.Dd July  3, 2026
.Dt QCOWMOUNT 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm qcowmount
.Nd mounts a QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm qcowmount
.Op Fl k Ar keys
.Op Fl p Ar password
.Op Fl X Ar extended_options
.Op Fl hvV
.Ar source
.Ar mount_point
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm qcowmount
is a utility to mount a QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image file
.Pp
.Nm qcowmount
is part of the
.Nm libqcow
package.
.Nm libqcow
is a library to access the QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image file format
.Pp
.Ar source
a QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image file
.Ar mount_point
the directory to serve as mount point
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl h
shows this help
.It Fl k Ar keys
specify the keys formatted in base16
.It Fl p Ar password
specify the password (or passphrase)
.It Fl v
verbose output to stderr, while qcowmount will remain running in the foreground
.It Fl V
print version
.It Fl X Ar extended_options
extended options to pass to sub system
.El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
None
.Sh FILES
None
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bd -literal
# qcowmount image1.qcow2 /mnt/qcow
qcowmount 20260626
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.Ed
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
Errors, verbose and debug output are printed to stderr when verbose output \
\-v is enabled.
Verbose and debug output are only printed when enabled at compilation.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr qcowinfo 1
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>
.Sh BUGS
Please report bugs of any kind on the project issue tracker: \
https://github.com/libyal/libqcow/issues
.Sh COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2010-2026, Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>.
.sp
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A \
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.