cdist-type__qemu_img(7)
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NAME
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cdist-type__qemu_img - Manage VM disk images


DESCRIPTION
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The qemu-img program is used to create qemu images for
qemu and (qemu-)kvm.



OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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state
    Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"
size
    Size of the image in qemu-img compatible units.

    Required if state is "present".


EXAMPLES
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.. code-block:: sh

    # Create a 50G size image
    __qemu_img /home/services/kvm/vm/myvmname/system-disk --size 50G

    # Remove image
    __qemu_img /home/services/kvm/vm/myoldvm/system-disk --state absent


SEE ALSO
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:strong:`qemu-img`\ (1)


AUTHORS
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Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>


COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2012-2014 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).