@c man begin DESCRIPTION
-Export Qemu disk image using NBD protocol.
+Export QEMU disk image using NBD protocol.
@c man end
@c man begin OPTIONS
-@table @var
-@item filename
+@table @option
+@item @var{filename}
is a disk image filename
-@item -p, --port=PORT
- port to listen on (default `1024')
-@item -o, --offset=OFFSET
+@item -p, --port=@var{port}
+ port to listen on (default @samp{10809})
+@item -o, --offset=@var{offset}
offset into the image
-@item -b, --bind=IFACE
- interface to bind to (default `0.0.0.0')
-@item -k, --socket=PATH
- Use a unix socket with path PATH
+@item -b, --bind=@var{iface}
+ 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{format}
+ Set image format as @var{format}
@item -r, --read-only
export read-only
-@item -P, --partition=NUM
- only expose partition NUM
+@item -P, --partition=@var{num}
+ only expose partition @var{num}
@item -s, --snapshot
- use snapshot file
+ 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
- disable host cache
-@item -c, --connect
- connect FILE to NBD device DEV
+@itemx --cache=@var{cache}
+ set 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}
+ choose asynchronous I/O mode between @samp{threads} (the default)
+ and @samp{native} (Linux only).
+@item --discard=@var{discard}
+ toggles whether @dfn{discard} (also known as @dfn{trim} or @dfn{unmap})
+ requests are ignored or passed to the filesystem. The default is no
+ (@samp{--discard=ignore}).
+@item -c, --connect=@var{dev}
+ connect @var{filename} to NBD device @var{dev}
@item -d, --disconnect
disconnect the specified device
-@item -e, --shared=NUM
- device can be shared by NUM clients (default '1')
+@item -e, --shared=@var{num}
+ device can be shared by @var{num} clients (default @samp{1})
+@item -f, --format=@var{fmt}
+ force block driver for format @var{fmt} instead of auto-detecting
@item -t, --persistent
don't exit on the last connection
@item -v, --verbose