsdriver},id=@var{id},path=@var{path},[security_model=@var{security_model}][,writeout=@var{writeout}][,readonly][,socket=@var{socket}|sock_fd=@var{sock_fd}]
625@findex -fsdev
626Define a new file system device. Valid options are:
627@table @option
628@item @var{fsdriver}
629This option specifies the fs driver backend to use.
630Currently "local", "handle" and "proxy" file system drivers are supported.
631@item id=@var{id}
632Specifies identifier for this device
633@item path=@var{path}
634Specifies the export path for the file system device. Files under
635this path will be available to the 9p client on the guest.
636@item security_model=@var{security_model}
637Specifies the security model to be used for this export path.
638Supported security models are "passthrough", "mapped-xattr", "mapped-file" and "none".
639In "passthrough" security model, files are stored using the same
640credentials as they are created on the guest. This requires QEMU
641to run as root. In "mapped-xattr" security model, some of the file
642attributes like uid, gid, mode bits and link target are stored as
643file attributes. For "mapped-file" these attributes are stored in the
644hidden .virtfs_metadata directory. Directories exported by this security model cannot
645interact with other unix tools. "none" security model is same as
646passthrough except the sever won't report failures if it fails to
647set file attributes like ownership. Security model is mandatory
648only for local fsdriver. Other fsdrivers (like handle, proxy) don't take
649security model as a parameter.
650@item writeout=@var{writeout}
651This is an optional argument. The only supported value is "immediate".
652This means that host page cache will be used to read and write data but
653write notification will be sent to the guest only when the data has been
654reported as written by the storage subsystem.
655@item readonly
656Enables exporting 9p share as a readonly mount for guests. By default
657read-write access is given.
658@item socket=@var{socket}
659Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed socket file for communicating
660with virtfs-proxy-helper
661@item sock_fd=@var{sock_fd}
662Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed socket descriptor for
663communicating with virtfs-proxy-helper. Usually a helper like libvirt
664will create socketpair and pass one of the fds as sock_fd
665@end table
666
667-fsdev option is used along with -device driver "virtio-9p-pci".
668@item -device virtio-9p-pci,fsdev=@var{id},mount_tag=@var{mount_tag}
669Options for virtio-9p-pci driver are:
670@table @option
671@item fsdev=@var{id}
672Specifies the id value specified along with -fsdev option
673@item mount_tag=@var{mount_tag}
674Specifies the tag name to be used by the guest to mount this export point
675@end table
676
677ETEXI
678
679DEFHEADING()
680
681DEFHEADING(Virtual File system pass-through options:)
682
683DEF("virtfs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs,
684    "-virtfs local,path=path,mount_tag=tag,security_model=[mapped-xattr|mapped-file|passthrough|none]\n"
685    "        [,writeout=immediate][,readonly][,socket=socket|sock_fd=sock_fd]\n",
686    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
687
688STEXI
689
690@item -virtfs @var{fsdriver}[,path=@var{path}],mount_tag=@var{mount_tag}[,security_model=@var{security_model}][,writeout=@var{writeout}][,readonly][,socket=@var{socket}|sock_fd=@var{sock_fd}]
691@findex -virtfs
692
693The general form of a Virtual File system pass-through options are:
694@table @option
695@item @var{fsdriver}
696This option specifies the fs driver backend to use.
697Currently "local", "handle" and "proxy" file system drivers are supported.
698@item id=@var{id}
699Specifies identifier for this device
700@item path=@var{path}
701Specifies the export path for the file system device. Files under
702this path will be available to the 9p client on the guest.
703@item security_model=@var{security_model}
704Specifies the security model to be used for this export path.
705Supported security models are "passthrough", "mapped-xattr", "mapped-file" and "none".
706In "passthrough" security model, files are stored using the same
707credentials as they are created on the guest. This requires QEMU
708to run as root. In "mapped-xattr" security model, some of the file
709attributes like uid, gid, mode bits and link target are stored as
710file attributes. For "mapped-file" these attributes are stored in the
711hidden .virtfs_metadata directory. Directories exported by this security model cannot
712interact with other unix tools. "none" security model is same as
713passthrough except the sever won't report failures if it fails to
714set file attributes like ownership. Security model is mandatory only
715for local fsdriver. Other fsdrivers (like handle, proxy) don't take security
716model as a parameter.
717@item writeout=@var{writeout}
718This is an optional argument. The only supported value is "immediate".
719This means that host page cache will be used to read and write data but
720write notification will be sent to the guest only when the data has been
721reported as written by the storage subsystem.
722@item readonly
723Enables exporting 9p share as a readonly mount for guests. By default
724read-write access is given.
725@item socket=@var{socket}
726Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed socket file for
727communicating with virtfs-proxy-helper. Usually a helper like libvirt
728will create socketpair and pass one of the fds as sock_fd
729@item sock_fd
730Enables proxy filesystem driver to use passed 'sock_fd' as the socket
731descriptor for interfacing with virtfs-proxy-helper
732@end table
733ETEXI
734
735DEF("virtfs_synth", 0, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs_synth,
736    "-virtfs_synth Create synthetic file system image\n",
737    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
738STEXI
739@item -virtfs_synth
740@findex -virtfs_synth
741Create synthetic file system image
742ETEXI
743
744DEFHEADING()
745
746DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
747    "-name string1[,process=string2]\n"
748    "                set the name of the guest\n"
749    "                string1 sets the window title and string2 the process name (on Linux)\n",
750    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
751STEXI
752@item -name @var{name}
753@findex -name
754Sets the @var{name} of the guest.
755This name will be displayed in the SDL window caption.
756The @var{name} will also be used for the VNC server.
757Also optionally set the top visible process name in Linux.
758ETEXI
759
760DEF("uuid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_uuid,
761    "-uuid %08x-%04x-%04x-%04x-%012x\n"
762    "                specify machine UUID\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
763STEXI
764@item -uuid @var{uuid}
765@findex -uuid
766Set system UUID.
767ETEXI
768
769STEXI
770@end table
771ETEXI
772
773DEFHEADING()
774
775DEFHEADING(Display options:)
776
777STEXI
778@table @option
779ETEXI
780
781DEF("display", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_display,
782    "-display sdl[,frame=on|off][,alt_grab=on|off][,ctrl_grab=on|off]\n"
783    "            [,window_close=on|off]|curses|none|\n"
784    "            vnc=<display>[,<optargs>]\n"
785    "                select display type\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
786STEXI
787@item -display @var{type}
788@findex -display
789Select type of display to use. This option is a replacement for the
790old style -sdl/-curses/... options. Valid values for @var{type} are
791@table @option
792@item sdl
793Display video output via SDL (usually in a separate graphics
794window; see the SDL documentation for other possibilities).
795@item curses
796Display video output via curses. For graphics device models which
797support a text mode, QEMU can display this output using a
798curses/ncurses interface. Nothing is displayed when the graphics
799device is in graphical mode or if the graphics device does not support
800a text mode. Generally only the VGA device models support text mode.
801@item none
802Do not display video output. The guest will still see an emulated
803graphics card, but its output will not be displayed to the QEMU
804user. This option differs from the -nographic option in that it
805only affects what is done with video output; -nographic also changes
806the destination of the serial and parallel port data.
807@item vnc
808Start a VNC server on display <arg>
809@end table
810ETEXI
811
812DEF("nographic", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nographic,
813    "-nographic      disable graphical output and redirect serial I/Os to console\n",
814    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
815STEXI
816@item -nographic
817@findex -nographic
818Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output. With this option,
819you can totally disable graphical output so that QEMU is a simple
820command line application. The emulated serial port is redirected on
821the console. Therefore, you can still use QEMU to debug a Linux kernel
822with a serial console.
823ETEXI
824
825DEF("curses", 0, QEMU_OPTION_curses,
826    "-curses         use a curses/ncurses interface instead of SDL\n",
827    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
828STEXI
829@item -curses
830@findex curses
831Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output.  With this option,
832QEMU can display the VGA output when in text mode using a
833curses/ncurses interface.  Nothing is displayed in graphical mode.
834ETEXI
835
836DEF("no-frame", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_frame,
837    "-no-frame       open SDL window without a frame and window decorations\n",
838    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
839STEXI
840@item -no-frame
841@findex -no-frame
842Do not use decorations for SDL windows and start them using the whole
843available screen space. This makes the using QEMU in a dedicated desktop
844workspace more convenient.
845ETEXI
846
847DEF("alt-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_alt_grab,
848    "-alt-grab       use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n",
849    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
850STEXI
851@item -alt-grab
852@findex -alt-grab
853Use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt). Note that this also
854affects the special keys (for fullscreen, monitor-mode switching, etc).
855ETEXI
856
857DEF("ctrl-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_ctrl_grab,
858    "-ctrl-grab      use Right-Ctrl to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n",
859    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
860STEXI
861@item -ctrl-grab
862@findex -ctrl-grab
863Use Right-Ctrl to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt). Note that this also
864affects the special keys (for fullscreen, monitor-mode switching, etc).
865ETEXI
866
867DEF("no-quit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_quit,
868    "-no-quit        disable SDL window close capability\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
869STEXI
870@item -no-quit
871@findex -no-quit
872Disable SDL window close capability.
873ETEXI
874
875DEF("sdl", 0, QEMU_OPTION_sdl,
876    "-sdl            enable SDL\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
877STEXI
878@item -sdl
879@findex -sdl
880Enable SDL.
881ETEXI
882
883DEF("spice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_spice,
884    "-spice [port=port][,tls-port=secured-port][,x509-dir=<dir>]\n"
885    "       [,x509-key-file=<file>][,x509-key-password=<file>]\n"
886    "       [,x509-cert-file=<file>][,x509-cacert-file=<file>]\n"
887    "       [,x509-dh-key-file=<file>][,addr=addr][,ipv4|ipv6]\n"
888    "       [,tls-ciphers=<list>]\n"
889    "       [,tls-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
890    "       [,plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
891    "       [,sasl][,password=<secret>][,disable-ticketing]\n"
892    "       [,image-compression=[auto_glz|auto_lz|quic|glz|lz|off]]\n"
893    "       [,jpeg-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
894    "       [,zlib-glz-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
895    "       [,streaming-video=[off|all|filter]][,disable-copy-paste]\n"
896    "       [,agent-mouse=[on|off]][,playback-compression=[on|off]]\n"
897    "       [,seamless-migration=[on|off]]\n"
898    "   enable spice\n"
899    "   at least one of {port, tls-port} is mandatory\n",
900    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
901STEXI
902@item -spice @var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]
903@findex -spice
904Enable the spice remote desktop protocol. Valid options are
905
906@table @option
907
908@item port=<nr>
909Set the TCP port spice is listening on for plaintext channels.
910
911@item addr=<addr>
912Set the IP address spice is listening on.  Default is any address.
913
914@item ipv4
915@item ipv6
916Force using the specified IP version.
917
918@item password=<secret>
919Set the password you need to authenticate.
920
921@item sasl
922Require that the client use SASL to authenticate with the spice.
923The exact choice of authentication method used is controlled from the
924system / user's SASL configuration file for the 'qemu' service. This
925is typically found in /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
926unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
927to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
928While some SASL auth methods can also provide data encryption (eg GSSAPI),
929it is recommended that SASL always be combined with the 'tls' and
930'x509' settings to enable use of SSL and server certificates. This
931ensures a data encryption preventing compromise of authentication
932credentials.
933
934@item disable-ticketing
935Allow client connects without authentication.
936
937@item disable-copy-paste
938Disable copy paste between the client and the guest.
939
940@item tls-port=<nr>
941Set the TCP port spice is listening on for encrypted channels.
942
943@item x509-dir=<dir>
944Set the x509 file directory. Expects same filenames as -vnc $display,x509=$dir
945
946@item x509-key-file=<file>
947@item x509-key-password=<file>
948@item x509-cert-file=<file>
949@item x509-cacert-file=<file>
950@item x509-dh-key-file=<file>
951The x509 file names can also be configured individually.
952
953@item tls-ciphers=<list>
954Specify which ciphers to use.
955
956@item tls-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]
957@item plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]
958Force specific channel to be used with or without TLS encryption.  The
959options can be specified multiple times to configure multiple
960channels.  The special name "default" can be used to set the default
961mode.  For channels which are not explicitly forced into one mode the
962spice client is allowed to pick tls/plaintext as he pleases.
963
964@item image-compression=[auto_glz|auto_lz|quic|glz|lz|off]
965Configure image compression (lossless).
966Default is auto_glz.
967
968@item jpeg-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]
969@item zlib-glz-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]
970Configure wan image compression (lossy for slow links).
971Default is auto.
972
973@item streaming-video=[off|all|filter]
974Configure video stream detection.  Default is filter.
975
976@item agent-mouse=[on|off]
977Enable/disable passing mouse events via vdagent.  Default is on.
978
979@item playback-compression=[on|off]
980Enable/disable audio stream compression (using celt 0.5.1).  Default is on.
981
982@item seamless-migration=[on|off]
983Enable/disable spice seamless migration. Default is off.
984
985@end table
986ETEXI
987
988DEF("portrait", 0, QEMU_OPTION_portrait,
989    "-portrait       rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD)\n",
990    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
991STEXI
992@item -portrait
993@findex -portrait
994Rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD).
995ETEXI
996
997DEF("rotate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_rotate,
998    "-rotate <deg>   rotate graphical output some deg left (only PXA LCD)\n",
999    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1000STEXI
1001@item -rotate
1002@findex -rotate
1003Rotate graphical output some deg left (only PXA LCD).
1004ETEXI
1005
1006DEF("vga", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vga,
1007    "-vga [std|cirrus|vmware|qxl|xenfb|none]\n"
1008    "                select video card type\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1009STEXI
1010@item -vga @var{type}
1011@findex -vga
1012Select type of VGA card to emulate. Valid values for @var{type} are
1013@table @option
1014@item cirrus
1015Cirrus Logic GD5446 Video card. All Windows versions starting from
1016Windows 95 should recognize and use this graphic card. For optimal
1017performances, use 16 bit color depth in the guest and the host OS.
1018(This one is the default)
1019@item std
1020Standard VGA card with Bochs VBE extensions.  If your guest OS
1021supports the VESA 2.0 VBE extensions (e.g. Windows XP) and if you want
1022to use high resolution modes (>= 1280x1024x16) then you should use
1023this option.
1024@item vmware
1025VMWare SVGA-II compatible adapter. Use it if you have sufficiently
1026recent XFree86/XOrg server or Windows guest with a driver for this
1027card.
1028@item qxl
1029QXL paravirtual graphic card.  It is VGA compatible (including VESA
10302.0 VBE support).  Works best with qxl guest drivers installed though.
1031Recommended choice when using the spice protocol.
1032@item none
1033Disable VGA card.
1034@end table
1035ETEXI
1036
1037DEF("full-screen", 0, QEMU_OPTION_full_screen,
1038    "-full-screen    start in full screen\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1039STEXI
1040@item -full-screen
1041@findex -full-screen
1042Start in full screen.
1043ETEXI
1044
1045DEF("g", 1, QEMU_OPTION_g ,
1046    "-g WxH[xDEPTH]  Set the initial graphical resolution and depth\n",
1047    QEMU_ARCH_PPC | QEMU_ARCH_SPARC)
1048STEXI
1049@item -g @var{width}x@var{height}[x@var{depth}]
1050@findex -g
1051Set the initial graphical resolution and depth (PPC, SPARC only).
1052ETEXI
1053
1054DEF("vnc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vnc ,
1055    "-vnc display    start a VNC server on display\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1056STEXI
1057@item -vnc @var{display}[,@var{option}[,@var{option}[,...]]]
1058@findex -vnc
1059Normally, QEMU uses SDL to display the VGA output.  With this option,
1060you can have QEMU listen on VNC display @var{display} and redirect the VGA
1061display over the VNC session.  It is very useful to enable the usb
1062tablet device when using this option (option @option{-usbdevice
1063tablet}). When using the VNC display, you must use the @option{-k}
1064parameter to set the keyboard layout if you are not using en-us. Valid
1065syntax for the @var{display} is
1066
1067@table @option
1068
1069@item @var{host}:@var{d}
1070
1071TCP connections will only be allowed from @var{host} on display @var{d}.
1072By convention the TCP port is 5900+@var{d}. Optionally, @var{host} can
1073be omitted in which case the server will accept connections from any host.
1074
1075@item unix:@var{path}
1076
1077Connections will be allowed over UNIX domain sockets where @var{path} is the
1078location of a unix socket to listen for connections on.
1079
1080@item none
1081
1082VNC is initialized but not started. The monitor @code{change} command
1083can be used to later start the VNC server.
1084
1085@end table
1086
1087Following the @var{display} value there may be one or more @var{option} flags
1088separated by commas. Valid options are
1089
1090@table @option
1091
1092@item reverse
1093
1094Connect to a listening VNC client via a ``reverse'' connection. The
1095client is specified by the @var{display}. For reverse network
1096connections (@var{host}:@var{d},@code{reverse}), the @var{d} argument
1097is a TCP port number, not a display number.
1098
1099@item password
1100
1101Require that password based authentication is used for client connections.
1102
1103The password must be set separately using the @code{set_password} command in
1104the @ref{pcsys_monitor}. The syntax to change your password is:
1105@code{set_password <protocol> <password>} where <protocol> could be either
1106"vnc" or "spice".
1107
1108If you would like to change <protocol> password expiration, you should use
1109@code{expire_password <protocol> <expiration-time>} where expiration time could
1110be one of the following options: now, never, +seconds or UNIX time of
1111expiration, e.g. +60 to make password expire in 60 seconds, or 1335196800
1112to make password expire on "Mon Apr 23 12:00:00 EDT 2012" (UNIX time for this
1113date and time).
1114
1115You can also use keywords "now" or "never" for the expiration time to
1116allow <protocol> password to expire immediately or never expire.
1117
1118@item tls
1119
1120Require that client use TLS when communicating with the VNC server. This
1121uses anonymous TLS credentials so is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle
1122attack. It is recommended that this option be combined with either the
1123@option{x509} or @option{x509verify} options.
1124
1125@item x509=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
1126
1127Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
1128for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
1129to the client. It is recommended that a password be set on the VNC server
1130to provide authentication of the client when this is used. The path following
1131this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to be loaded from.
1132See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating certificates.
1133
1134@item x509verify=@var{/path/to/certificate/dir}
1135
1136Valid if @option{tls} is specified. Require that x509 credentials are used
1137for negotiating the TLS session. The server will send its x509 certificate
1138to the client, and request that the client send its own x509 certificate.
1139The server will validate the client's certificate against the CA certificate,
1140and reject clients when validation fails. If the certificate authority is
1141trusted, this is a sufficient authentication mechanism. You may still wish
1142to set a password on the VNC server as a second authentication layer. The
1143path following this option specifies where the x509 certificates are to
1144be loaded from. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on generating
1145certificates.
1146
1147@item sasl
1148
1149Require that the client use SASL to authenticate with the VNC server.
1150The exact choice of authentication method used is controlled from the
1151system / user's SASL configuration file for the 'qemu' service. This
1152is typically found in /etc/sasl2/qemu.conf. If running QEMU as an
1153unprivileged user, an environment variable SASL_CONF_PATH can be used
1154to make it search alternate locations for the service config.
1155While some SASL auth methods can also provide data encryption (eg GSSAPI),
1156it is recommended that SASL always be combined with the 'tls' and
1157'x509' settings to enable use of SSL and server certificates. This
1158ensures a data encryption preventing compromise of authentication
1159credentials. See the @ref{vnc_security} section for details on using
1160SASL authentication.
1161
1162@item acl
1163
1164Turn on access control lists for checking of the x509 client certificate
1165and SASL party. For x509 certs, the ACL check is made against the
1166certificate's distinguished name. This is something that looks like
1167@code{C=GB,O=ACME,L=Boston,CN=bob}. For SASL party, the ACL check is
1168made against the username, which depending on the SASL plugin, may
1169include a realm component, eg @code{bob} or @code{bob@@EXAMPLE.COM}.
1170When the @option{acl} flag is set, the initial access list will be
1171empty, with a @code{deny} policy. Thus no one will be allowed to
1172use the VNC server until the ACLs have been loaded. This can be
1173achieved using the @code{acl} monitor command.
1174
1175@item lossy
1176
1177Enable lossy compression methods (gradient, JPEG, ...). If this
1178option is set, VNC client may receive lossy framebuffer updates
1179depending on its encoding settings. Enabling this option can save
1180a lot of bandwidth at the expense of quality.
1181
1182@item non-adaptive
1183
1184Disable adaptive encodings. Adaptive encodings are enabled by default.
1185An adaptive encoding will try to detect frequently updated screen regions,
1186and send updates in these regions using a lossy encoding (like JPEG).
1187This can be really helpful to save bandwidth when playing videos. Disabling
1188adaptive encodings allows to restore the original static behavior of encodings
1189like Tight.
1190
1191@item share=[allow-exclusive|force-shared|ignore]
1192
1193Set display sharing policy.  'allow-exclusive' allows clients to ask
1194for exclusive access.  As suggested by the rfb spec this is
1195implemented by dropping other connections.  Connecting multiple
1196clients in parallel requires all clients asking for a shared session
1197(vncviewer: -shared switch).  This is the default.  'force-shared'
1198disables exclusive client access.  Useful for shared desktop sessions,
1199where you don't want someone forgetting specify -shared disconnect
1200everybody else.  'ignore' completely ignores the shared flag and
1201allows everybody connect unconditionally.  Doesn't conform to the rfb
1202spec but is traditional QEMU behavior.
1203
1204@end table
1205ETEXI
1206
1207STEXI
1208@end table
1209ETEXI
1210
1211ARCHHEADING(, QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1212
1213ARCHHEADING(i386 target only:, QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1214STEXI
1215@table @option
1216ETEXI
1217
1218DEF("win2k-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_win2k_hack,
1219    "-win2k-hack     use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug\n",
1220    QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1221STEXI
1222@item -win2k-hack
1223@findex -win2k-hack
1224Use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug. After
1225Windows 2000 is installed, you no longer need this option (this option
1226slows down the IDE transfers).
1227ETEXI
1228
1229HXCOMM Deprecated by -rtc
1230DEF("rtc-td-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_rtc_td_hack, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1231
1232DEF("no-fd-bootchk", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_fd_bootchk,
1233    "-no-fd-bootchk  disable boot signature checking for floppy disks\n",
1234    QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1235STEXI
1236@item -no-fd-bootchk
1237@findex -no-fd-bootchk
1238Disable boot signature checking for floppy disks in Bochs BIOS. It may
1239be needed to boot from old floppy disks.
1240TODO: check reference to Bochs BIOS.
1241ETEXI
1242
1243DEF("no-acpi", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi,
1244           "-no-acpi        disable ACPI\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1245STEXI
1246@item -no-acpi
1247@findex -no-acpi
1248Disable ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) support. Use
1249it if your guest OS complains about ACPI problems (PC target machine
1250only).
1251ETEXI
1252
1253DEF("no-hpet", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_hpet,
1254    "-no-hpet        disable HPET\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1255STEXI
1256@item -no-hpet
1257@findex -no-hpet
1258Disable HPET support.
1259ETEXI
1260
1261DEF("acpitable", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_acpitable,
1262    "-acpitable [sig=str][,rev=n][,oem_id=str][,oem_table_id=str][,oem_rev=n][,asl_compiler_id=str][,asl_compiler_rev=n][,{data|file}=file1[:file2]...]\n"
1263    "                ACPI table description\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1264STEXI
1265@item -acpitable [sig=@var{str}][,rev=@var{n}][,oem_id=@var{str}][,oem_table_id=@var{str}][,oem_rev=@var{n}] [,asl_compiler_id=@var{str}][,asl_compiler_rev=@var{n}][,data=@var{file1}[:@var{file2}]...]
1266@findex -acpitable
1267Add ACPI table with specified header fields and context from specified files.
1268For file=, take whole ACPI table from the specified files, including all
1269ACPI headers (possible overridden by other options).
1270For data=, only data
1271portion of the table is used, all header information is specified in the
1272command line.
1273ETEXI
1274
1275DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
1276    "-smbios file=binary\n"
1277    "                load SMBIOS entry from binary file\n"
1278    "-smbios type=0[,vendor=str][,version=str][,date=str][,release=%d.%d]\n"
1279    "                specify SMBIOS type 0 fields\n"
1280    "-smbios type=1[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
1281    "              [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]\n"
1282    "                specify SMBIOS type 1 fields\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
1283STEXI
1284@item -smbios file=@var{binary}
1285@findex -smbios
1286Load SMBIOS entry from binary file.
1287
1288@item -smbios type=0[,vendor=@var{str}][,version=@var{str}][,date=@var{str}][,release=@var{%d.%d}]
1289@findex -smbios
1290Specify SMBIOS type 0 fields
1291
1292@item -smbios type=1[,manufacturer=@var{str}][,product=@var{str}] [,version=@var{str}][,serial=@var{str}][,uuid=@var{uuid}][,sku=@var{str}] [,family=@var{str}]
1293Specify SMBIOS type 1 fields
1294ETEXI
1295
1296DEFHEADING()
1297STEXI
1298@end table
1299ETEXI
1300
1301DEFHEADING(Network options:)
1302STEXI
1303@table @option
1304ETEXI
1305
1306HXCOMM Legacy slirp options (now moved to -net user):
1307#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
1308DEF("tftp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tftp, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1309DEF("bootp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bootp, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1310DEF("redir", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_redir, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1311#ifndef _WIN32
1312DEF("smb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1313#endif
1314#endif
1315
1316DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
1317    "-net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str][,vectors=v]\n"
1318    "                create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN 'n'\n"
1319#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
1320    "-net user[,vlan=n][,name=str][,net=addr[/mask]][,host=addr][,restrict=on|off]\n"
1321    "         [,hostname=host][,dhcpstart=addr][,dns=addr][,dnssearch=domain][,tftp=dir]\n"
1322    "         [,bootfile=f][,hostfwd=rule][,guestfwd=rule]"
1323#ifndef _WIN32
1324                                             "[,smb=dir[,smbserver=addr]]\n"
1325#endif
1326    "                connect the user mode network stack to VLAN 'n', configure its\n"
1327    "                DHCP server and enabled optional services\n"
1328#endif
1329#ifdef _WIN32
1330    "-net tap[,vlan=n][,name=str],ifname=name\n"
1331    "                connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n'\n"
1332#else
1333    "-net tap[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,ifname=name][,script=file][,downscript=dfile][,helper=helper][,sndbuf=nbytes][,vnet_hdr=on|off][,vhost=on|off][,vhostfd=h][,vhostforce=on|off]\n"
1334    "                connect the host TAP network interface to VLAN 'n' \n"
1335    "                use network scripts 'file' (default=" DEFAULT_NETWORK_SCRIPT ")\n"
1336    "                to configure it and 'dfile' (default=" DEFAULT_NETWORK_DOWN_SCRIPT ")\n"
1337    "                to deconfigure it\n"
1338    "                use '[down]script=no' to disable script execution\n"
1339    "                use network helper 'helper' (default=" DEFAULT_BRIDGE_HELPER ") to\n"
1340    "                configure it\n"
1341    "                use 'fd=h' to connect to an already opened TAP interface\n"
1342    "                use 'sndbuf=nbytes' to limit the size of the send buffer (the\n"
1343    "                default is disabled 'sndbuf=0' to enable flow control set 'sndbuf=1048576')\n"
1344    "                use vnet_hdr=off to avoid enabling the IFF_VNET_HDR tap flag\n"
1345    "                use vnet_hdr=on to make the lack of IFF_VNET_HDR support an error condition\n"
1346    "                use vhost=on to enable experimental in kernel accelerator\n"
1347    "                    (only has effect for virtio guests which use MSIX)\n"
1348    "                use vhostforce=on to force vhost on for non-MSIX virtio guests\n"
1349    "                use 'vhostfd=h' to connect to an already opened vhost net device\n"
1350    "-net bridge[,vlan=n][,name=str][,br=bridge][,helper=helper]\n"
1351    "                connects a host TAP network interface to a host bridge device 'br'\n"
1352    "                (default=" DEFAULT_BRIDGE_INTERFACE ") using the program 'helper'\n"
1353    "                (default=" DEFAULT_BRIDGE_HELPER ")\n"
1354#endif
1355    "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]\n"
1356    "                connect the vlan 'n' to another VLAN using a socket connection\n"
1357    "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port[,localaddr=addr]]\n"
1358    "                connect the vlan 'n' to multicast maddr and port\n"
1359    "                use 'localaddr=addr' to specify the host address to send packets from\n"
1360    "-net socket[,vlan=n][,name=str][,fd=h][,udp=host:port][,localaddr=host:port]\n"
1361    "                connect the vlan 'n' to another VLAN using an UDP tunnel\n"
1362#ifdef CONFIG_VDE
1363    "-net vde[,vlan=n][,name=str][,sock=socketpath][,port=n][,group=groupname][,mode=octalmode]\n"
1364    "                connect the vlan 'n' to port 'n' of a vde switch running\n"
1365    "                on host and listening for incoming connections on 'socketpath'.\n"
1366    "                Use group 'groupname' and mode 'octalmode' to change default\n"
1367    "                ownership and permissions for communication port.\n"
1368#endif
1369    "-net dump[,vlan=n][,file=f][,len=n]\n"
1370    "                dump traffic on vlan 'n' to file 'f' (max n bytes per packet)\n"
1371    "-net none       use it alone to have zero network devices. If no -net option\n"
1372    "                is provided, the default is '-net nic -net user'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1373DEF("netdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netdev,
1374    "-netdev ["
1375#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
1376    "user|"
1377#endif
1378    "tap|"
1379    "bridge|"
1380#ifdef CONFIG_VDE
1381    "vde|"
1382#endif
1383    "socket],id=str[,option][,option][,...]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
1384STEXI
1385@item -net nic[,vlan=@var{n}][,macaddr=@var{mac}][,model=@var{type}] [,name=@var{name}][,addr=@var{addr}][,vectors=@var{v}]
1386@findex -net
1387Create a new Network Interface Card and connect it to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n}
1388= 0 is the default). The NIC is an e1000 by default on the PC
1389target. Optionally, the MAC address can be changed to @var{mac}, the
1390device address set to @var{addr} (PCI cards only),
1391and a @var{name} can be assigned for use in monitor commands.
1392Optionally, for PCI cards, you can specify the number @var{v} of MSI-X vectors
1393that the card should have; this option currently only affects virtio cards; set
1394@var{v} = 0 to disable MSI-X. If no @option{-net} option is specified, a single
1395NIC is created.  QEMU can emulate several different models of network card.
1396Valid values for @var{type} are
1397@code{virtio}, @code{i82551}, @code{i82557b}, @code{i82559er},
1398@code{ne2k_pci}, @code{ne2k_isa}, @code{pcnet}, @code{rtl8139},
1399@code{e1000}, @code{smc91c111}, @code{lance} and @code{mcf_fec}.
1400Not all devices are supported on all targets.  Use @code{-net nic,model=help}
1401for a list of available devices for your target.
1402
1403@item -netdev user,id=@var{id}[,@var{option}][,@var{option}][,...]
1404@item -net user[,@var{option}][,@var{option}][,...]
1405Use the user mode network stack which requires no administrator
1406privilege to run. Valid options are:
1407
1408@table @option
1409@item vlan=@var{n}
1410Connect user mode stack to VLAN @var{n} (@var{n} = 0 is the default).
1411
1412@item id=@var{id}
1413@item name=@var{name}
1414Assign symbolic name for use in monitor commands.
1415
1416@item net=@var{addr}[/@var{mask}]
1417Set IP network address the guest will see. Optionally specify the netmask,
1418either in the form a.b.c.d or as number of valid top-most bits. Default is
141910.0.2.0/24.
1420
1421@item host=@var{addr}
1422Specify the guest-visible address of the host. Default is the 2nd IP in the
1423guest network, i.e. x.x.x.2.
1424
1425@item restrict=on|off
1426If this option is enabled, the guest will be isolated, i.e. it will not be
1427able to contact the host and no guest IP packets will be routed over the host
1428to the outside. This option does not affect any explicitly set forwarding rules.
1429
1430@item hostname=@var{name}
1431Specifies the client hostname reported by the built-in DHCP server.
1432
1433@item dhcpstart=@var{addr}
1434Specify the first of the 16 IPs the built-in DHCP server can assign. Default
1435is the 15th to 31st IP in the guest network, i.e. x.x.x.15 to x.x.x.31.
1436
1437@item dns=@var{addr}
1438Specify the guest-visible address of the virtual nameserver. The address must
1439be different from the host address. Default is the 3rd IP in the guest network,
1440i.e. x.x.x.3.
1441
1442@item dnssearch=@var{domain}
1443Provides an entry for the domain-search list sent by the built-in
1444DHCP server. More than one domain suffix can be transmitted by specifying
1445this option multiple times. If supported, this will cause the guest to
1446automatically try to append the given domain suffix(es) in case a domain name
1447can not be resolved.
1448
1449Example:
1450@example
1451qemu -net user,dnssearch=mgmt.example.org,dnssearch=example.org [...]
1452@end example
1453
1454@item tftp=@var{dir}
1455When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in TFTP
1456server. The files in @var{dir} will be exposed as the root of a TFTP server.
1457The TFTP client on the guest must be configured in binary mode (use the command
1458@code{bin} of the Unix TFTP client).
1459
1460@item bootfile=@var{file}
1461When using the user mode network stack, broadcast @var{file} as the BOOTP
1462filename. In conjunction with @option{tftp}, this can be used to network boot
1463a guest from a local directory.
1464
1465Example (using pxelinux):
1466@example
1467qemu-system-i386 -hda linux.img -boot n -net user,tftp=/path/to/tftp/files,bootfile=/pxelinux.0
1468@end example
1469
1470@item smb=@var{dir}[,smbserver=@var{addr}]
1471When using the user mode network stack, activate a built-in SMB
1472server so that Windows OSes can access to the host files in @file{@var{dir}}
1473transparently. The IP address of the SMB server can be set to @var{addr}. By
1474default the 4th IP in the guest network is used, i.e. x.x.x.4.
1475
1476In the guest Windows OS, the line:
1477@example
147810.0.2.4 smbserver
1479@end example
1480must be added in the file @file{C:\WINDOWS\LMHOSTS} (for windows 9x/Me)
1481or @file{C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\LMHOSTS} (Windows NT/2000).
1482
1483Then @file{@var{dir}} can be accessed in @file{\\smbserver\qemu}.
1484
1485Note that a SAMBA server must be installed on the host OS.
1486QEMU was tested successfully with smbd versions from Red Hat 9,
1487Fedora Core 3 and OpenSUSE 11.x.
1488
1489@item hostfwd=[tcp|udp]:[@var{hostaddr}]:@var{hostport}-[@var{guestaddr}]:@var{guestport}
1490Redirect incoming TCP or UDP connections to the host port @var{hostport} to
1491the guest IP address @var{guestaddr} on guest port @var{guestport}. If
1492@var{guestaddr} is not specified, its value is x.x.x.15 (default first address
1493given by the built-in DHCP server). By specifying @var{hostaddr}, the rule can
1494be bound to a specific host interface. If no connection type is set, TCP is
1495used. This option can be given multiple times.
1496
1497For example, to redirect host X11 connection from screen 1 to guest
1498screen 0, use the following:
1499
1500@example
1501# on the host
1502qemu-system-i386 -net user,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:6001-:6000 [...]
1503# this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
1504xterm -display :1
1505@end example
1506
1507To redirect telnet connections from host port 5555 to telnet port on
1508the guest, use the following:
1509
1510@example
1511# on the host
1512qemu-system-i386 -net user,hostfwd=tcp::5555-:23 [...]
1513telnet localhost 5555
1514@end example
1515
1516Then when you use on the host @code{telnet localhost 5555}, you
1517connect to the guest telnet server.
1518
1519@item guestfwd=[tcp]:@var{server}:@var{port}-@var{dev}
1520@item guestfwd=[tcp]:@var{server}:@var{port}-@var{cmd:command}
1521Forward guest TCP connections to the IP address @var{server} on port @var{port}
1522to the character device @var{dev} or to a program executed by @var{cmd:command}
1523which gets spawned for each connection. This option can be given multiple times.
1524
1525You can either use a chardev directly and have that one used throughout QEMU's
1526lifetime, like in the following example:
1527
1528@example
1529# open 10.10.1.1:4321 on bootup, connect 10.0.2.100:1234 to it whenever
1530# the guest accesses it
1531qemu -net user,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.100:1234-tcp:10.10.1.1:4321 [...]
1532@end example
1533
1534Or you can execute a command on every TCP connection established by the guest,
1535so that QEMU behaves similar to an inetd process for that virtual server:
1536
1537@example
1538# call "netcat 10.10.1.1 4321" on every TCP connection to 10.0.2.100:1234
1539# and connect the TCP stream to its stdin/stdout
1540qemu -net 'user,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.100:1234-cmd:netcat 10.10.1.1 4321'
1541@end example
1542
1543@end table
1544
1545Note: Legacy stand-alone options -tftp, -bootp, -smb and -redir are still
1546processed and applied to -net user. Mixing them with the new configuration
1547syntax gives undefined results. Their use for new applications is discouraged
1548as they will be removed from future versions.
1549
1550@item -netdev tap,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}][,helper=@var{helper}]
1551@item -net tap[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,ifname=@var{name}][,script=@var{file}][,downscript=@var{dfile}][,helper=@var{helper}]
1552Connect the host TAP network interface @var{name} to VLAN @var{n}.
1553
1554Use the network script @var{file} to configure it and the network script
1555@var{dfile} to deconfigure it. If @var{name} is not provided, the OS
1556automatically provides one. The default network configure script is
1557@file{/etc/qemu-ifup} and the default network deconfigure script is
1558@file{/etc/qemu-ifdown}. Use @option{script=no} or @option{downscript=no}
1559to disable script execution.
1560
1561If running QEMU as an unprivileged user, use the network helper
1562@var{helper} to configure the TAP interface. The default network
1563helper executable is @file{/usr/local/libexec/qemu-bridge-helper}.
1564
1565@option{fd}=@var{h} can be used to specify the handle of an already
1566opened host TAP interface.
1567
1568Examples:
1569
1570@example
1571#launch a QEMU instance with the default network script
1572qemu-system-i386 linux.img -net nic -net tap
1573@end example
1574
1575@example
1576#launch a QEMU instance with two NICs, each one connected
1577#to a TAP device
1578qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1579                 -net nic,vlan=0 -net tap,vlan=0,ifname=tap0 \
1580                 -net nic,vlan=1 -net tap,vlan=1,ifname=tap1
1581@end example
1582
1583@example
1584#launch a QEMU instance with the default network helper to
1585#connect a TAP device to bridge br0
1586qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1587                 -net nic -net tap,"helper=/usr/local/libexec/qemu-bridge-helper"
1588@end example
1589
1590@item -netdev bridge,id=@var{id}[,br=@var{bridge}][,helper=@var{helper}]
1591@item -net bridge[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,br=@var{bridge}][,helper=@var{helper}]
1592Connect a host TAP network interface to a host bridge device.
1593
1594Use the network helper @var{helper} to configure the TAP interface and
1595attach it to the bridge. The default network helper executable is
1596@file{/usr/local/libexec/qemu-bridge-helper} and the default bridge
1597device is @file{br0}.
1598
1599Examples:
1600
1601@example
1602#launch a QEMU instance with the default network helper to
1603#connect a TAP device to bridge br0
1604qemu-system-i386 linux.img -net bridge -net nic,model=virtio
1605@end example
1606
1607@example
1608#launch a QEMU instance with the default network helper to
1609#connect a TAP device to bridge qemubr0
1610qemu-system-i386 linux.img -net bridge,br=qemubr0 -net nic,model=virtio
1611@end example
1612
1613@item -netdev socket,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
1614@item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}] [,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
1615
1616Connect the VLAN @var{n} to a remote VLAN in another QEMU virtual
1617machine using a TCP socket connection. If @option{listen} is
1618specified, QEMU waits for incoming connections on @var{port}
1619(@var{host} is optional). @option{connect} is used to connect to
1620another QEMU instance using the @option{listen} option. @option{fd}=@var{h}
1621specifies an already opened TCP socket.
1622
1623Example:
1624@example
1625# launch a first QEMU instance
1626qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1627                 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
1628                 -net socket,listen=:1234
1629# connect the VLAN 0 of this instance to the VLAN 0
1630# of the first instance
1631qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1632                 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
1633                 -net socket,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
1634@end example
1635
1636@item -netdev socket,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}[,localaddr=@var{addr}]]
1637@item -net socket[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,fd=@var{h}][,mcast=@var{maddr}:@var{port}[,localaddr=@var{addr}]]
1638
1639Create a VLAN @var{n} shared with another QEMU virtual
1640machines using a UDP multicast socket, effectively making a bus for
1641every QEMU with same multicast address @var{maddr} and @var{port}.
1642NOTES:
1643@enumerate
1644@item
1645Several QEMU can be running on different hosts and share same bus (assuming
1646correct multicast setup for these hosts).
1647@item
1648mcast support is compatible with User Mode Linux (argument @option{eth@var{N}=mcast}), see
1649@url{http://user-mode-linux.sf.net}.
1650@item
1651Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
1652@end enumerate
1653
1654Example:
1655@example
1656# launch one QEMU instance
1657qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1658                 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
1659                 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
1660# launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
1661qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1662                 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
1663                 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
1664# launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
1665qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1666                 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
1667                 -net socket,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
1668@end example
1669
1670Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
1671@example
1672# launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected
1673# is UML's default)
1674qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1675                 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
1676                 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
1677# launch UML
1678/path/to/linux ubd0=/path/to/root_fs eth0=mcast
1679@end example
1680
1681Example (send packets from host's 1.2.3.4):
1682@example
1683qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
1684                 -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
1685                 -net socket,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102,localaddr=1.2.3.4
1686@end example
1687
1688@item -netdev vde,id=@var{id}[,sock=@var{socketpath}][,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
1689@item -net vde[,vlan=@var{n}][,name=@var{name}][,sock=@var{socketpath}] [,port=@var{n}][,group=@var{groupname}][,mode=@var{octalmode}]
1690Connect VLAN @var{n} to PORT @var{n} of a vde switch running on host and
1691listening for incoming connections on @var{socketpath}. Use GROUP @var{groupname}
1692and MODE @var{octalmode} to change default ownership and permissions for
1693communication port. This option is only available if QEMU has been compiled
1694with vde support enabled.
1695
1696Example:
1697@example
1698# launch vde switch
1699vde_switch -F -sock /tmp/myswitch
1700# launch QEMU instance
1701qemu-system-i386 linux.img -net nic -net vde,sock=/tmp/myswitch
1702@end example
1703
1704@item -net dump[,vlan=@var{n}][,file=@var{file}][,len=@var{len}]
1705Dump network traffic on VLAN @var{n} to file @var{file} (@file{qemu-vlan0.pcap} by default).
1706At most @var{len} bytes (64k by default) per packet are stored. The file format is
1707libpcap, so it can be analyzed with tools such as tcpdump or Wireshark.
1708
1709@item -net none
1710Indicate that no network devices should be configured. It is used to
1711override the default configuration (@option{-net nic -net user}) which
1712is activated if no @option{-net} options are provided.
1713
1714@end table
1715ETEXI
1716
1717DEFHEADING()
1718
1719DEFHEADING(Character device options:)
1720
1721DEF("chardev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chardev,
1722    "-chardev null,id=id[,mux=on|off]\n"
1723    "-chardev socket,id=id[,host=host],port=host[,to=to][,ipv4][,ipv6][,nodelay]\n"
1724    "         [,server][,nowait][,telnet][,mux=on|off] (tcp)\n"
1725    "-chardev socket,id=id,path=path[,server][,nowait][,telnet],[mux=on|off] (unix)\n"
1726    "-chardev udp,id=id[,host=host],port=port[,localaddr=localaddr]\n"
1727    "         [,localport=localport][,ipv4][,ipv6][,mux=on|off]\n"
1728    "-chardev msmouse,id=id[,mux=on|off]\n"
1729    "-chardev vc,id=id[[,width=width][,height=height]][[,cols=cols][,rows=rows]]\n"
1730    "         [,mux=on|off]\n"
1731    "-chardev file,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off]\n"
1732    "-chardev pipe,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off]\n"
1733#ifdef _WIN32
1734    "-chardev console,id=id[,mux=on|off]\n"
1735    "-chardev serial,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off]\n"
1736#else
1737    "-chardev pty,id=id[,mux=on|off]\n"
1738    "-chardev stdio,id=id[,mux=on|off][,signal=on|off]\n"
1739#endif
1740#ifdef CONFIG_BRLAPI
1741    "-chardev braille,id=id[,mux=on|off]\n"
1742#endif
1743#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__sun__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) \
1744        || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
1745    "-chardev tty,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off]\n"
1746#endif
1747#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
1748    "-chardev parport,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off]\n"
1749#endif
1750#if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
1751    "-chardev spicevmc,id=id,name=name[,debug=debug]\n"
1752#endif
1753    , QEMU_ARCH_ALL
1754)
1755
1756STEXI
1757
1758The general form of a character device option is:
1759@table @option
1760
1761@item -chardev @var{backend} ,id=@var{id} [,mux=on|off] [,@var{options}]
1762@findex -chardev
1763Backend is one of:
1764@option{null},
1765@option{socket},
1766@option{udp},
1767@option{msmouse},
1768@option{vc},
1769@option{file},
1770@option{pipe},
1771@option{console},
1772@option{serial},
1773@option{pty},
1774@option{stdio},
1775@option{braille},
1776@option{tty},
1777@option{parport},
1778@option{spicevmc}.
1779The specific backend will determine the applicable options.
1780
1781All devices must have an id, which can be any string up to 127 characters long.
1782It is used to uniquely identify this device in other command line directives.
1783
1784A character device may be used in multiplexing mode by multiple front-ends.
1785The key sequence of @key{Control-a} and @key{c} will rotate the input focus
1786between attached front-ends. Specify @option{mux=on} to enable this mode.
1787
1788Options to each backend are described below.
1789
1790@item -chardev null ,id=@var{id}
1791A void device. This device will not emit any data, and will drop any data it
1792receives. The null backend does not take any options.
1793
1794@item -chardev socket ,id=@var{id} [@var{TCP options} or @var{unix options}] [,server] [,nowait] [,telnet]
1795
1796Create a two-way stream socket, which can be either a TCP or a unix socket. A
1797unix socket will be created if @option{path} is specified. Behaviour is
1798undefined if TCP options are specified for a unix socket.
1799
1800@option{server} specifies that the socket shall be a listening socket.
1801
1802@option{nowait} specifies that QEMU should not block waiting for a client to
1803connect to a listening socket.
1804
1805@option{telnet} specifies that traffic on the socket should interpret telnet
1806escape sequences.
1807
1808TCP and unix socket options are given below:
1809
1810@table @option
1811
1812@item TCP options: port=@var{port} [,host=@var{host}] [,to=@var{to}] [,ipv4] [,ipv6] [,nodelay]
1813
1814@option{host} for a listening socket specifies the local address to be bound.
1815For a connecting socket species the remote host to connect to. @option{host} is
1816optional for listening sockets. If not specified it defaults to @code{0.0.0.0}.
1817
1818@option{port} for a listening socket specifies the local port to be bound. For a
1819connecting socket specifies the port on the remote host to connect to.
1820@option{port} can be given as either a port number or a service name.
1821@option{port} is required.
1822
1823@option{to} is only relevant to listening sockets. If it is specified, and
1824@option{port} cannot be bound, QEMU will attempt to bind to subsequent ports up
1825to and including @option{to} until it succeeds. @option{to} must be specified
1826as a port number.
1827
1828@option{ipv4} and @option{ipv6} specify that either IPv4 or IPv6 must be used.
1829If neither is specified the socket may use either protocol.
1830
1831@option{nodelay} disables the Nagle algorithm.
1832
1833@item unix options: path=@var{path}
1834
1835@option{path} specifies the local path of the unix socket. @option{path} is
1836required.
1837
1838@end table
1839
1840@item -chardev udp ,id=@var{id} [,host=@var{host}] ,port=@var{port} [,localaddr=@var{localaddr}] [,localport=@var{localport}] [,ipv4] [,ipv6]
1841
1842Sends all traffic from the guest to a remote host over UDP.
1843
1844@option{host} specifies the remote host to connect to. If not specified it
1845defaults to @code{localhost}.
1846
1847@option{port} specifies the port on the remote host to connect to. @option{port}
1848is required.
1849
1850@option{localaddr} specifies the local address to bind to. If not specified it
1851defaults to @code{0.0.0.0}.
1852
1853@option{localport} specifies the local port to bind to. If not specified any
1854available local port will be used.
1855
1856@option{ipv4} and @option{ipv6} specify that either IPv4 or IPv6 must be used.
1857If neither is specified the device may use either protocol.
1858
1859@item -chardev msmouse ,id=@var{id}
1860
1861Forward QEMU's emulated msmouse events to the guest. @option{msmouse} does not
1862take any options.
1863
1864@item -chardev vc ,id=@var{id} [[,width=@var{width}] [,height=@var{height}]] [[,cols=@var{cols}] [,rows=@var{rows}]]
1865
1866Connect to a QEMU text console. @option{vc} may optionally be given a specific
1867size.
1868
1869@option{width} and @option{height} specify the width and height respectively of
1870the console, in pixels.
1871
1872@option{cols} and @option{rows} specify that the console be sized to fit a text
1873console with the given dimensions.
1874
1875@item -chardev file ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
1876
1877Log all traffic received from the guest to a file.
1878
1879@option{path} specifies the path of the file to be opened. This file will be
1880created if it does not already exist, and overwritten if it does. @option{path}
1881is required.
1882
1883@item -chardev pipe ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
1884
1885Create a two-way connection to the guest. The behaviour differs slightly between
1886Windows hosts and other hosts:
1887
1888On Windows, a single duplex pipe will be created at
1889@file{\\.pipe\@option{path}}.
1890
1891On other hosts, 2 pipes will be created called @file{@option{path}.in} and
1892@file{@option{path}.out}. Data written to @file{@option{path}.in} will be
1893received by the guest. Data written by the guest can be read from
1894@file{@option{path}.out}. QEMU will not create these fifos, and requires them to
1895be present.
1896
1897@option{path} forms part of the pipe path as described above. @option{path} is
1898required.
1899
1900@item -chardev console ,id=@var{id}
1901
1902Send traffic from the guest to QEMU's standard output. @option{console} does not
1903take any options.
1904
1905@option{console} is only available on Windows hosts.
1906
1907@item -chardev serial ,id=@var{id} ,path=@option{path}
1908
1909Send traffic from the guest to a serial device on the host.
1910
1911@option{serial} is
1912only available on Windows hosts.
1913
1914@option{path} specifies the name of the serial device to open.
1915
1916@item -chardev pty ,id=@var{id}
1917
1918Create a new pseudo-terminal on the host and connect to it. @option{pty} does
1919not take any options.
1920
1921@option{pty} is not available on Windows hosts.
1922
1923@item -chardev stdio ,id=@var{id} [,signal=on|off]
1924Connect to standard input and standard output of the QEMU process.
1925
1926@option{signal} controls if signals are enabled on the terminal, that includes
1927exiting QEMU with the key sequence @key{Control-c}. This option is enabled by
1928default, use @option{signal=off} to disable it.
1929
1930@option{stdio} is not available on Windows hosts.
1931
1932@item -chardev braille ,id=@var{id}
1933
1934Connect to a local BrlAPI server. @option{braille} does not take any options.
1935
1936@item -chardev tty ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
1937
1938Connect to a local tty device.
1939
1940@option{tty} is only available on Linux, Sun, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and
1941DragonFlyBSD hosts.
1942
1943@option{path} specifies the path to the tty. @option{path} is required.
1944
1945@item -chardev parport ,id=@var{id} ,path=@var{path}
1946
1947@option{parport} is only available on Linux, FreeBSD and DragonFlyBSD hosts.
1948
1949Connect to a local parallel port.
1950
1951@option{path} specifies the path to the parallel port device. @option{path} is
1952required.
1953
1954@item -chardev spicevmc ,id=@var{id} ,debug=@var{debug}, name=@var{name}
1955
1956@option{spicevmc} is only available when spice support is built in.
1957
1958@option{debug} debug level for spicevmc
1959
1960@option{name} name of spice channel to connect to
1961
1962Connect to a spice virtual machine channel, such as vdiport.
1963
1964@end table
1965ETEXI
1966
1967DEFHEADING()
1968
1969STEXI
1970DEFHEADING(Device URL Syntax:)
1971
1972In addition to using normal file images for the emulated storage devices,
1973QEMU can also use networked resources such as iSCSI devices. These are
1974specified using a special URL syntax.
1975
1976@table @option
1977@item iSCSI
1978iSCSI support allows QEMU to access iSCSI resources directly and use as
1979images for the guest storage. Both disk and cdrom images are supported.
1980
1981Syntax for specifying iSCSI LUNs is
1982``iscsi://<target-ip>[:<port>]/<target-iqn>/<lun>''
1983
1984By default qemu will use the iSCSI initiator-name
1985'iqn.2008-11.org.linux-kvm[:<name>]' but this can also be set from the command
1986line or a configuration file.
1987
1988
1989Example (without authentication):
1990@example
1991qemu-system-i386 -iscsi initiator-name=iqn.2001-04.com.example:my-initiator \
1992                 -cdrom iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/2 \
1993                 -drive file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
1994@end example
1995
1996Example (CHAP username/password via URL):
1997@example
1998qemu-system-i386 -drive file=iscsi://user%password@@192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
1999@end example
2000
2001Example (CHAP username/password via environment variables):
2002@example
2003LIBISCSI_CHAP_USERNAME="user" \
2004LIBISCSI_CHAP_PASSWORD="password" \
2005qemu-system-i386 -drive file=iscsi://192.0.2.1/iqn.2001-04.com.example/1
2006@end example
2007
2008iSCSI support is an optional feature of QEMU and only available when
2009compiled and linked against libiscsi.
2010ETEXI
2011DEF("iscsi", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_iscsi,
2012    "-iscsi [user=user][,password=password]\n"
2013    "       [,header-digest=CRC32C|CR32C-NONE|NONE-CRC32C|NONE\n"
2014    "       [,initiator-name=iqn]\n"
2015    "                iSCSI session parameters\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2016STEXI
2017
2018iSCSI parameters such as username and password can also be specified via
2019a configuration file. See qemu-doc for more information and examples.
2020
2021@item NBD
2022QEMU supports NBD (Network Block Devices) both using TCP protocol as well
2023as Unix Domain Sockets.
2024
2025Syntax for specifying a NBD device using TCP
2026``nbd:<server-ip>:<port>[:exportname=<export>]''
2027
2028Syntax for specifying a NBD device using Unix Domain Sockets
2029``nbd:unix:<domain-socket>[:exportname=<export>]''
2030
2031
2032Example for TCP
2033@example
2034qemu-system-i386 --drive file=nbd:192.0.2.1:30000
2035@end example
2036
2037Example for Unix Domain Sockets
2038@example
2039qemu-system-i386 --drive file=nbd:unix:/tmp/nbd-socket
2040@end example
2041
2042@item Sheepdog
2043Sheepdog is a distributed storage system for QEMU.
2044QEMU supports using either local sheepdog devices or remote networked
2045devices.
2046
2047Syntax for specifying a sheepdog device
2048@table @list
2049``sheepdog:<vdiname>''
2050
2051``sheepdog:<vdiname>:<snapid>''
2052
2053``sheepdog:<vdiname>:<tag>''
2054
2055``sheepdog:<host>:<port>:<vdiname>''
2056
2057``sheepdog:<host>:<port>:<vdiname>:<snapid>''
2058
2059``sheepdog:<host>:<port>:<vdiname>:<tag>''
2060@end table
2061
2062Example
2063@example
2064qemu-system-i386 --drive file=sheepdog:192.0.2.1:30000:MyVirtualMachine
2065@end example
2066
2067See also @url{http://http://www.osrg.net/sheepdog/}.
2068
2069@item GlusterFS
2070GlusterFS is an user space distributed file system.
2071QEMU supports the use of GlusterFS volumes for hosting VM disk images using
2072TCP, Unix Domain Sockets and RDMA transport protocols.
2073
2074Syntax for specifying a VM disk image on GlusterFS volume is
2075@example
2076gluster[+transport]://[server[:port]]/volname/image[?socket=...]
2077@end example
2078
2079
2080Example
2081@example
2082qemu-system-x86_84 --drive file=gluster://192.0.2.1/testvol/a.img
2083@end example
2084
2085See also @url{http://www.gluster.org}.
2086@end table
2087ETEXI
2088
2089DEFHEADING(Bluetooth(R) options:)
2090
2091DEF("bt", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bt, \
2092    "-bt hci,null    dumb bluetooth HCI - doesn't respond to commands\n" \
2093    "-bt hci,host[:id]\n" \
2094    "                use host's HCI with the given name\n" \
2095    "-bt hci[,vlan=n]\n" \
2096    "                emulate a standard HCI in virtual scatternet 'n'\n" \
2097    "-bt vhci[,vlan=n]\n" \
2098    "                add host computer to virtual scatternet 'n' using VHCI\n" \
2099    "-bt device:dev[,vlan=n]\n" \
2100    "                emulate a bluetooth device 'dev' in scatternet 'n'\n",
2101    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2102STEXI
2103@table @option
2104
2105@item -bt hci[...]
2106@findex -bt
2107Defines the function of the corresponding Bluetooth HCI.  -bt options
2108are matched with the HCIs present in the chosen machine type.  For
2109example when emulating a machine with only one HCI built into it, only
2110the first @code{-bt hci[...]} option is valid and defines the HCI's
2111logic.  The Transport Layer is decided by the machine type.  Currently
2112the machines @code{n800} and @code{n810} have one HCI and all other
2113machines have none.
2114
2115@anchor{bt-hcis}
2116The following three types are recognized:
2117
2118@table @option
2119@item -bt hci,null
2120(default) The corresponding Bluetooth HCI assumes no internal logic
2121and will not respond to any HCI commands or emit events.
2122
2123@item -bt hci,host[:@var{id}]
2124(@code{bluez} only) The corresponding HCI passes commands / events
2125to / from the physical HCI identified by the name @var{id} (default:
2126@code{hci0}) on the computer running QEMU.  Only available on @code{bluez}
2127capable systems like Linux.
2128
2129@item -bt hci[,vlan=@var{n}]
2130Add a virtual, standard HCI that will participate in the Bluetooth
2131scatternet @var{n} (default @code{0}).  Similarly to @option{-net}
2132VLANs, devices inside a bluetooth network @var{n} can only communicate
2133with other devices in the same network (scatternet).
2134@end table
2135
2136@item -bt vhci[,vlan=@var{n}]
2137(Linux-host only) Create a HCI in scatternet @var{n} (default 0) attached
2138to the host bluetooth stack instead of to the emulated target.  This
2139allows the host and target machines to participate in a common scatternet
2140and communicate.  Requires the Linux @code{vhci} driver installed.  Can
2141be used as following:
2142
2143@example
2144qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -bt hci,vlan=5 -bt vhci,vlan=5
2145@end example
2146
2147@item -bt device:@var{dev}[,vlan=@var{n}]
2148Emulate a bluetooth device @var{dev} and place it in network @var{n}
2149(default @code{0}).  QEMU can only emulate one type of bluetooth devices
2150currently:
2151
2152@table @option
2153@item keyboard
2154Virtual wireless keyboard implementing the HIDP bluetooth profile.
2155@end table
2156@end table
2157ETEXI
2158
2159DEFHEADING()
2160
2161DEFHEADING(Linux/Multiboot boot specific:)
2162STEXI
2163
2164When using these options, you can use a given Linux or Multiboot
2165kernel without installing it in the disk image. It can be useful
2166for easier testing of various kernels.
2167
2168@table @option
2169ETEXI
2170
2171DEF("kernel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_kernel, \
2172    "-kernel bzImage use 'bzImage' as kernel image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2173STEXI
2174@item -kernel @var{bzImage}
2175@findex -kernel
2176Use @var{bzImage} as kernel image. The kernel can be either a Linux kernel
2177or in multiboot format.
2178ETEXI
2179
2180DEF("append", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_append, \
2181    "-append cmdline use 'cmdline' as kernel command line\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2182STEXI
2183@item -append @var{cmdline}
2184@findex -append
2185Use @var{cmdline} as kernel command line
2186ETEXI
2187
2188DEF("initrd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_initrd, \
2189           "-initrd file    use 'file' as initial ram disk\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2190STEXI
2191@item -initrd @var{file}
2192@findex -initrd
2193Use @var{file} as initial ram disk.
2194
2195@item -initrd "@var{file1} arg=foo,@var{file2}"
2196
2197This syntax is only available with multiboot.
2198
2199Use @var{file1} and @var{file2} as modules and pass arg=foo as parameter to the
2200first module.
2201ETEXI
2202
2203DEF("dtb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_dtb, \
2204    "-dtb    file    use 'file' as device tree image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2205STEXI
2206@item -dtb @var{file}
2207@findex -dtb
2208Use @var{file} as a device tree binary (dtb) image and pass it to the kernel
2209on boot.
2210ETEXI
2211
2212STEXI
2213@end table
2214ETEXI
2215
2216DEFHEADING()
2217
2218DEFHEADING(Debug/Expert options:)
2219
2220STEXI
2221@table @option
2222ETEXI
2223
2224DEF("serial", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_serial, \
2225    "-serial dev     redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'\n",
2226    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2227STEXI
2228@item -serial @var{dev}
2229@findex -serial
2230Redirect the virtual serial port to host character device
2231@var{dev}. The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and
2232@code{stdio} in non graphical mode.
2233
2234This option can be used several times to simulate up to 4 serial
2235ports.
2236
2237Use @code{-serial none} to disable all serial ports.
2238
2239Available character devices are:
2240@table @option
2241@item vc[:@var{W}x@var{H}]
2242Virtual console. Optionally, a width and height can be given in pixel with
2243@example
2244vc:800x600
2245@end example
2246It is also possible to specify width or height in characters:
2247@example
2248vc:80Cx24C
2249@end example
2250@item pty
2251[Linux only] Pseudo TTY (a new PTY is automatically allocated)
2252@item none
2253No device is allocated.
2254@item null
2255void device
2256@item /dev/XXX
2257[Linux only] Use host tty, e.g. @file{/dev/ttyS0}. The host serial port
2258parameters are set according to the emulated ones.
2259@item /dev/parport@var{N}
2260[Linux only, parallel port only] Use host parallel port
2261@var{N}. Currently SPP and EPP parallel port features can be used.
2262@item file:@var{filename}
2263Write output to @var{filename}. No character can be read.
2264@item stdio
2265[Unix only] standard input/output
2266@item pipe:@var{filename}
2267name pipe @var{filename}
2268@item COM@var{n}
2269[Windows only] Use host serial port @var{n}
2270@item udp:[@var{remote_host}]:@var{remote_port}[@@[@var{src_ip}]:@var{src_port}]
2271This implements UDP Net Console.
2272When @var{remote_host} or @var{src_ip} are not specified
2273they default to @code{0.0.0.0}.
2274When not using a specified @var{src_port} a random port is automatically chosen.
2275
2276If you just want a simple readonly console you can use @code{netcat} or
2277@code{nc}, by starting QEMU with: @code{-serial udp::4555} and nc as:
2278@code{nc -u -l -p 4555}. Any time QEMU writes something to that port it
2279will appear in the netconsole session.
2280
2281If you plan to send characters back via netconsole or you want to stop
2282and start QEMU a lot of times, you should have QEMU use the same
2283source port each time by using something like @code{-serial
2284udp::4555@@:4556} to QEMU. Another approach is to use a patched
2285version of netcat which can listen to a TCP port and send and receive
2286characters via udp.  If you have a patched version of netcat which
2287activates telnet remote echo and single char transfer, then you can
2288use the following options to step up a netcat redirector to allow
2289telnet on port 5555 to access the QEMU port.
2290@table @code
2291@item QEMU Options:
2292-serial udp::4555@@:4556
2293@item netcat options:
2294-u -P 4555 -L 0.0.0.0:4556 -t -p 5555 -I -T
2295@item telnet options:
2296localhost 5555
2297@end table
2298
2299@item tcp:[@var{host}]:@var{port}[,@var{server}][,nowait][,nodelay]
2300The TCP Net Console has two modes of operation.  It can send the serial
2301I/O to a location or wait for a connection from a location.  By default
2302the TCP Net Console is sent to @var{host} at the @var{port}.  If you use
2303the @var{server} option QEMU will wait for a client socket application
2304to connect to the port before continuing, unless the @code{nowait}
2305option was specified.  The @code{nodelay} option disables the Nagle buffering
2306algorithm.  If @var{host} is omitted, 0.0.0.0 is assumed. Only
2307one TCP connection at a time is accepted. You can use @code{telnet} to
2308connect to the corresponding character device.
2309@table @code
2310@item Example to send tcp console to 192.168.0.2 port 4444
2311-serial tcp:192.168.0.2:4444
2312@item Example to listen and wait on port 4444 for connection
2313-serial tcp::4444,server
2314@item Example to not wait and listen on ip 192.168.0.100 port 4444
2315-serial tcp:192.168.0.100:4444,server,nowait
2316@end table
2317
2318@item telnet:@var{host}:@var{port}[,server][,nowait][,nodelay]
2319The telnet protocol is used instead of raw tcp sockets.  The options
2320work the same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp}.  The
2321difference is that the port acts like a telnet server or client using
2322telnet option negotiation.  This will also allow you to send the
2323MAGIC_SYSRQ sequence if you use a telnet that supports sending the break
2324sequence.  Typically in unix telnet you do it with Control-] and then
2325type "send break" followed by pressing the enter key.
2326
2327@item unix:@var{path}[,server][,nowait]
2328A unix domain socket is used instead of a tcp socket.  The option works the
2329same as if you had specified @code{-serial tcp} except the unix domain socket
2330@var{path} is used for connections.
2331
2332@item mon:@var{dev_string}
2333This is a special option to allow the monitor to be multiplexed onto
2334another serial port.  The monitor is accessed with key sequence of
2335@key{Control-a} and then pressing @key{c}. See monitor access
2336@ref{pcsys_keys} in the -nographic section for more keys.
2337@var{dev_string} should be any one of the serial devices specified
2338above.  An example to multiplex the monitor onto a telnet server
2339listening on port 4444 would be:
2340@table @code
2341@item -serial mon:telnet::4444,server,nowait
2342@end table
2343
2344@item braille
2345Braille device.  This will use BrlAPI to display the braille output on a real
2346or fake device.
2347
2348@item msmouse
2349Three button serial mouse. Configure the guest to use Microsoft protocol.
2350@end table
2351ETEXI
2352
2353DEF("parallel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_parallel, \
2354    "-parallel dev   redirect the parallel port to char device 'dev'\n",
2355    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2356STEXI
2357@item -parallel @var{dev}
2358@findex -parallel
2359Redirect the virtual parallel port to host device @var{dev} (same
2360devices as the serial port). On Linux hosts, @file{/dev/parportN} can
2361be used to use hardware devices connected on the corresponding host
2362parallel port.
2363
2364This option can be used several times to simulate up to 3 parallel
2365ports.
2366
2367Use @code{-parallel none} to disable all parallel ports.
2368ETEXI
2369
2370DEF("monitor", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_monitor, \
2371    "-monitor dev    redirect the monitor to char device 'dev'\n",
2372    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2373STEXI
2374@item -monitor @var{dev}
2375@findex -monitor
2376Redirect the monitor to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
2377serial port).
2378The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
2379non graphical mode.
2380ETEXI
2381DEF("qmp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qmp, \
2382    "-qmp dev        like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode\n",
2383    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2384STEXI
2385@item -qmp @var{dev}
2386@findex -qmp
2387Like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode.
2388ETEXI
2389
2390DEF("mon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mon, \
2391    "-mon chardev=[name][,mode=readline|control][,default]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2392STEXI
2393@item -mon chardev=[name][,mode=readline|control][,default]
2394@findex -mon
2395Setup monitor on chardev @var{name}.
2396ETEXI
2397
2398DEF("debugcon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_debugcon, \
2399    "-debugcon dev   redirect the debug console to char device 'dev'\n",
2400    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2401STEXI
2402@item -debugcon @var{dev}
2403@findex -debugcon
2404Redirect the debug console to host device @var{dev} (same devices as the
2405serial port).  The debug console is an I/O port which is typically port
24060xe9; writing to that I/O port sends output to this device.
2407The default device is @code{vc} in graphical mode and @code{stdio} in
2408non graphical mode.
2409ETEXI
2410
2411DEF("pidfile", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pidfile, \
2412    "-pidfile file   write PID to 'file'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2413STEXI
2414@item -pidfile @var{file}
2415@findex -pidfile
2416Store the QEMU process PID in @var{file}. It is useful if you launch QEMU
2417from a script.
2418ETEXI
2419
2420DEF("singlestep", 0, QEMU_OPTION_singlestep, \
2421    "-singlestep     always run in singlestep mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2422STEXI
2423@item -singlestep
2424@findex -singlestep
2425Run the emulation in single step mode.
2426ETEXI
2427
2428DEF("S", 0, QEMU_OPTION_S, \
2429    "-S              freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)\n",
2430    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2431STEXI
2432@item -S
2433@findex -S
2434Do not start CPU at startup (you must type 'c' in the monitor).
2435ETEXI
2436
2437DEF("gdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_gdb, \
2438    "-gdb dev        wait for gdb connection on 'dev'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2439STEXI
2440@item -gdb @var{dev}
2441@findex -gdb
2442Wait for gdb connection on device @var{dev} (@pxref{gdb_usage}). Typical
2443connections will likely be TCP-based, but also UDP, pseudo TTY, or even
2444stdio are reasonable use case. The latter is allowing to start QEMU from
2445within gdb and establish the connection via a pipe:
2446@example
2447(gdb) target remote | exec qemu-system-i386 -gdb stdio ...
2448@end example
2449ETEXI
2450
2451DEF("s", 0, QEMU_OPTION_s, \
2452    "-s              shorthand for -gdb tcp::" DEFAULT_GDBSTUB_PORT "\n",
2453    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2454STEXI
2455@item -s
2456@findex -s
2457Shorthand for -gdb tcp::1234, i.e. open a gdbserver on TCP port 1234
2458(@pxref{gdb_usage}).
2459ETEXI
2460
2461DEF("d", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_d, \
2462    "-d item1,...    output log to /tmp/qemu.log (use '-d help' for a list of log items)\n",
2463    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2464STEXI
2465@item -d
2466@findex -d
2467Output log in /tmp/qemu.log
2468ETEXI
2469
2470DEF("D", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_D, \
2471    "-D logfile      output log to logfile (instead of the default /tmp/qemu.log)\n",
2472    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2473STEXI
2474@item -D @var{logfile}
2475@findex -D
2476Output log in @var{logfile} instead of /tmp/qemu.log
2477ETEXI
2478
2479DEF("hdachs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdachs, \
2480    "-hdachs c,h,s[,t]\n" \
2481    "                force hard disk 0 physical geometry and the optional BIOS\n" \
2482    "                translation (t=none or lba) (usually QEMU can guess them)\n",
2483    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2484STEXI
2485@item -hdachs @var{c},@var{h},@var{s},[,@var{t}]
2486@findex -hdachs
2487Force hard disk 0 physical geometry (1 <= @var{c} <= 16383, 1 <=
2488@var{h} <= 16, 1 <= @var{s} <= 63) and optionally force the BIOS
2489translation mode (@var{t}=none, lba or auto). Usually QEMU can guess
2490all those parameters. This option is useful for old MS-DOS disk
2491images.
2492ETEXI
2493
2494DEF("L", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_L, \
2495    "-L path         set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps\n",
2496    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2497STEXI
2498@item -L  @var{path}
2499@findex -L
2500Set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps.
2501ETEXI
2502
2503DEF("bios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bios, \
2504    "-bios file      set the filename for the BIOS\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2505STEXI
2506@item -bios @var{file}
2507@findex -bios
2508Set the filename for the BIOS.
2509ETEXI
2510
2511DEF("enable-kvm", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enable_kvm, \
2512    "-enable-kvm     enable KVM full virtualization support\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2513STEXI
2514@item -enable-kvm
2515@findex -enable-kvm
2516Enable KVM full virtualization support. This option is only available
2517if KVM support is enabled when compiling.
2518ETEXI
2519
2520DEF("xen-domid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_xen_domid,
2521    "-xen-domid id   specify xen guest domain id\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2522DEF("xen-create", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_create,
2523    "-xen-create     create domain using xen hypercalls, bypassing xend\n"
2524    "                warning: should not be used when xend is in use\n",
2525    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2526DEF("xen-attach", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_attach,
2527    "-xen-attach     attach to existing xen domain\n"
2528    "                xend will use this when starting QEMU\n",
2529    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2530STEXI
2531@item -xen-domid @var{id}
2532@findex -xen-domid
2533Specify xen guest domain @var{id} (XEN only).
2534@item -xen-create
2535@findex -xen-create
2536Create domain using xen hypercalls, bypassing xend.
2537Warning: should not be used when xend is in use (XEN only).
2538@item -xen-attach
2539@findex -xen-attach
2540Attach to existing xen domain.
2541xend will use this when starting QEMU (XEN only).
2542ETEXI
2543
2544DEF("no-reboot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_reboot, \
2545    "-no-reboot      exit instead of rebooting\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2546STEXI
2547@item -no-reboot
2548@findex -no-reboot
2549Exit instead of rebooting.
2550ETEXI
2551
2552DEF("no-shutdown", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_shutdown, \
2553    "-no-shutdown    stop before shutdown\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2554STEXI
2555@item -no-shutdown
2556@findex -no-shutdown
2557Don't exit QEMU on guest shutdown, but instead only stop the emulation.
2558This allows for instance switching to monitor to commit changes to the
2559disk image.
2560ETEXI
2561
2562DEF("loadvm", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_loadvm, \
2563    "-loadvm [tag|id]\n" \
2564    "                start right away with a saved state (loadvm in monitor)\n",
2565    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2566STEXI
2567@item -loadvm @var{file}
2568@findex -loadvm
2569Start right away with a saved state (@code{loadvm} in monitor)
2570ETEXI
2571
2572#ifndef _WIN32
2573DEF("daemonize", 0, QEMU_OPTION_daemonize, \
2574    "-daemonize      daemonize QEMU after initializing\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2575#endif
2576STEXI
2577@item -daemonize
2578@findex -daemonize
2579Daemonize the QEMU process after initialization.  QEMU will not detach from
2580standard IO until it is ready to receive connections on any of its devices.
2581This option is a useful way for external programs to launch QEMU without having
2582to cope with initialization race conditions.
2583ETEXI
2584
2585DEF("option-rom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_option_rom, \
2586    "-option-rom rom load a file, rom, into the option ROM space\n",
2587    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2588STEXI
2589@item -option-rom @var{file}
2590@findex -option-rom
2591Load the contents of @var{file} as an option ROM.
2592This option is useful to load things like EtherBoot.
2593ETEXI
2594
2595DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, \
2596    "-clock          force the use of the given methods for timer alarm.\n" \
2597    "                To see what timers are available use '-clock help'\n",
2598    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2599STEXI
2600@item -clock @var{method}
2601@findex -clock
2602Force the use of the given methods for timer alarm. To see what timers
2603are available use @code{-clock help}.
2604ETEXI
2605
2606HXCOMM Options deprecated by -rtc
2607DEF("localtime", 0, QEMU_OPTION_localtime, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2608DEF("startdate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_startdate, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2609
2610DEF("rtc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_rtc, \
2611    "-rtc [base=utc|localtime|date][,clock=host|rt|vm][,driftfix=none|slew]\n" \
2612    "                set the RTC base and clock, enable drift fix for clock ticks (x86 only)\n",
2613    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2614
2615STEXI
2616
2617@item -rtc [base=utc|localtime|@var{date}][,clock=host|vm][,driftfix=none|slew]
2618@findex -rtc
2619Specify @option{base} as @code{utc} or @code{localtime} to let the RTC start at the current
2620UTC or local time, respectively. @code{localtime} is required for correct date in
2621MS-DOS or Windows. To start at a specific point in time, provide @var{date} in the
2622format @code{2006-06-17T16:01:21} or @code{2006-06-17}. The default base is UTC.
2623
2624By default the RTC is driven by the host system time. This allows to use the
2625RTC as accurate reference clock inside the guest, specifically if the host
2626time is smoothly following an accurate external reference clock, e.g. via NTP.
2627If you want to isolate the guest time from the host, you can set @option{clock}
2628to @code{rt} instead.  To even prevent it from progressing during suspension,
2629you can set it to @code{vm}.
2630
2631Enable @option{driftfix} (i386 targets only) if you experience time drift problems,
2632specifically with Windows' ACPI HAL. This option will try to figure out how
2633many timer interrupts were not processed by the Windows guest and will
2634re-inject them.
2635ETEXI
2636
2637DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
2638    "-icount [N|auto]\n" \
2639    "                enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per\n" \
2640    "                instruction\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2641STEXI
2642@item -icount [@var{N}|auto]
2643@findex -icount
2644Enable virtual instruction counter.  The virtual cpu will execute one
2645instruction every 2^@var{N} ns of virtual time.  If @code{auto} is specified
2646then the virtual cpu speed will be automatically adjusted to keep virtual
2647time within a few seconds of real time.
2648
2649Note that while this option can give deterministic behavior, it does not
2650provide cycle accurate emulation.  Modern CPUs contain superscalar out of
2651order cores with complex cache hierarchies.  The number of instructions
2652executed often has little or no correlation with actual performance.
2653ETEXI
2654
2655DEF("watchdog", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog, \
2656    "-watchdog i6300esb|ib700\n" \
2657    "                enable virtual hardware watchdog [default=none]\n",
2658    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2659STEXI
2660@item -watchdog @var{model}
2661@findex -watchdog
2662Create a virtual hardware watchdog device.  Once enabled (by a guest
2663action), the watchdog must be periodically polled by an agent inside
2664the guest or else the guest will be restarted.
2665
2666The @var{model} is the model of hardware watchdog to emulate.  Choices
2667for model are: @code{ib700} (iBASE 700) which is a very simple ISA
2668watchdog with a single timer, or @code{i6300esb} (Intel 6300ESB I/O
2669controller hub) which is a much more featureful PCI-based dual-timer
2670watchdog.  Choose a model for which your guest has drivers.
2671
2672Use @code{-watchdog help} to list available hardware models.  Only one
2673watchdog can be enabled for a guest.
2674ETEXI
2675
2676DEF("watchdog-action", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog_action, \
2677    "-watchdog-action reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none\n" \
2678    "                action when watchdog fires [default=reset]\n",
2679    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2680STEXI
2681@item -watchdog-action @var{action}
2682
2683The @var{action} controls what QEMU will do when the watchdog timer
2684expires.
2685The default is
2686@code{reset} (forcefully reset the guest).
2687Other possible actions are:
2688@code{shutdown} (attempt to gracefully shutdown the guest),
2689@code{poweroff} (forcefully poweroff the guest),
2690@code{pause} (pause the guest),
2691@code{debug} (print a debug message and continue), or
2692@code{none} (do nothing).
2693
2694Note that the @code{shutdown} action requires that the guest responds
2695to ACPI signals, which it may not be able to do in the sort of
2696situations where the watchdog would have expired, and thus
2697@code{-watchdog-action shutdown} is not recommended for production use.
2698
2699Examples:
2700
2701@table @code
2702@item -watchdog i6300esb -watchdog-action pause
2703@item -watchdog ib700
2704@end table
2705ETEXI
2706
2707DEF("echr", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_echr, \
2708    "-echr chr       set terminal escape character instead of ctrl-a\n",
2709    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2710STEXI
2711
2712@item -echr @var{numeric_ascii_value}
2713@findex -echr
2714Change the escape character used for switching to the monitor when using
2715monitor and serial sharing.  The default is @code{0x01} when using the
2716@code{-nographic} option.  @code{0x01} is equal to pressing
2717@code{Control-a}.  You can select a different character from the ascii
2718control keys where 1 through 26 map to Control-a through Control-z.  For
2719instance you could use the either of the following to change the escape
2720character to Control-t.
2721@table @code
2722@item -echr 0x14
2723@item -echr 20
2724@end table
2725ETEXI
2726
2727DEF("virtioconsole", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtiocon, \
2728    "-virtioconsole c\n" \
2729    "                set virtio console\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2730STEXI
2731@item -virtioconsole @var{c}
2732@findex -virtioconsole
2733Set virtio console.
2734
2735This option is maintained for backward compatibility.
2736
2737Please use @code{-device virtconsole} for the new way of invocation.
2738ETEXI
2739
2740DEF("show-cursor", 0, QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor, \
2741    "-show-cursor    show cursor\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2742STEXI
2743@item -show-cursor
2744@findex -show-cursor
2745Show cursor.
2746ETEXI
2747
2748DEF("tb-size", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tb_size, \
2749    "-tb-size n      set TB size\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2750STEXI
2751@item -tb-size @var{n}
2752@findex -tb-size
2753Set TB size.
2754ETEXI
2755
2756DEF("incoming", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_incoming, \
2757    "-incoming p     prepare for incoming migration, listen on port p\n",
2758    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2759STEXI
2760@item -incoming @var{port}
2761@findex -incoming
2762Prepare for incoming migration, listen on @var{port}.
2763ETEXI
2764
2765DEF("nodefaults", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nodefaults, \
2766    "-nodefaults     don't create default devices\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2767STEXI
2768@item -nodefaults
2769@findex -nodefaults
2770Don't create default devices. Normally, QEMU sets the default devices like serial
2771port, parallel port, virtual console, monitor device, VGA adapter, floppy and
2772CD-ROM drive and others. The @code{-nodefaults} option will disable all those
2773default devices.
2774ETEXI
2775
2776#ifndef _WIN32
2777DEF("chroot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chroot, \
2778    "-chroot dir     chroot to dir just before starting the VM\n",
2779    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2780#endif
2781STEXI
2782@item -chroot @var{dir}
2783@findex -chroot
2784Immediately before starting guest execution, chroot to the specified
2785directory.  Especially useful in combination with -runas.
2786ETEXI
2787
2788#ifndef _WIN32
2789DEF("runas", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_runas, \
2790    "-runas user     change to user id user just before starting the VM\n",
2791    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2792#endif
2793STEXI
2794@item -runas @var{user}
2795@findex -runas
2796Immediately before starting guest execution, drop root privileges, switching
2797to the specified user.
2798ETEXI
2799
2800DEF("prom-env", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_prom_env,
2801    "-prom-env variable=value\n"
2802    "                set OpenBIOS nvram variables\n",
2803    QEMU_ARCH_PPC | QEMU_ARCH_SPARC)
2804STEXI
2805@item -prom-env @var{variable}=@var{value}
2806@findex -prom-env
2807Set OpenBIOS nvram @var{variable} to given @var{value} (PPC, SPARC only).
2808ETEXI
2809DEF("semihosting", 0, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting,
2810    "-semihosting    semihosting mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA)
2811STEXI
2812@item -semihosting
2813@findex -semihosting
2814Semihosting mode (ARM, M68K, Xtensa only).
2815ETEXI
2816DEF("old-param", 0, QEMU_OPTION_old_param,
2817    "-old-param      old param mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ARM)
2818STEXI
2819@item -old-param
2820@findex -old-param (ARM)
2821Old param mode (ARM only).
2822ETEXI
2823
2824DEF("sandbox", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_sandbox, \
2825    "-sandbox <arg>  Enable seccomp mode 2 system call filter (default 'off').\n",
2826    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2827STEXI
2828@item -sandbox
2829@findex -sandbox
2830Enable Seccomp mode 2 system call filter. 'on' will enable syscall filtering and 'off' will
2831disable it.  The default is 'off'.
2832ETEXI
2833
2834DEF("readconfig", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_readconfig,
2835    "-readconfig <file>\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2836STEXI
2837@item -readconfig @var{file}
2838@findex -readconfig
2839Read device configuration from @var{file}. This approach is useful when you want to spawn
2840QEMU process with many command line options but you don't want to exceed the command line
2841character limit.
2842ETEXI
2843DEF("writeconfig", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_writeconfig,
2844    "-writeconfig <file>\n"
2845    "                read/write config file\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2846STEXI
2847@item -writeconfig @var{file}
2848@findex -writeconfig
2849Write device configuration to @var{file}. The @var{file} can be either filename to save
2850command line and device configuration into file or dash @code{-}) character to print the
2851output to stdout. This can be later used as input file for @code{-readconfig} option.
2852ETEXI
2853DEF("nodefconfig", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nodefconfig,
2854    "-nodefconfig\n"
2855    "                do not load default config files at startup\n",
2856    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2857STEXI
2858@item -nodefconfig
2859@findex -nodefconfig
2860Normally QEMU loads configuration files from @var{sysconfdir} and @var{datadir} at startup.
2861The @code{-nodefconfig} option will prevent QEMU from loading any of those config files.
2862ETEXI
2863DEF("no-user-config", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nouserconfig,
2864    "-no-user-config\n"
2865    "                do not load user-provided config files at startup\n",
2866    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2867STEXI
2868@item -no-user-config
2869@findex -no-user-config
2870The @code{-no-user-config} option makes QEMU not load any of the user-provided
2871config files on @var{sysconfdir}, but won't make it skip the QEMU-provided config
2872files from @var{datadir}.
2873ETEXI
2874DEF("trace", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_trace,
2875    "-trace [events=<file>][,file=<file>]\n"
2876    "                specify tracing options\n",
2877    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2878STEXI
2879HXCOMM This line is not accurate, as some sub-options are backend-specific but
2880HXCOMM HX does not support conditional compilation of text.
2881@item -trace [events=@var{file}][,file=@var{file}]
2882@findex -trace
2883
2884Specify tracing options.
2885
2886@table @option
2887@item events=@var{file}
2888Immediately enable events listed in @var{file}.
2889The file must contain one event name (as listed in the @var{trace-events} file)
2890per line.
2891This option is only available if QEMU has been compiled with
2892either @var{simple} or @var{stderr} tracing backend.
2893@item file=@var{file}
2894Log output traces to @var{file}.
2895
2896This option is only available if QEMU has been compiled with
2897the @var{simple} tracing backend.
2898@end table
2899ETEXI
2900
2901DEF("qtest", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qtest,
2902    "-qtest CHR      specify tracing options\n",
2903    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2904
2905DEF("qtest-log", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qtest_log,
2906    "-qtest-log LOG  specify tracing options\n",
2907    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2908
2909#ifdef __linux__
2910DEF("enable-fips", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enablefips,
2911    "-enable-fips    enable FIPS 140-2 compliance\n",
2912    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2913#endif
2914STEXI
2915@item -enable-fips
2916@findex -enable-fips
2917Enable FIPS 140-2 compliance mode.
2918ETEXI
2919
2920HXCOMM Deprecated by -machine accel=tcg property
2921DEF("no-kvm", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
2922
2923HXCOMM Deprecated by kvm-pit driver properties
2924DEF("no-kvm-pit-reinjection", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_pit_reinjection,
2925    "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
2926
2927HXCOMM Deprecated (ignored)
2928DEF("no-kvm-pit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_pit, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
2929
2930HXCOMM Deprecated by -machine kernel_irqchip=on|off property
2931DEF("no-kvm-irqchip", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_irqchip, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
2932
2933HXCOMM Deprecated (ignored)
2934DEF("tdf", 0, QEMU_OPTION_tdf,"", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2935
2936DEF("object", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_object,
2937    "-object TYPENAME[,PROP1=VALUE1,...]\n"
2938    "                create an new object of type TYPENAME setting properties\n"
2939    "                in the order they are specified.  Note that the 'id'\n"
2940    "                property must be set.  These objects are placed in the\n"
2941    "                '/objects' path.\n",
2942    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
2943
2944HXCOMM This is the last statement. Insert new options before this line!
2945STEXI
2946@end table
2947ETEXI
2948