mirror of
https://github.com/ivuorinen/cheatsheet-tldr.git
synced 2026-02-12 19:47:50 +00:00
38 lines
1.1 KiB
Plaintext
38 lines
1.1 KiB
Plaintext
---
|
|
syntax: markdown
|
|
tags: [tldr, common]
|
|
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
|
|
---
|
|
# qemu-img
|
|
|
|
> Create and manipulate Quick Emulator Virtual HDD images.
|
|
> More information: <https://qemu.readthedocs.io/en/master/tools/qemu-img.html>.
|
|
|
|
- Create disk image with a specific size (in gigabytes):
|
|
|
|
`qemu-img create {{path/to/image_file.img}} {{gigabytes}}G`
|
|
|
|
- Show information about a disk image:
|
|
|
|
`qemu-img info {{path/to/image_file.img}}`
|
|
|
|
- Increase or decrease image size:
|
|
|
|
`qemu-img resize {{path/to/image_file.img}} {{gigabytes}}G`
|
|
|
|
- Dump the allocation state of every sector of the specified disk image:
|
|
|
|
`qemu-img map {{path/to/image_file.img}}`
|
|
|
|
- Convert a VMware `.vmdk` disk image to a KVM `.qcow2` disk image and display [p]rogress:
|
|
|
|
`qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O qcow2 -p {{path/to/image_file.vmdk}} {{path/to/image_file.qcow2}}`
|
|
|
|
- [c]reate an internal snapshot of a KVM `.qcow2` disk image:
|
|
|
|
`qemu-img snapshot -c {{snapshot_tag_name}} {{path/to/image_file.qcow2}}`
|
|
|
|
- [a]pply an internal snapshot to a KVM `.qcow2` disk image:
|
|
|
|
`qemu-img snapshot -a {{snapshot_tag_name}} {{path/to/image_file.qcow2}}`
|