* tools/virsh.pod: Document top-level options. --- > And I'm posting a followup patch that documents virsh's options, like -c. Can't believe we didn't have this in the man page! tools/virsh.pod | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod index 209aa54..f65f6d4 100644 --- a/tools/virsh.pod +++ b/tools/virsh.pod @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ KVM, LXC, OpenVZ, VirtualBox, OpenNebula, and VMware ESX. The basic structure of most virsh usage is: - virsh <command> <domain-id> [ARG]... + virsh [OPTION]... <command> <domain-id> [ARG]... Where I<command> is one of the commands listed below, I<domain-id> is the numeric domain id, or the domain name (which will be internally @@ -45,6 +45,49 @@ If no command is given in the command line, B<virsh> will then start a minimal interpreter waiting for your commands, and the B<quit> command will then exit the program. +The B<virsh> program understands the following I<OPTIONS>. + +=over 4 + +=item B<-h>, B<--help> + +Ignore all other arguments, and behave as if the B<help> command were +given instead. + +=item B<-v>, B<--version> + +Ignore all other arguments, and behave as if the B<version> command were +given instead. + +=item B<-c>, B<--connect> I<URI> + +Connect to the specified I<URI>, as if by the B<connect> command, +instead of the default connection. + +=item B<-d>, B<--debug> I<LEVEL> + +Enable debug messages at integer I<LEVEL> and above. I<LEVEL> can +range from 0 (default) to 5. + +=item B<-l>, B<--log> I<FILE> + +Output logging details to I<FILE>. + +=item B<-q>, B<--quiet> + +Avoid extra informational messages. + +=item B<-r>, B<--readonly> + +Make the initial connection read-only, as if by the I<--readonly> +option of the B<connect> command. + +=item B<-t>, B<--timing> + +Output elapsed time information for each command. + +=back + =head1 NOTES Most B<virsh> operations rely upon the libvirt library being able to -- 1.7.2.3 -- libvir-list mailing list libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvir-list