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diff --git a/qemu/qemu-ga.texi b/qemu/qemu-ga.texi deleted file mode 100644 index 0e53bf6b2..000000000 --- a/qemu/qemu-ga.texi +++ /dev/null @@ -1,137 +0,0 @@ -@example -@c man begin SYNOPSIS -@command{qemu-ga} [@var{OPTIONS}] -@c man end -@end example - -@c man begin DESCRIPTION - -The QEMU Guest Agent is a daemon intended to be run within virtual -machines. It allows the hypervisor host to perform various operations -in the guest, such as: - -@itemize -@item -get information from the guest -@item -set the guest's system time -@item -read/write a file -@item -sync and freeze the filesystems -@item -suspend the guest -@item -reconfigure guest local processors -@item -set user's password -@item -... -@end itemize - -qemu-ga will read a system configuration file on startup (located at -q@file{/etc/qemu/qemu-ga.conf} by default), then parse remaining -configuration options on the command line. For the same key, the last -option wins, but the lists accumulate (see below for configuration -file format). - -@c man end - -@c man begin OPTIONS -@table @option -@item -m, --method=@var{method} - Transport method: one of @samp{unix-listen}, @samp{virtio-serial}, or - @samp{isa-serial} (@samp{virtio-serial} is the default). - -@item -p, --path=@var{path} - Device/socket path (the default for virtio-serial is - @samp{/dev/virtio-ports/org.qemu.guest_agent.0}, - the default for isa-serial is @samp{/dev/ttyS0}) - -@item -l, --logfile=@var{path} - Set log file path (default is stderr). - -@item -f, --pidfile=@var{path} - Specify pid file (default is @samp{/var/run/qemu-ga.pid}). - -@item -F, --fsfreeze-hook=@var{path} - Enable fsfreeze hook. Accepts an optional argument that specifies - script to run on freeze/thaw. Script will be called with - 'freeze'/'thaw' arguments accordingly (default is - @samp{/etc/qemu/fsfreeze-hook}). If using -F with an argument, do - not follow -F with a space (for example: - @samp{-F/var/run/fsfreezehook.sh}). - -@item -t, --statedir=@var{path} - Specify the directory to store state information (absolute paths only, - default is @samp{/var/run}). - -@item -v, --verbose - Log extra debugging information. - -@item -V, --version - Print version information and exit. - -@item -d, --daemon - Daemonize after startup (detach from terminal). - -@item -b, --blacklist=@var{list} - Comma-separated list of RPCs to disable (no spaces, @samp{?} to list - available RPCs). - -@item -D, --dump-conf - Dump the configuration in a format compatible with @file{qemu-ga.conf} - and exit. - -@item -h, --help - Display this help and exit. -@end table - -@c man end - -@c man begin FILES - -The syntax of the @file{qemu-ga.conf} configuration file follows the -Desktop Entry Specification, here is a quick summary: it consists of -groups of key-value pairs, interspersed with comments. - -@example -# qemu-ga configuration sample -[general] -daemonize = 0 -pidfile = /var/run/qemu-ga.pid -verbose = 0 -method = virtio-serial -path = /dev/virtio-ports/org.qemu.guest_agent.0 -statedir = /var/run -@end example - -The list of keys follows the command line options: -@table @option -@item daemon= boolean -@item method= string -@item path= string -@item logfile= string -@item pidfile= string -@item fsfreeze-hook= string -@item statedir= string -@item verbose= boolean -@item blacklist= string list -@end table - -@c man end - -@ignore - -@setfilename qemu-ga -@settitle QEMU Guest Agent - -@c man begin AUTHOR -Michael Roth <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com> -@c man end - -@c man begin SEEALSO -qemu(1) -@c man end - -@end ignore |