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add host_device format description to qemu-img manpage

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Converting files using "qemu-img convert" onto logical volumes (or any
block device) you need to use the currently undocumented "host_device"
format.  This patch adds the required documentation to the manpage.

Reported-by: Adrian Bridgett <adrian@bitcube.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bridgett <adrian@bitcube.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
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Adrian Bridgett 2009-10-01 11:56:10 +01:00 committed by Anthony Liguori
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@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ Linux or NTFS on Windows), then only the written sectors will reserve
space. Use @code{qemu-img info} to know the real size used by the space. Use @code{qemu-img info} to know the real size used by the
image or @code{ls -ls} on Unix/Linux. image or @code{ls -ls} on Unix/Linux.
@item host_device
Host device format. This format should be used instead of raw when
converting to block devices or other devices where "holes" are not
supported.
@item qcow2 @item qcow2
QEMU image format, the most versatile format. Use it to have smaller QEMU image format, the most versatile format. Use it to have smaller
images (useful if your filesystem does not supports holes, for example images (useful if your filesystem does not supports holes, for example