On 11/30/2013 12:00 PM, Nehal J Wani wrote: > Currently, for redirecting output (most of the times its the output of > --dumpxml) we use: > virsh $command > $file > But such redirection is not possible in virsh shell. It would be great > if libvirt supported this feature for those who love working in the > 'virsh shell' (instead of typing 'virsh' before every command). > > A simple approach would be to either add the redirection feature using > '>' or having some option like -o or --outfile (it would be nice if it > is available for each command, and not just restricted to --dumpxml > ones) Sure - sounds like a welcome addition. Also useful would be supporting '-' as a synonym for reading from stdin instead of a file name (as in 'virsh dumpxml | some modification script | virsh define -'; but also usable from 'virsh' batch mode so that you can do 'define -' and then just type your definition inline). -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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