virt-qemu-run(1)

1VIRT-QEMU-RUN(1)            Virtualization Support            VIRT-QEMU-RUN(1)
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NAME

6       virt-qemu-run - Run a standalone QEMU guest
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SYNOPSIS

9       virt-qemu-run [OPTION]... GUEST-XML-FILE
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DESCRIPTION

12       This tool provides a way to run a standalone QEMU guest such that it is
13       completely independent of libvirtd. It makes use of the  embedded  QEMU
14       driver  support to run the VM placing files under an isolated directory
15       tree. When the guest is run with this tool it is invisible to  libvirtd
16       and thus also invisible to other libvirt tools such as virsh.
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18       The  virt-qemu-run  program will run the QEMU virtual machine, and then
19       block until the guest OS shuts down, at which point it will exit.
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21       If the virt-qemu-run program is interrupted (eg Ctrl-C) it will immedi‐
22       ately terminate the virtual machine without giving the guest OS any op‐
23       portunity to gracefully shutdown.
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25       NOTE: this tool is currently considered experimental. Its usage and be‐
26       haviour is still subject to change in future libvirt releases. For fur‐
27       ther information on its usage consult the QEMU driver documentation.
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OPTIONS

30       GUEST-XML-FILE
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32       The full path to the XML file describing the guest virtual  machine  to
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35       -r DIR, --root=DIR
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37       Specify the root directory to use for storing state associated with the
38       virtual machine. The caller is responsible for deleting this  directory
39       when it is no longer required.
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41       If this parameter is omitted, then a random temporary directory will be
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44       -s   SECRET-XML-FILE,SECRET-VALUE-FILE,    --secret=SECRET-XML-FILE,SE‐
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47       Specify  a secret to be loaded into the secret driver.  SECRET-XML-FILE
48       is a path to the XML description of the secret, whose UUID should match
49       a  secret  referenced  in the guest domain XML.  SECRET-VALUE-FILE is a
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52       -v, --verbose
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54       Display verbose information about startup.
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56       -h, --help
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58       Display the command line help.
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EXIT STATUS

61       Upon successful shutdown, an exit status of 0 will be set. Upon failure
62       a non-zero status will be set.
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AUTHOR

65       Daniel P. Berrangé
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BUGS

68       Please report all bugs you discover.  This should be done via either:
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70       1. the mailing list
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72          https://libvirt.org/contact.html
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74       2. the bug tracker
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76          https://libvirt.org/bugs.html
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78       Alternatively,  you may report bugs to your software distributor / ven‐
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COPYRIGHT

82       Copyright (C) 2019 by Red Hat, Inc.
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LICENSE

85       virt-run-qemu is distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPL v2+.  This
86       is  free  software;  see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
87       warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR‐
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