.Dd June 26, 2026
.Dt QCOWINFO 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm qcowinfo
.Nd determines information about a QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image file
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm qcowinfo
.Op Fl hvV
.Ar source
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm qcowinfo
is a utility to determine information about a QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image \
file
.Pp
.Nm qcowinfo
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
is the source image.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl h
shows this help
.It Fl v
verbose output to stderr
.It Fl V
print version
.El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
None
.Sh FILES
None
.Sh EXAMPLES
.Bd -literal
# qcowinfo file.qcow2
qcowinfo 20260623
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QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image information:
	Format version		: 2
	Media size		: 4.0 GiB (4294967296 bytes)
	Encryption method	: None
	Number of snapshots	: 0
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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 qcowmount 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>.
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This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.
There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A \
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.