diff --git a/docs/linux-virtual-machines.mdwn b/docs/linux-virtual-machines.mdwn
index c9e4a8cc..92f6bf96 100644
--- a/docs/linux-virtual-machines.mdwn
+++ b/docs/linux-virtual-machines.mdwn
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ Some hints on lxc:
  * Root open in the filesystem
  * No network specified = all from host accessible!
 
-## Libraries / Frameworks
+## Management Libraries / Frameworks
 
 [[!table  data="""
 Name | Hints
@@ -102,4 +102,13 @@ Ganetti |
 Libvirt |
 """]]
 
+## Poor man's management
+
+This sections describes typical vm management tasks, done with
+easy commands.
+
+### Creating a new (sparse) image file
+
+    dd if=/dev/zero of=<filename> bs=1 count=0 seek=<gigabytes>G
+
 [[!tag net unix]]