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QEMU utils (FIPS)

From qemu-fips-utils 11.1.3-r0 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running qemu-img --help (exit 0). permalink

qemu-img version 11.1.3 (v11.1.3)
Copyright (c) 2003-2026 Fabrice Bellard and the QEMU Project developers
QEMU disk image utility.  Usage:

  qemu-img [standard options] COMMAND [--help | command options]

Standard options:
  -h, --help
     display this help and exit
  -V, --version
     display version info and exit
  -T,--trace TRACE
     specify tracing options:
        [[enable=]<pattern>][,events=<file>][,file=<file>]

Recognized commands (run qemu-img COMMAND --help for command-specific help):

  amend - Update format-specific options of the image
  bench - Run a simple image benchmark
  bitmap - Perform modifications of the persistent bitmap in the image
  check - Check basic image integrity
  commit - Commit image to its backing file
  compare - Check if two images have the same contents
  convert - Copy one or more images to another with optional format conversion
  create - Create and format a new image file
  dd - Copy input to output with optional format conversion
  info - Display information about the image
  map - Dump image metadata
  measure - Calculate the file size required for a new image
  rebase - Change the backing file of the image
  resize - Resize the image
  snapshot - List or manipulate snapshots in the image

Supported image formats:

  blkdebug blklogwrites blkverify bochs cloop compress copy-before-write
  copy-on-read dmg file ftp ftps host_cdrom host_device http https iscsi
  iser luks nbd null-aio null-co nvme parallels preallocate qcow qcow2 qed
  quorum raw rbd replication snapshot-access throttle vdi vhdx vmdk vpc
  vvfat

See <https://qemu.org/contribute/report-a-bug> for how to report bugs.
More information on the QEMU project at <https://qemu.org>.
Options (3)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpdisplay this help and exithelp
-V, --versiondisplay version info and exithelp
-T, --trace TRACEspecify tracing options: [[enable=]<pattern>][,events=<file>][,file=<file>]help

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.