@example
@c man begin SYNOPSIS
-@command{qemu-img} @var{command} [@var{command} @var{options}]
+@command{qemu-img} [@var{standard} @var{options}] @var{command} [@var{command} @var{options}]
@c man end
@end example
@c man begin OPTIONS
+Standard options:
+@table @option
+@item -h, --help
+Display this help and exit
+@item -V, --version
+Display version information and exit
+@item -T, --trace [[enable=]@var{pattern}][,events=@var{file}][,file=@var{file}]
+@findex --trace
+@include qemu-option-trace.texi
+@end table
+
The following commands are supported:
@include qemu-img-cmds.texi
@table @var
@item filename
is a disk image filename
+
+@item --object @var{objectdef}
+
+is a QEMU user creatable object definition. See the @code{qemu(1)} manual
+page for a description of the object properties. The most common object
+type is a @code{secret}, which is used to supply passwords and/or encryption
+keys.
+
+@item --image-opts
+
+Indicates that the source @var{filename} parameter is to be interpreted as a
+full option string, not a plain filename. This parameter is mutually
+exclusive with the @var{-f} parameter.
+
+@item --target-image-opts
+
+Indicates that the @var{output_filename} parameter(s) are to be interpreted as
+a full option string, not a plain filename. This parameter is mutually
+exclusive with the @var{-O} parameters. It is currently required to also use
+the @var{-n} parameter to skip image creation. This restriction may be relaxed
+in a future release.
+
@item fmt
is the disk image format. It is guessed automatically in most cases. See below
for a description of the supported disk formats.
@item -p
display progress bar (compare, convert and rebase commands only).
If the @var{-p} option is not used for a command that supports it, the
-progress is reported when the process receives a @code{SIGUSR1} signal.
+progress is reported when the process receives a @code{SIGUSR1} or
+@code{SIGINFO} signal.
@item -q
Quiet mode - do not print any output (except errors). There's no progress bar
in case both @var{-q} and @var{-p} options are used.
@item -n
Skip the creation of the target volume
+@item -m
+Number of parallel coroutines for the convert process
+@item -W
+Allow out-of-order writes to the destination. This option improves performance,
+but is only recommended for preallocated devices like host devices or other
+raw block devices.
+@end table
+
+Parameters to dd subcommand:
+
+@table @option
+
+@item bs=@var{block_size}
+defines the block size
+@item count=@var{blocks}
+sets the number of input blocks to copy
+@item if=@var{input}
+sets the input file
+@item of=@var{output}
+sets the output file
+@item skip=@var{blocks}
+sets the number of input blocks to skip
@end table
Command description:
@table @option
+@item bench [-c @var{count}] [-d @var{depth}] [-f @var{fmt}] [--flush-interval=@var{flush_interval}] [-n] [--no-drain] [-o @var{offset}] [--pattern=@var{pattern}] [-q] [-s @var{buffer_size}] [-S @var{step_size}] [-t @var{cache}] [-w] @var{filename}
+
+Run a simple sequential I/O benchmark on the specified image. If @code{-w} is
+specified, a write test is performed, otherwise a read test is performed.
+
+A total number of @var{count} I/O requests is performed, each @var{buffer_size}
+bytes in size, and with @var{depth} requests in parallel. The first request
+starts at the position given by @var{offset}, each following request increases
+the current position by @var{step_size}. If @var{step_size} is not given,
+@var{buffer_size} is used for its value.
+
+If @var{flush_interval} is specified for a write test, the request queue is
+drained and a flush is issued before new writes are made whenever the number of
+remaining requests is a multiple of @var{flush_interval}. If additionally
+@code{--no-drain} is specified, a flush is issued without draining the request
+queue first.
+
+If @code{-n} is specified, the native AIO backend is used if possible. On
+Linux, this option only works if @code{-t none} or @code{-t directsync} is
+specified as well.
+
+For write tests, by default a buffer filled with zeros is written. This can be
+overridden with a pattern byte specified by @var{pattern}.
+
@item check [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [-r [leaks | all]] [-T @var{src_cache}] @var{filename}
Perform a consistency check on the disk image @var{filename}. The command can
state after (the attempt at) repairing it. That is, a successful @code{-r all}
will yield the exit code 0, independently of the image state before.
-@item create [-f @var{fmt}] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{size}]
+@item create [-f @var{fmt}] [-b @var{backing_file}] [-F @var{backing_fmt}] [-u] [-o @var{options}] @var{filename} [@var{size}]
Create the new disk image @var{filename} of size @var{size} and format
@var{fmt}. Depending on the file format, you can add one or more @var{options}
this case. @var{backing_file} will never be modified unless you use the
@code{commit} monitor command (or qemu-img commit).
+If a relative path name is given, the backing file is looked up relative to
+the directory containing @var{filename}.
+
+Note that a given backing file will be opened to check that it is valid. Use
+the @code{-u} option to enable unsafe backing file mode, which means that the
+image will be created even if the associated backing file cannot be opened. A
+matching backing file must be created or additional options be used to make the
+backing file specification valid when you want to use an image created this
+way.
+
The size can also be specified using the @var{size} option with @code{-o},
it doesn't need to be specified separately in this case.
@end table
-@item convert [-c] [-p] [-n] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_id_or_name}] [-l @var{snapshot_param}] [-S @var{sparse_size}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}
+@item convert [-c] [-p] [-n] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-T @var{src_cache}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-B @var{backing_file}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_id_or_name}] [-l @var{snapshot_param}] [-m @var{num_coroutines}] [-W] [-S @var{sparse_size}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}
Convert the disk image @var{filename} or a snapshot @var{snapshot_param}(@var{snapshot_id_or_name} is deprecated)
to disk image @var{output_filename} using format @var{output_fmt}. It can be optionally compressed (@code{-c}
@var{backing_file} should have the same content as the input's base image,
however the path, image format, etc may differ.
+If a relative path name is given, the backing file is looked up relative to
+the directory containing @var{output_filename}.
+
If the @code{-n} option is specified, the target volume creation will be
skipped. This is useful for formats such as @code{rbd} if the target
volume has already been created with site specific options that cannot
be supplied through qemu-img.
+Out of order writes can be enabled with @code{-W} to improve performance.
+This is only recommended for preallocated devices like host devices or other
+raw block devices. Out of order write does not work in combination with
+creating compressed images.
+
+@var{num_coroutines} specifies how many coroutines work in parallel during
+the convert process (defaults to 8).
+
+@item dd [-f @var{fmt}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [bs=@var{block_size}] [count=@var{blocks}] [skip=@var{blocks}] if=@var{input} of=@var{output}
+
+Dd copies from @var{input} file to @var{output} file converting it from
+@var{fmt} format to @var{output_fmt} format.
+
+The data is by default read and written using blocks of 512 bytes but can be
+modified by specifying @var{block_size}. If count=@var{blocks} is specified
+dd will stop reading input after reading @var{blocks} input blocks.
+
+The size syntax is similar to dd(1)'s size syntax.
+
@item info [-f @var{fmt}] [--output=@var{ofmt}] [--backing-chain] @var{filename}
Give information about the disk image @var{filename}. Use it in
For more information, consult @file{include/block/block.h} in QEMU's
source code.
+@item measure [--output=@var{ofmt}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [--size @var{N} | [--object @var{objectdef}] [--image-opts] [-f @var{fmt}] [-l @var{snapshot_param}] @var{filename}]
+
+Calculate the file size required for a new image. This information can be used
+to size logical volumes or SAN LUNs appropriately for the image that will be
+placed in them. The values reported are guaranteed to be large enough to fit
+the image. The command can output in the format @var{ofmt} which is either
+@code{human} or @code{json}.
+
+If the size @var{N} is given then act as if creating a new empty image file
+using @command{qemu-img create}. If @var{filename} is given then act as if
+converting an existing image file using @command{qemu-img convert}. The format
+of the new file is given by @var{output_fmt} while the format of an existing
+file is given by @var{fmt}.
+
+A snapshot in an existing image can be specified using @var{snapshot_param}.
+
+The following fields are reported:
+@example
+required size: 524288
+fully allocated size: 1074069504
+@end example
+
+The @code{required size} is the file size of the new image. It may be smaller
+than the virtual disk size if the image format supports compact representation.
+
+The @code{fully allocated size} is the file size of the new image once data has
+been written to all sectors. This is the maximum size that the image file can
+occupy with the exception of internal snapshots, dirty bitmaps, vmstate data,
+and other advanced image format features.
+
@item snapshot [-l | -a @var{snapshot} | -c @var{snapshot} | -d @var{snapshot} ] @var{filename}
List, apply, create or delete snapshots in image @var{filename}.
string), then the image is rebased onto no backing file (i.e. it will exist
independently of any backing file).
+If a relative path name is given, the backing file is looked up relative to
+the directory containing @var{filename}.
+
@var{cache} specifies the cache mode to be used for @var{filename}, whereas
@var{src_cache} specifies the cache mode for reading backing files.
At this point, @code{modified.img} can be discarded, since
@code{base.img + diff.qcow2} contains the same information.
-@item resize @var{filename} [+ | -]@var{size}
+@item resize [--shrink] [--preallocation=@var{prealloc}] @var{filename} [+ | -]@var{size}
Change the disk image as if it had been created with @var{size}.
partitioning tools inside the VM to reduce allocated file systems and partition
sizes accordingly. Failure to do so will result in data loss!
+When shrinking images, the @code{--shrink} option must be given. This informs
+qemu-img that the user acknowledges all loss of data beyond the truncated
+image's end.
+
After using this command to grow a disk image, you must use file system and
partitioning tools inside the VM to actually begin using the new space on the
device.
+When growing an image, the @code{--preallocation} option may be used to specify
+how the additional image area should be allocated on the host. See the format
+description in the @code{NOTES} section which values are allowed. Using this
+option may result in slightly more data being allocated than necessary.
+
@item amend [-p] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] -o @var{options} @var{filename}
Amends the image format specific @var{options} for the image file
modern cryptography standards, suffering from a number of design problems:
@itemize @minus
-@item The AES-CBC cipher is used with predictable initialization vectors based
+@item
+The AES-CBC cipher is used with predictable initialization vectors based
on the sector number. This makes it vulnerable to chosen plaintext attacks
which can reveal the existence of encrypted data.
-@item The user passphrase is directly used as the encryption key. A poorly
+@item
+The user passphrase is directly used as the encryption key. A poorly
chosen or short passphrase will compromise the security of the encryption.
-@item In the event of the passphrase being compromised there is no way to
+@item
+In the event of the passphrase being compromised there is no way to
change the passphrase to protect data in any qcow images. The files must
be cloned, using a different encryption passphrase in the new file. The
original file must then be securely erased using a program like shred,
though even this is ineffective with many modern storage technologies.
+@item
+Initialization vectors used to encrypt sectors are based on the
+guest virtual sector number, instead of the host physical sector. When
+a disk image has multiple internal snapshots this means that data in
+multiple physical sectors is encrypted with the same initialization
+vector. With the CBC mode, this opens the possibility of watermarking
+attacks if the attack can collect multiple sectors encrypted with the
+same IV and some predictable data. Having multiple qcow2 images with
+the same passphrase also exposes this weakness since the passphrase
+is directly used as the key.
@end itemize
Use of qcow / qcow2 encryption is thus strongly discouraged. Users are
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