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--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ This option defines a free-form string that can be used to describe @var{fd}.
You can open an image using pre-opened file descriptors from an fd set:
@example
-qemu-system-i386
--add-fd fd=3,set=2,opaque="rdwr:/path/to/file"
--add-fd fd=4,set=2,opaque="rdonly:/path/to/file"
--drive file=/dev/fdset/2,index=0,media=disk
+@value{qemu_system} \
+ -add-fd fd=3,set=2,opaque="rdwr:/path/to/file" \
+ -add-fd fd=4,set=2,opaque="rdonly:/path/to/file" \
+ -drive file=/dev/fdset/2,index=0,media=disk
@end example
ETEXI
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ STEXI
Set default value of @var{driver}'s property @var{prop} to @var{value}, e.g.:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -global ide-hd.physical_block_size=4096 disk-image.img
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -global ide-hd.physical_block_size=4096 disk-image.img
@end example
In particular, you can use this to set driver properties for devices which are
@@ -337,11 +337,11 @@ bootindex options. The default is non-strict boot.
@example
# try to boot from network first, then from hard disk
-qemu-system-i386 -boot order=nc
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -boot order=nc
# boot from CD-ROM first, switch back to default order after reboot
-qemu-system-i386 -boot once=d
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -boot once=d
# boot with a splash picture for 5 seconds.
-qemu-system-i386 -boot menu=on,splash=/root/boot.bmp,splash-time=5000
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -boot menu=on,splash=/root/boot.bmp,splash-time=5000
@end example
Note: The legacy format '-boot @var{drives}' is still supported but its
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ For example, the following command-line sets the guest startup RAM size to
memory the guest can reach to 4GB:
@example
-qemu-system-x86_64 -m 1G,slots=3,maxmem=4G
+@value{qemu_system} -m 1G,slots=3,maxmem=4G
@end example
If @var{slots} and @var{maxmem} are not specified, memory hotplug won't
@@ -666,15 +666,15 @@ STEXI
@item -soundhw @var{card1}[,@var{card2},...] or -soundhw all
@findex -soundhw
Enable audio and selected sound hardware. Use 'help' to print all
-available sound hardware.
+available sound hardware. For example:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -soundhw sb16,adlib disk.img
-qemu-system-i386 -soundhw es1370 disk.img
-qemu-system-i386 -soundhw ac97 disk.img
-qemu-system-i386 -soundhw hda disk.img
-qemu-system-i386 -soundhw all disk.img
-qemu-system-i386 -soundhw help
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -soundhw sb16,adlib disk.img
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -soundhw es1370 disk.img
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -soundhw ac97 disk.img
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -soundhw hda disk.img
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -soundhw all disk.img
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -soundhw help
@end example
Note that Linux's i810_audio OSS kernel (for AC97) module might
@@ -1149,50 +1149,50 @@ is off.
Instead of @option{-cdrom} you can use:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
+@value{qemu_system} -drive file=file,index=2,media=cdrom
@end example
Instead of @option{-hda}, @option{-hdb}, @option{-hdc}, @option{-hdd}, you can
use:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
-qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
-qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
-qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
+@value{qemu_system} -drive file=file,index=0,media=disk
+@value{qemu_system} -drive file=file,index=1,media=disk
+@value{qemu_system} -drive file=file,index=2,media=disk
+@value{qemu_system} -drive file=file,index=3,media=disk
@end example
You can open an image using pre-opened file descriptors from an fd set:
@example
-qemu-system-i386
--add-fd fd=3,set=2,opaque="rdwr:/path/to/file"
--add-fd fd=4,set=2,opaque="rdonly:/path/to/file"
--drive file=/dev/fdset/2,index=0,media=disk
+@value{qemu_system} \
+ -add-fd fd=3,set=2,opaque="rdwr:/path/to/file" \
+ -add-fd fd=4,set=2,opaque="rdonly:/path/to/file" \
+ -drive file=/dev/fdset/2,index=0,media=disk
@end example
You can connect a CDROM to the slave of ide0:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -drive file=file,if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
@end example
If you don't specify the "file=" argument, you define an empty drive:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -drive if=ide,index=1,media=cdrom
@end example
Instead of @option{-fda}, @option{-fdb}, you can use:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
-qemu-system-i386 -drive file=file,index=1,if=floppy
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -drive file=file,index=0,if=floppy
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -drive file=file,index=1,if=floppy
@end example
By default, @var{interface} is "ide" and @var{index} is automatically
incremented:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -drive file=a -drive file=b"
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -drive file=a -drive file=b"
@end example
is interpreted like:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -hda a -hdb b
+@value{qemu_system_x86} -hda a -hdb b
@end example
ETEXI
@@ -2272,8 +2272,8 @@ The following two example do exactly the same, to show how @option{-nic} can
be used to shorten the command line length (note that the e1000 is the default
on i386, so the @option{model=e1000} parameter could even be omitted here, too):
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -netdev user,id=n1,ipv6=off -device e1000,netdev=n1,mac=52:54:98:76:54:32
-qemu-system-i386 -nic user,ipv6=off,model=e1000,mac=52:54:98:76:54:32
+@value{qemu_system} -netdev user,id=n1,ipv6=off -device e1000,netdev=n1,mac=52:54:98:76:54:32
+@value{qemu_system} -nic user,ipv6=off,model=e1000,mac=52:54:98:76:54:32
@end example
@item -nic none
@@ -2344,7 +2344,7 @@ can not be resolved.
Example:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -nic user,dnssearch=mgmt.example.org,dnssearch=example.org
+@value{qemu_system} -nic user,dnssearch=mgmt.example.org,dnssearch=example.org
@end example
@item domainname=@var{domain}
@@ -2368,7 +2368,7 @@ a guest from a local directory.
Example (using pxelinux):
@example
-qemu-system-i386 -hda linux.img -boot n -device e1000,netdev=n1 \
+@value{qemu_system} -hda linux.img -boot n -device e1000,netdev=n1 \
-netdev user,id=n1,tftp=/path/to/tftp/files,bootfile=/pxelinux.0
@end example
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ screen 0, use the following:
@example
# on the host
-qemu-system-i386 -nic user,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:6001-:6000
+@value{qemu_system} -nic user,hostfwd=tcp:127.0.0.1:6001-:6000
# this host xterm should open in the guest X11 server
xterm -display :1
@end example
@@ -2412,7 +2412,7 @@ the guest, use the following:
@example
# on the host
-qemu-system-i386 -nic user,hostfwd=tcp::5555-:23
+@value{qemu_system} -nic user,hostfwd=tcp::5555-:23
telnet localhost 5555
@end example
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ lifetime, like in the following example:
@example
# open 10.10.1.1:4321 on bootup, connect 10.0.2.100:1234 to it whenever
# the guest accesses it
-qemu-system-i386 -nic user,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.100:1234-tcp:10.10.1.1:4321
+@value{qemu_system} -nic user,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.100:1234-tcp:10.10.1.1:4321
@end example
Or you can execute a command on every TCP connection established by the guest,
@@ -2440,7 +2440,7 @@ so that QEMU behaves similar to an inetd process for that virtual server:
@example
# call "netcat 10.10.1.1 4321" on every TCP connection to 10.0.2.100:1234
# and connect the TCP stream to its stdin/stdout
-qemu-system-i386 -nic 'user,id=n1,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.100:1234-cmd:netcat 10.10.1.1 4321'
+@value{qemu_system} -nic 'user,id=n1,guestfwd=tcp:10.0.2.100:1234-cmd:netcat 10.10.1.1 4321'
@end example
@end table
@@ -2467,13 +2467,13 @@ Examples:
@example
#launch a QEMU instance with the default network script
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img -nic tap
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img -nic tap
@end example
@example
#launch a QEMU instance with two NICs, each one connected
#to a TAP device
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img \
-netdev tap,id=nd0,ifname=tap0 -device e1000,netdev=nd0 \
-netdev tap,id=nd1,ifname=tap1 -device rtl8139,netdev=nd1
@end example
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
@example
#launch a QEMU instance with the default network helper to
#connect a TAP device to bridge br0
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=n1 \
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=n1 \
-netdev tap,id=n1,"helper=/path/to/qemu-bridge-helper"
@end example
@@ -2498,13 +2498,13 @@ Examples:
@example
#launch a QEMU instance with the default network helper to
#connect a TAP device to bridge br0
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img -netdev bridge,id=n1 -device virtio-net,netdev=n1
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img -netdev bridge,id=n1 -device virtio-net,netdev=n1
@end example
@example
#launch a QEMU instance with the default network helper to
#connect a TAP device to bridge qemubr0
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img -netdev bridge,br=qemubr0,id=n1 -device virtio-net,netdev=n1
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img -netdev bridge,br=qemubr0,id=n1 -device virtio-net,netdev=n1
@end example
@item -netdev socket,id=@var{id}[,fd=@var{h}][,listen=[@var{host}]:@var{port}][,connect=@var{host}:@var{port}]
@@ -2519,11 +2519,11 @@ specifies an already opened TCP socket.
Example:
@example
# launch a first QEMU instance
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img \
-device e1000,netdev=n1,mac=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
-netdev socket,id=n1,listen=:1234
# connect the network of this instance to the network of the first instance
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img \
-device e1000,netdev=n2,mac=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
-netdev socket,id=n2,connect=127.0.0.1:1234
@end example
@@ -2548,15 +2548,15 @@ Use @option{fd=h} to specify an already opened UDP multicast socket.
Example:
@example
# launch one QEMU instance
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img \
-device e1000,netdev=n1,mac=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
-netdev socket,id=n1,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
# launch another QEMU instance on same "bus"
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img \
-device e1000,netdev=n2,mac=52:54:00:12:34:57 \
-netdev socket,id=n2,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
# launch yet another QEMU instance on same "bus"
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img \
-device e1000,netdev=n3,mac=52:54:00:12:34:58 \
-netdev socket,id=n3,mcast=230.0.0.1:1234
@end example
@@ -2564,7 +2564,7 @@ qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
Example (User Mode Linux compat.):
@example
# launch QEMU instance (note mcast address selected is UML's default)
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img \
-device e1000,netdev=n1,mac=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
-netdev socket,id=n1,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102
# launch UML
@@ -2573,7 +2573,7 @@ qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
Example (send packets from host's 1.2.3.4):
@example
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img \
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img \
-device e1000,netdev=n1,mac=52:54:00:12:34:56 \
-netdev socket,id=n1,mcast=239.192.168.1:1102,localaddr=1.2.3.4
@end example
@@ -2633,7 +2633,7 @@ brctl addif br-lan vmtunnel0
# on 4.3.2.1
# launch QEMU instance - if your network has reorder or is very lossy add ,pincounter
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img -device e1000,netdev=n1 \
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img -device e1000,netdev=n1 \
-netdev l2tpv3,id=n1,src=4.2.3.1,dst=1.2.3.4,udp,srcport=16384,dstport=16384,rxsession=0xffffffff,txsession=0xffffffff,counter
@end example
@@ -2650,7 +2650,7 @@ Example:
# launch vde switch
vde_switch -F -sock /tmp/myswitch
# launch QEMU instance
-qemu-system-i386 linux.img -nic vde,sock=/tmp/myswitch
+@value{qemu_system} linux.img -nic vde,sock=/tmp/myswitch
@end example
@item -netdev vhost-user,chardev=@var{id}[,vhostforce=on|off][,queues=n]
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ and communicate. Requires the Linux @code{vhci} driver installed. Can
be used as following:
@example
-qemu-system-i386 [...OPTIONS...] -bt hci,vlan=5 -bt vhci,vlan=5
+@value{qemu_system} [...OPTIONS...] -bt hci,vlan=5 -bt vhci,vlan=5
@end example
@item -bt device:@var{dev}[,vlan=@var{n}]
@@ -3601,7 +3601,7 @@ connections will likely be TCP-based, but also UDP, pseudo TTY, or even
stdio are reasonable use case. The latter is allowing to start QEMU from
within gdb and establish the connection via a pipe:
@example
-(gdb) target remote | exec qemu-system-i386 -gdb stdio ...
+(gdb) target remote | exec @value{qemu_system} -gdb stdio ...
@end example
ETEXI
@@ -4578,7 +4578,7 @@ which specify the queue number of cryptodev backend, the default of
@example
- # qemu-system-x86_64 \
+ # @value{qemu_system} \
[...] \
-object cryptodev-backend-builtin,id=cryptodev0 \
-device virtio-crypto-pci,id=crypto0,cryptodev=cryptodev0 \
@@ -4598,7 +4598,7 @@ of cryptodev backend for multiqueue vhost-user, the default of @var{queues} is 1
@example
- # qemu-system-x86_64 \
+ # @value{qemu_system} \
[...] \
-chardev socket,id=chardev0,path=/path/to/socket \
-object cryptodev-vhost-user,id=cryptodev0,chardev=chardev0 \
@@ -4634,14 +4634,14 @@ The simplest (insecure) usage is to provide the secret inline
@example
- # $QEMU -object secret,id=sec0,data=letmein,format=raw
+ # @value{qemu_system} -object secret,id=sec0,data=letmein,format=raw
@end example
The simplest secure usage is to provide the secret via a file
# printf "letmein" > mypasswd.txt
- # $QEMU -object secret,id=sec0,file=mypasswd.txt,format=raw
+ # @value{qemu_system} -object secret,id=sec0,file=mypasswd.txt,format=raw
For greater security, AES-256-CBC should be used. To illustrate usage,
consider the openssl command line tool which can encrypt the data. Note
@@ -4677,7 +4677,7 @@ and specify that to be used to decrypt the user password. Pass the
contents of @code{iv.b64} to the second secret
@example
- # $QEMU \
+ # @value{qemu_system} \
-object secret,id=secmaster0,format=base64,file=key.b64 \
-object secret,id=sec0,keyid=secmaster0,format=base64,\
data=$SECRET,iv=$(<iv.b64)
@@ -4720,7 +4720,7 @@ negotiate keys used for attestation. The file must be encoded in base64.
e.g to launch a SEV guest
@example
- # $QEMU \
+ # @value{qemu_system_x86} \
......
-object sev-guest,id=sev0,cbitpos=47,reduced-phys-bits=5 \
-machine ...,memory-encryption=sev0
@@ -4742,7 +4742,7 @@ any commas in the distinguished name.
An example authorization object to validate a x509 distinguished name
would look like:
@example
- # $QEMU \
+ # @value{qemu_system} \
...
-object 'authz-simple,id=auth0,identity=CN=laptop.example.com,,O=Example Org,,L=London,,ST=London,,C=GB' \
...
@@ -4791,7 +4791,7 @@ a TLS x509 distinguished name, or a SASL username.
An example authorization object to validate a SASL username
would look like:
@example
- # $QEMU \
+ # @value{qemu_system} \
...
-object authz-simple,id=auth0,filename=/etc/qemu/vnc-sasl.acl,refresh=yes
...
@@ -4809,7 +4809,7 @@ An example authorization object to validate a TLS x509 distinguished
name would look like:
@example
- # $QEMU \
+ # @value{qemu_system} \
...
-object authz-pam,id=auth0,service=qemu-vnc
...
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