qemu-nbd: add support for --object command line arg

[qemu.git] / qemu-nbd.texi

@example
@c man begin SYNOPSIS
@command{qemu-nbd} [OPTION]... @var{filename}

@command{qemu-nbd} @option{-d} @var{dev}
@c man end
@end example

@c man begin DESCRIPTION

Export a QEMU disk image using the NBD protocol.

@c man end

@c man begin OPTIONS
@var{filename} is a disk image filename.

@var{dev} is an NBD device.

@table @option
@item --object type,id=@var{id},...props...
Define a new instance of the @var{type} object class identified by @var{id}.
See the @code{qemu(1)} manual page for full details of the properties
supported. The common object type that it makes sense to define is the
@code{secret} object, which is used to supply passwords and/or encryption
keys.
@item -p, --port=@var{port}
The TCP port to listen on (default @samp{10809})
@item -o, --offset=@var{offset}
The offset into the image
@item -b, --bind=@var{iface}
The interface to bind to (default @samp{0.0.0.0})
@item -k, --socket=@var{path}
Use a unix socket with path @var{path}
@item -f, --format=@var{fmt}
Force the use of the block driver for format @var{fmt} instead of
auto-detecting
@item -r, --read-only
Export the disk as read-only
@item -P, --partition=@var{num}
Only expose partition @var{num}
@item -s, --snapshot
Use @var{filename} as an external snapshot, create a temporary
file with backing_file=@var{filename}, redirect the write to
the temporary one
@item -l, --load-snapshot=@var{snapshot_param}
Load an internal snapshot inside @var{filename} and export it
as an read-only device, @var{snapshot_param} format is
'snapshot.id=[ID],snapshot.name=[NAME]' or '[ID_OR_NAME]'
@item -n, --nocache
@itemx --cache=@var{cache}
The cache mode to be used with the file.  See the documentation of
the emulator's @code{-drive cache=...} option for allowed values.
@item --aio=@var{aio}
Set the asynchronous I/O mode between @samp{threads} (the default)
and @samp{native} (Linux only).
@item --discard=@var{discard}
Control whether @dfn{discard} (also known as @dfn{trim} or @dfn{unmap})
requests are ignored or passed to the filesystem.  @var{discard} is one of
@samp{ignore} (or @samp{off}), @samp{unmap} (or @samp{on}).  The default is
@samp{ignore}.
@item --detect-zeroes=@var{detect-zeroes}
Control the automatic conversion of plain zero writes by the OS to
driver-specific optimized zero write commands.  @var{detect-zeroes} is one of
@samp{off}, @samp{on} or @samp{unmap}.  @samp{unmap}
converts a zero write to an unmap operation and can only be used if
@var{discard} is set to @samp{unmap}.  The default is @samp{off}.
@item -c, --connect=@var{dev}
Connect @var{filename} to NBD device @var{dev}
@item -d, --disconnect
Disconnect the device @var{dev}
@item -e, --shared=@var{num}
Allow up to @var{num} clients to share the device (default @samp{1})
@item -t, --persistent
Don't exit on the last connection
@item -v, --verbose
Display extra debugging information
@item -h, --help
Display this help and exit
@item -V, --version
Display version information and exit
@end table

@c man end

@ignore

@setfilename qemu-nbd
@settitle QEMU Disk Network Block Device Server

@c man begin AUTHOR
Copyright (C) 2006 Anthony Liguori <[email protected]>.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
@c man end

@c man begin SEEALSO
qemu(1), qemu-img(1)
@c man end

@end ignore