> -----Original Message----- > From: Martin Kletzander [mailto:mkletzan@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 11:52 PM > To: Chen Hanxiao > Cc: Cole Robinson; Chen Hanxiao; virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [virt-manager PATCH] virt-install: add "-c" as short > option of "--connect" > > On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 10:22:13PM +0800, Chen Hanxiao wrote: > > > > > > On 02/11/2014 09:04 PM, Cole Robinson wrote: > > > On 02/11/2014 01:58 AM, Chen Hanxiao wrote: > > >> From: Chen Hanxiao <chenhanxiao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> > > >> Add "-c" as short option of "--connect". > > >> Replace original "-c" as "-cd" for "--cdrom" > > >> > > >> This will be much convenient if we operate > > >> non-default hypervisor. > > >> > > >> Signed-off-by: Chen Hanxiao <chenhanxiao@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> --- > > >> man/virt-install.pod | 2 +- > > >> man/virt-xml.pod | 2 +- > > >> virt-install | 7 ++----- > > >> virtinst/cli.py | 2 +- > > >> 4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) > > >> > > > > > > This will break any pre-existing users of virt-install -c <cdrom>, so it's not > > > acceptable. We could make the -c shortcut available for the other tools, but > > > then things would be inconsistent. So I'd rather just leave it the way it is. > > > > > > > How about give --connect a shortcut? > > It's not so convenient if using virt-xml editing LXC domain. > > > > I use the following approach, maybe it'll help you: > > in '~/.config/libvirt/libvirt.conf' I have the address I use the most > from my user set as default: > > uri_default = "qemu:///system" > > and some aliases for other connections: > > uri_aliases = [ > 'mg1=qemu+ssh://mg-host1/system', > 'mg2=qemu+ssh://mg-host1/system', > ... > > Well, you get the idea. And for example instead of using 'virsh -c > lxc:///' all the time for lxc containers, I have an alias in > '~/.bashrc' or '~/.zshrc': > > vlxc='virsh -c lxc:///' > > This makes your life way easier and that sort of thing can be used for > virt-xml too ;-) > > Hope this helps, > Martin > > P.S.: In order to satisfy one friend of mine I have to mention that > creating a function instead of an alias should be way faster to use in > bash (the following example is not tested and typed by hand only): > > vlxc() { virsh -c lxc:/// "$@"; } Thanks very much! I used to use alias, from now on I'll try to use function when adding new one. PS: your example works fine on my machine. _______________________________________________ virt-tools-list mailing list virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list
