qcow2: lock on prealloc

[qemu.git] / qemu-img.texi

diff --git a/qemu-img.texi b/qemu-img.texi
index 495a1b66954b0eea22f74d0bbe57c22806a3a0aa..b2ca3a542cd3c7aacc262f3f38a2b3d0d76be55f 100644 (file)
--- a/qemu-img.texi
+++ b/qemu-img.texi
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ indicates that target image must be compressed (qcow format only)
 with or without a command shows help and lists the supported formats
 @item -p
 display progress bar (convert and rebase commands only)
+@item -S @var{size}
+indicates the consecutive number of bytes that must contain only zeros
+for qemu-img to create a sparse image during conversion. This value is rounded
+down to the nearest 512 bytes. You may use the common size suffixes like
+@code{k} for kilobytes.
+@item -t @var{cache}
+specifies the cache mode that should be used with the (destination) file. See
+the documentation of the emulator's @code{-drive cache=...} option for allowed
+values.
 @end table
 
 Parameters to snapshot subcommand:
@@ -82,11 +91,11 @@ this case. @var{backing_file} will never be modified unless you use the
 The size can also be specified using the @var{size} option with @code{-o},
 it doesn't need to be specified separately in this case.
 
-@item commit [-f @var{fmt}] @var{filename}
+@item commit [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] @var{filename}
 
 Commit the changes recorded in @var{filename} in its base image.
 
-@item convert [-c] [-p] [-f @var{fmt}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_name}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}
+@item convert [-c] [-p] [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-O @var{output_fmt}] [-o @var{options}] [-s @var{snapshot_name}] [-S @var{sparse_size}] @var{filename} [@var{filename2} [...]] @var{output_filename}
 
 Convert the disk image @var{filename} or a snapshot @var{snapshot_name} to disk image @var{output_filename}
 using format @var{output_fmt}. It can be optionally compressed (@code{-c}
@@ -116,7 +125,7 @@ they are displayed too.
 
 List, apply, create or delete snapshots in image @var{filename}.
 
-@item rebase [-f @var{fmt}] [-p] [-u] -b @var{backing_file} [-F @var{backing_fmt}] @var{filename}
+@item rebase [-f @var{fmt}] [-t @var{cache}] [-p] [-u] -b @var{backing_file} [-F @var{backing_fmt}] @var{filename}
 
 Changes the backing file of an image. Only the formats @code{qcow2} and
 @code{qed} support changing the backing file.