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DEFHEADING(Standard options:)
DEF("help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_h,
"-h or -help display this help and exit\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("version", 0, QEMU_OPTION_version,
"-version display version information and exit\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("machine", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_machine, \
"-machine [type=]name[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
" selects emulated machine ('-machine help' for list)\n"
" property accel=accel1[:accel2[:...]] selects accelerator\n"
" supported accelerators are kvm, xen, tcg (default: tcg)\n"
" kernel_irqchip=on|off controls accelerated irqchip support\n"
" kernel_irqchip=on|off|split controls accelerated irqchip support (default=off)\n"
" vmport=on|off|auto controls emulation of vmport (default: auto)\n"
" kvm_shadow_mem=size of KVM shadow MMU in bytes\n"
" dump-guest-core=on|off include guest memory in a core dump (default=on)\n"
" mem-merge=on|off controls memory merge support (default: on)\n"
" igd-passthru=on|off controls IGD GFX passthrough support (default=off)\n"
" aes-key-wrap=on|off controls support for AES key wrapping (default=on)\n"
" dea-key-wrap=on|off controls support for DEA key wrapping (default=on)\n"
" suppress-vmdesc=on|off disables self-describing migration (default=off)\n"
" nvdimm=on|off controls NVDIMM support (default=off)\n"
" enforce-config-section=on|off enforce configuration section migration (default=off)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("M", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_M, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("cpu", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cpu,
"-cpu cpu select CPU ('-cpu help' for list)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("smp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smp,
"-smp [cpus=]n[,maxcpus=cpus][,cores=cores][,threads=threads][,sockets=sockets]\n"
" set the number of CPUs to 'n' [default=1]\n"
" maxcpus= maximum number of total cpus, including\n"
" offline CPUs for hotplug, etc\n"
" cores= number of CPU cores on one socket\n"
" threads= number of threads on one CPU core\n"
" sockets= number of discrete sockets in the system\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("numa", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_numa,
"-numa node[,mem=size][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]][,nodeid=node]\n"
"-numa node[,memdev=id][,cpus=cpu[-cpu]][,nodeid=node]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("add-fd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_add_fd,
"-add-fd fd=fd,set=set[,opaque=opaque]\n"
" Add 'fd' to fd 'set'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("set", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_set,
"-set group.id.arg=value\n"
" set <arg> parameter for item <id> of type <group>\n"
" i.e. -set drive.$id.file=/path/to/image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("global", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_global,
"-global driver.property=value\n"
"-global driver=driver,property=property,value=value\n"
" set a global default for a driver property\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("boot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot,
"-boot [order=drives][,once=drives][,menu=on|off]\n"
" [,splash=sp_name][,splash-time=sp_time][,reboot-timeout=rb_time][,strict=on|off]\n"
" 'drives': floppy (a), hard disk (c), CD-ROM (d), network (n)\n"
" 'sp_name': the file's name that would be passed to bios as logo picture, if menu=on\n"
" 'sp_time': the period that splash picture last if menu=on, unit is ms\n"
" 'rb_timeout': the timeout before guest reboot when boot failed, unit is ms\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("m", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_m,
"-m[emory] [size=]megs[,slots=n,maxmem=size]\n"
" configure guest RAM\n"
" size: initial amount of guest memory\n"
" slots: number of hotplug slots (default: none)\n"
" maxmem: maximum amount of guest memory (default: none)\n"
"NOTE: Some architectures might enforce a specific granularity\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("mem-path", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mempath,
"-mem-path FILE provide backing storage for guest RAM\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("mem-prealloc", 0, QEMU_OPTION_mem_prealloc,
"-mem-prealloc preallocate guest memory (use with -mem-path)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("k", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_k,
"-k language use keyboard layout (for example 'fr' for French)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("audio-help", 0, QEMU_OPTION_audio_help,
"-audio-help print list of audio drivers and their options\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("no-audio", 0, QEMU_OPTION_audio_none,
"-no-audio disable audio support\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("soundhw", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_soundhw,
"-soundhw c1,... enable audio support\n"
" and only specified sound cards (comma separated list)\n"
" use '-soundhw help' to get the list of supported cards\n"
" use '-soundhw all' to enable all of them\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("balloon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_balloon,
"-balloon none disable balloon device\n"
"-balloon virtio[,addr=str]\n"
" enable virtio balloon device (default)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("device", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_device,
"-device driver[,prop[=value][,...]]\n"
" add device (based on driver)\n"
" prop=value,... sets driver properties\n"
" use '-device help' to print all possible drivers\n"
" use '-device driver,help' to print all possible properties\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("name", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_name,
"-name string1[,process=string2][,debug-threads=on|off]\n"
" set the name of the guest\n"
" string1 sets the window title and string2 the process name (on Linux)\n"
" When debug-threads is enabled, individual threads are given a separate name (on Linux)\n"
" NOTE: The thread names are for debugging and not a stable API.\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("uuid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_uuid,
"-uuid %08x-%04x-%04x-%04x-%012x\n"
" specify machine UUID\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEFHEADING()
DEFHEADING(Block device options:)
DEF("fda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fda,
"-fda/-fdb file use 'file' as floppy disk 0/1 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("fdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fdb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("hda", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hda,
"-hda/-hdb file use 'file' as IDE hard disk 0/1 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("hdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("hdc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdc,
"-hdc/-hdd file use 'file' as IDE hard disk 2/3 image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("hdd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdd, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("cdrom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_cdrom,
"-cdrom file use 'file' as IDE cdrom image (cdrom is ide1 master)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("drive", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_drive,
"-drive [file=file][,if=type][,bus=n][,unit=m][,media=d][,index=i]\n"
" [,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]][,snapshot=on|off]\n"
" [,cache=writethrough|writeback|none|directsync|unsafe][,format=f]\n"
" [,serial=s][,addr=A][,rerror=ignore|stop|report]\n"
" [,werror=ignore|stop|report|enospc][,id=name][,aio=threads|native]\n"
" [,readonly=on|off][,copy-on-read=on|off]\n"
" [,discard=ignore|unmap][,detect-zeroes=on|off|unmap]\n"
" [[,bps=b]|[[,bps_rd=r][,bps_wr=w]]]\n"
" [[,iops=i]|[[,iops_rd=r][,iops_wr=w]]]\n"
" [[,bps_max=bm]|[[,bps_rd_max=rm][,bps_wr_max=wm]]]\n"
" [[,iops_max=im]|[[,iops_rd_max=irm][,iops_wr_max=iwm]]]\n"
" [[,iops_size=is]]\n"
" [[,group=g]]\n"
" use 'file' as a drive image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("mtdblock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mtdblock,
"-mtdblock file use 'file' as on-board Flash memory image\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("sd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_sd,
"-sd file use 'file' as SecureDigital card image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("pflash", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pflash,
"-pflash file use 'file' as a parallel flash image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("snapshot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_snapshot,
"-snapshot write to temporary files instead of disk image files\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("hdachs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_hdachs, \
"-hdachs c,h,s[,t]\n" \
" force hard disk 0 physical geometry and the optional BIOS\n" \
" translation (t=none or lba) (usually QEMU can guess them)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("fsdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fsdev,
"-fsdev fsdriver,id=id[,path=path,][security_model={mapped-xattr|mapped-file|passthrough|none}]\n"
" [,writeout=immediate][,readonly][,socket=socket|sock_fd=sock_fd]\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("virtfs", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs,
"-virtfs local,path=path,mount_tag=tag,security_model=[mapped-xattr|mapped-file|passthrough|none]\n"
" [,writeout=immediate][,readonly][,socket=socket|sock_fd=sock_fd]\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("virtfs_synth", 0, QEMU_OPTION_virtfs_synth,
"-virtfs_synth Create synthetic file system image\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEFHEADING()
DEFHEADING(USB options:)
DEF("usb", 0, QEMU_OPTION_usb,
"-usb enable the USB driver (will be the default soon)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("usbdevice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_usbdevice,
"-usbdevice name add the host or guest USB device 'name'\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEFHEADING()
DEFHEADING(Display options:)
DEF("display", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_display,
"-display sdl[,frame=on|off][,alt_grab=on|off][,ctrl_grab=on|off]\n"
" [,window_close=on|off][,gl=on|off]|curses|none|\n"
"-display gtk[,grab_on_hover=on|off][,gl=on|off]|\n"
"-display vnc=<display>[,<optargs>]\n"
"-display curses\n"
"-display none"
" select display type\n"
"The default display is equivalent to\n"
#if defined(CONFIG_GTK)
"\t\"-display gtk\"\n"
#elif defined(CONFIG_SDL)
"\t\"-display sdl\"\n"
#elif defined(CONFIG_COCOA)
"\t\"-display cocoa\"\n"
#elif defined(CONFIG_VNC)
"\t\"-vnc localhost:0,to=99,id=default\"\n"
#else
"\t\"-display none\"\n"
#endif
, QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("nographic", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nographic,
"-nographic disable graphical output and redirect serial I/Os to console\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("curses", 0, QEMU_OPTION_curses,
"-curses shorthand for -display curses\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("no-frame", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_frame,
"-no-frame open SDL window without a frame and window decorations\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("alt-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_alt_grab,
"-alt-grab use Ctrl-Alt-Shift to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("ctrl-grab", 0, QEMU_OPTION_ctrl_grab,
"-ctrl-grab use Right-Ctrl to grab mouse (instead of Ctrl-Alt)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("no-quit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_quit,
"-no-quit disable SDL window close capability\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("sdl", 0, QEMU_OPTION_sdl,
"-sdl shorthand for -display sdl\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("spice", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_spice,
"-spice [port=port][,tls-port=secured-port][,x509-dir=<dir>]\n"
" [,x509-key-file=<file>][,x509-key-password=<file>]\n"
" [,x509-cert-file=<file>][,x509-cacert-file=<file>]\n"
" [,x509-dh-key-file=<file>][,addr=addr][,ipv4|ipv6|unix]\n"
" [,tls-ciphers=<list>]\n"
" [,tls-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
" [,plaintext-channel=[main|display|cursor|inputs|record|playback]]\n"
" [,sasl][,password=<secret>][,disable-ticketing]\n"
" [,image-compression=[auto_glz|auto_lz|quic|glz|lz|off]]\n"
" [,jpeg-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
" [,zlib-glz-wan-compression=[auto|never|always]]\n"
" [,streaming-video=[off|all|filter]][,disable-copy-paste]\n"
" [,disable-agent-file-xfer][,agent-mouse=[on|off]]\n"
" [,playback-compression=[on|off]][,seamless-migration=[on|off]]\n"
" [,gl=[on|off]]\n"
" enable spice\n"
" at least one of {port, tls-port} is mandatory\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("portrait", 0, QEMU_OPTION_portrait,
"-portrait rotate graphical output 90 deg left (only PXA LCD)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("rotate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_rotate,
"-rotate <deg> rotate graphical output some deg left (only PXA LCD)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("vga", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vga,
"-vga [std|cirrus|vmware|qxl|xenfb|tcx|cg3|virtio|none]\n"
" select video card type\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("full-screen", 0, QEMU_OPTION_full_screen,
"-full-screen start in full screen\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("g", 1, QEMU_OPTION_g ,
"-g WxH[xDEPTH] Set the initial graphical resolution and depth\n",
QEMU_ARCH_PPC | QEMU_ARCH_SPARC)
DEF("vnc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_vnc ,
"-vnc <display> shorthand for -display vnc=<display>\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
ARCHHEADING(, QEMU_ARCH_I386)
ARCHHEADING(i386 target only:, QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("win2k-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_win2k_hack,
"-win2k-hack use it when installing Windows 2000 to avoid a disk full bug\n",
QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("rtc-td-hack", 0, QEMU_OPTION_rtc_td_hack, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("no-fd-bootchk", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_fd_bootchk,
"-no-fd-bootchk disable boot signature checking for floppy disks\n",
QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("no-acpi", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi,
"-no-acpi disable ACPI\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386 | QEMU_ARCH_ARM)
DEF("no-hpet", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_hpet,
"-no-hpet disable HPET\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("acpitable", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_acpitable,
"-acpitable [sig=str][,rev=n][,oem_id=str][,oem_table_id=str][,oem_rev=n][,asl_compiler_id=str][,asl_compiler_rev=n][,{data|file}=file1[:file2]...]\n"
" ACPI table description\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("smbios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smbios,
"-smbios file=binary\n"
" load SMBIOS entry from binary file\n"
"-smbios type=0[,vendor=str][,version=str][,date=str][,release=%d.%d]\n"
" [,uefi=on|off]\n"
" specify SMBIOS type 0 fields\n"
"-smbios type=1[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
" [,uuid=uuid][,sku=str][,family=str]\n"
" specify SMBIOS type 1 fields\n"
"-smbios type=2[,manufacturer=str][,product=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
" [,asset=str][,location=str]\n"
" specify SMBIOS type 2 fields\n"
"-smbios type=3[,manufacturer=str][,version=str][,serial=str][,asset=str]\n"
" [,sku=str]\n"
" specify SMBIOS type 3 fields\n"
"-smbios type=4[,sock_pfx=str][,manufacturer=str][,version=str][,serial=str]\n"
" [,asset=str][,part=str]\n"
" specify SMBIOS type 4 fields\n"
"-smbios type=17[,loc_pfx=str][,bank=str][,manufacturer=str][,serial=str]\n"
" [,asset=str][,part=str][,speed=%d]\n"
" specify SMBIOS type 17 fields\n",
QEMU_ARCH_I386 | QEMU_ARCH_ARM)
DEFHEADING()
DEFHEADING(Network options:)
#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
DEF("tftp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tftp, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("bootp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bootp, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("redir", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_redir, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#ifndef _WIN32
DEF("smb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_smb, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#endif
#endif
DEF("netdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_netdev,
#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
"-netdev user,id=str[,ipv4[=on|off]][,net=addr[/mask]][,host=addr]\n"
" [,ipv6[=on|off]][,ipv6-net=addr[/int]][,ipv6-host=addr]\n"
" [,restrict=on|off][,hostname=host][,dhcpstart=addr]\n"
" [,dns=addr][,ipv6-dns=addr][,dnssearch=domain][,tftp=dir]\n"
" [,bootfile=f][,hostfwd=rule][,guestfwd=rule]"
#ifndef _WIN32
"[,smb=dir[,smbserver=addr]]\n"
#endif
" configure a user mode network backend with ID 'str',\n"
" its DHCP server and optional services\n"
#endif
#ifdef _WIN32
"-netdev tap,id=str,ifname=name\n"
" configure a host TAP network backend with ID 'str'\n"
#else
"-netdev tap,id=str[,fd=h][,fds=x:y:...:z][,ifname=name][,script=file][,downscript=dfile]\n"
" [,helper=helper][,sndbuf=nbytes][,vnet_hdr=on|off][,vhost=on|off]\n"
" [,vhostfd=h][,vhostfds=x:y:...:z][,vhostforce=on|off][,queues=n]\n"
" [,poll-us=n]\n"
" configure a host TAP network backend with ID 'str'\n"
" use network scripts 'file' (default=" DEFAULT_NETWORK_SCRIPT ")\n"
" to configure it and 'dfile' (default=" DEFAULT_NETWORK_DOWN_SCRIPT ")\n"
" to deconfigure it\n"
" use '[down]script=no' to disable script execution\n"
" use network helper 'helper' (default=" DEFAULT_BRIDGE_HELPER ") to\n"
" configure it\n"
" use 'fd=h' to connect to an already opened TAP interface\n"
" use 'fds=x:y:...:z' to connect to already opened multiqueue capable TAP interfaces\n"
" use 'sndbuf=nbytes' to limit the size of the send buffer (the\n"
" default is disabled 'sndbuf=0' to enable flow control set 'sndbuf=1048576')\n"
" use vnet_hdr=off to avoid enabling the IFF_VNET_HDR tap flag\n"
" use vnet_hdr=on to make the lack of IFF_VNET_HDR support an error condition\n"
" use vhost=on to enable experimental in kernel accelerator\n"
" (only has effect for virtio guests which use MSIX)\n"
" use vhostforce=on to force vhost on for non-MSIX virtio guests\n"
" use 'vhostfd=h' to connect to an already opened vhost net device\n"
" use 'vhostfds=x:y:...:z to connect to multiple already opened vhost net devices\n"
" use 'queues=n' to specify the number of queues to be created for multiqueue TAP\n"
" use 'poll-us=n' to speciy the maximum number of microseconds that could be\n"
" spent on busy polling for vhost net\n"
"-netdev bridge,id=str[,br=bridge][,helper=helper]\n"
" configure a host TAP network backend with ID 'str' that is\n"
" connected to a bridge (default=" DEFAULT_BRIDGE_INTERFACE ")\n"
" using the program 'helper (default=" DEFAULT_BRIDGE_HELPER ")\n"
#endif
#ifdef __linux__
"-netdev l2tpv3,id=str,src=srcaddr,dst=dstaddr[,srcport=srcport][,dstport=dstport]\n"
" [,rxsession=rxsession],txsession=txsession[,ipv6=on/off][,udp=on/off]\n"
" [,cookie64=on/off][,counter][,pincounter][,txcookie=txcookie]\n"
" [,rxcookie=rxcookie][,offset=offset]\n"
" configure a network backend with ID 'str' connected to\n"
" an Ethernet over L2TPv3 pseudowire.\n"
" Linux kernel 3.3+ as well as most routers can talk\n"
" L2TPv3. This transport allows connecting a VM to a VM,\n"
" VM to a router and even VM to Host. It is a nearly-universal\n"
" standard (RFC3391). Note - this implementation uses static\n"
" pre-configured tunnels (same as the Linux kernel).\n"
" use 'src=' to specify source address\n"
" use 'dst=' to specify destination address\n"
" use 'udp=on' to specify udp encapsulation\n"
" use 'srcport=' to specify source udp port\n"
" use 'dstport=' to specify destination udp port\n"
" use 'ipv6=on' to force v6\n"
" L2TPv3 uses cookies to prevent misconfiguration as\n"
" well as a weak security measure\n"
" use 'rxcookie=0x012345678' to specify a rxcookie\n"
" use 'txcookie=0x012345678' to specify a txcookie\n"
" use 'cookie64=on' to set cookie size to 64 bit, otherwise 32\n"
" use 'counter=off' to force a 'cut-down' L2TPv3 with no counter\n"
" use 'pincounter=on' to work around broken counter handling in peer\n"
" use 'offset=X' to add an extra offset between header and data\n"
#endif
"-netdev socket,id=str[,fd=h][,listen=[host]:port][,connect=host:port]\n"
" configure a network backend to connect to another network\n"
" using a socket connection\n"
"-netdev socket,id=str[,fd=h][,mcast=maddr:port[,localaddr=addr]]\n"
" configure a network backend to connect to a multicast maddr and port\n"
" use 'localaddr=addr' to specify the host address to send packets from\n"
"-netdev socket,id=str[,fd=h][,udp=host:port][,localaddr=host:port]\n"
" configure a network backend to connect to another network\n"
" using an UDP tunnel\n"
#ifdef CONFIG_VDE
"-netdev vde,id=str[,sock=socketpath][,port=n][,group=groupname][,mode=octalmode]\n"
" configure a network backend to connect to port 'n' of a vde switch\n"
" running on host and listening for incoming connections on 'socketpath'.\n"
" Use group 'groupname' and mode 'octalmode' to change default\n"
" ownership and permissions for communication port.\n"
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_NETMAP
"-netdev netmap,id=str,ifname=name[,devname=nmname]\n"
" attach to the existing netmap-enabled network interface 'name', or to a\n"
" VALE port (created on the fly) called 'name' ('nmname' is name of the \n"
" netmap device, defaults to '/dev/netmap')\n"
#endif
"-netdev vhost-user,id=str,chardev=dev[,vhostforce=on|off]\n"
" configure a vhost-user network, backed by a chardev 'dev'\n"
"-netdev hubport,id=str,hubid=n\n"
" configure a hub port on QEMU VLAN 'n'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("net", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_net,
"-net nic[,vlan=n][,macaddr=mac][,model=type][,name=str][,addr=str][,vectors=v]\n"
" old way to create a new NIC and connect it to VLAN 'n'\n"
" (use the '-device devtype,netdev=str' option if possible instead)\n"
"-net dump[,vlan=n][,file=f][,len=n]\n"
" dump traffic on vlan 'n' to file 'f' (max n bytes per packet)\n"
"-net none use it alone to have zero network devices. If no -net option\n"
" is provided, the default is '-net nic -net user'\n"
"-net ["
#ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
"user|"
#endif
"tap|"
"bridge|"
#ifdef CONFIG_VDE
"vde|"
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_NETMAP
"netmap|"
#endif
"socket][,vlan=n][,option][,option][,...]\n"
" old way to initialize a host network interface\n"
" (use the -netdev option if possible instead)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEFHEADING()
DEFHEADING(Character device options:)
DEF("chardev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chardev,
"-chardev null,id=id[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev socket,id=id[,host=host],port=port[,to=to][,ipv4][,ipv6][,nodelay][,reconnect=seconds]\n"
" [,server][,nowait][,telnet][,reconnect=seconds][,mux=on|off]\n"
" [,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off][,tls-creds=ID] (tcp)\n"
"-chardev socket,id=id,path=path[,server][,nowait][,telnet][,reconnect=seconds]\n"
" [,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off] (unix)\n"
"-chardev udp,id=id[,host=host],port=port[,localaddr=localaddr]\n"
" [,localport=localport][,ipv4][,ipv6][,mux=on|off]\n"
" [,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev msmouse,id=id[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev vc,id=id[[,width=width][,height=height]][[,cols=cols][,rows=rows]]\n"
" [,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev ringbuf,id=id[,size=size][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev file,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev pipe,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
#ifdef _WIN32
"-chardev console,id=id[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev serial,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
#else
"-chardev pty,id=id[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev stdio,id=id[,mux=on|off][,signal=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_BRLAPI
"-chardev braille,id=id[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
#endif
#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__sun__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) \
|| defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
"-chardev serial,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev tty,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
#endif
#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
"-chardev parallel,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev parport,id=id,path=path[,mux=on|off][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
#endif
#if defined(CONFIG_SPICE)
"-chardev spicevmc,id=id,name=name[,debug=debug][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
"-chardev spiceport,id=id,name=name[,debug=debug][,logfile=PATH][,logappend=on|off]\n"
#endif
, QEMU_ARCH_ALL
)
DEFHEADING()
DEFHEADING(Device URL Syntax:)
DEF("iscsi", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_iscsi,
"-iscsi [user=user][,password=password]\n"
" [,header-digest=CRC32C|CR32C-NONE|NONE-CRC32C|NONE\n"
" [,initiator-name=initiator-iqn][,id=target-iqn]\n"
" [,timeout=timeout]\n"
" iSCSI session parameters\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEFHEADING(Bluetooth(R) options:)
DEF("bt", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bt, \
"-bt hci,null dumb bluetooth HCI - doesn't respond to commands\n" \
"-bt hci,host[:id]\n" \
" use host's HCI with the given name\n" \
"-bt hci[,vlan=n]\n" \
" emulate a standard HCI in virtual scatternet 'n'\n" \
"-bt vhci[,vlan=n]\n" \
" add host computer to virtual scatternet 'n' using VHCI\n" \
"-bt device:dev[,vlan=n]\n" \
" emulate a bluetooth device 'dev' in scatternet 'n'\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEFHEADING()
#ifdef CONFIG_TPM
DEFHEADING(TPM device options:)
DEF("tpmdev", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tpmdev, \
"-tpmdev passthrough,id=id[,path=path][,cancel-path=path]\n"
" use path to provide path to a character device; default is /dev/tpm0\n"
" use cancel-path to provide path to TPM's cancel sysfs entry; if\n"
" not provided it will be searched for in /sys/class/misc/tpm?/device\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEFHEADING()
#endif
DEFHEADING(Linux/Multiboot boot specific:)
DEF("kernel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_kernel, \
"-kernel bzImage use 'bzImage' as kernel image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("append", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_append, \
"-append cmdline use 'cmdline' as kernel command line\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("initrd", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_initrd, \
"-initrd file use 'file' as initial ram disk\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("dtb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_dtb, \
"-dtb file use 'file' as device tree image\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEFHEADING()
DEFHEADING(Debug/Expert options:)
DEF("fw_cfg", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_fwcfg,
"-fw_cfg [name=]<name>,file=<file>\n"
" add named fw_cfg entry with contents from file\n"
"-fw_cfg [name=]<name>,string=<str>\n"
" add named fw_cfg entry with contents from string\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("serial", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_serial, \
"-serial dev redirect the serial port to char device 'dev'\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("parallel", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_parallel, \
"-parallel dev redirect the parallel port to char device 'dev'\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("monitor", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_monitor, \
"-monitor dev redirect the monitor to char device 'dev'\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("qmp", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qmp, \
"-qmp dev like -monitor but opens in 'control' mode\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("qmp-pretty", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qmp_pretty, \
"-qmp-pretty dev like -qmp but uses pretty JSON formatting\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("mon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_mon, \
"-mon [chardev=]name[,mode=readline|control][,default]\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("debugcon", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_debugcon, \
"-debugcon dev redirect the debug console to char device 'dev'\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("pidfile", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_pidfile, \
"-pidfile file write PID to 'file'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("singlestep", 0, QEMU_OPTION_singlestep, \
"-singlestep always run in singlestep mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("S", 0, QEMU_OPTION_S, \
"-S freeze CPU at startup (use 'c' to start execution)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("realtime", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_realtime,
"-realtime [mlock=on|off]\n"
" run qemu with realtime features\n"
" mlock=on|off controls mlock support (default: on)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("gdb", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_gdb, \
"-gdb dev wait for gdb connection on 'dev'\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("s", 0, QEMU_OPTION_s, \
"-s shorthand for -gdb tcp::" DEFAULT_GDBSTUB_PORT "\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("d", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_d, \
"-d item1,... enable logging of specified items (use '-d help' for a list of log items)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("D", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_D, \
"-D logfile output log to logfile (default stderr)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("dfilter", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_DFILTER, \
"-dfilter range,.. filter debug output to range of addresses (useful for -d cpu,exec,etc..)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("L", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_L, \
"-L path set the directory for the BIOS, VGA BIOS and keymaps\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("bios", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_bios, \
"-bios file set the filename for the BIOS\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("enable-kvm", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enable_kvm, \
"-enable-kvm enable KVM full virtualization support\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("enable-hax", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enable_hax, \
"-enable-hax enable HAX virtualization support\n", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("xen-domid", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_xen_domid,
"-xen-domid id specify xen guest domain id\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("xen-create", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_create,
"-xen-create create domain using xen hypercalls, bypassing xend\n"
" warning: should not be used when xend is in use\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("xen-attach", 0, QEMU_OPTION_xen_attach,
"-xen-attach attach to existing xen domain\n"
" xend will use this when starting QEMU\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("no-reboot", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_reboot, \
"-no-reboot exit instead of rebooting\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("no-shutdown", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_shutdown, \
"-no-shutdown stop before shutdown\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("loadvm", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_loadvm, \
"-loadvm [tag|id]\n" \
" start right away with a saved state (loadvm in monitor)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#ifndef _WIN32
DEF("daemonize", 0, QEMU_OPTION_daemonize, \
"-daemonize daemonize QEMU after initializing\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#endif
DEF("option-rom", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_option_rom, \
"-option-rom rom load a file, rom, into the option ROM space\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("clock", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_clock, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("localtime", 0, QEMU_OPTION_localtime, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("startdate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_startdate, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("rtc", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_rtc, \
"-rtc [base=utc|localtime|date][,clock=host|rt|vm][,driftfix=none|slew]\n" \
" set the RTC base and clock, enable drift fix for clock ticks (x86 only)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("icount", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_icount, \
"-icount [shift=N|auto][,align=on|off][,sleep=on|off,rr=record|replay,rrfile=<filename>]\n" \
" enable virtual instruction counter with 2^N clock ticks per\n" \
" instruction, enable aligning the host and virtual clocks\n" \
" or disable real time cpu sleeping\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("watchdog", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog, \
"-watchdog model\n" \
" enable virtual hardware watchdog [default=none]\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("watchdog-action", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_watchdog_action, \
"-watchdog-action reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none\n" \
" action when watchdog fires [default=reset]\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("echr", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_echr, \
"-echr chr set terminal escape character instead of ctrl-a\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("virtioconsole", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_virtiocon, \
"-virtioconsole c\n" \
" set virtio console\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("show-cursor", 0, QEMU_OPTION_show_cursor, \
"-show-cursor show cursor\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("tb-size", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_tb_size, \
"-tb-size n set TB size\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("incoming", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_incoming, \
"-incoming tcp:[host]:port[,to=maxport][,ipv4][,ipv6]\n" \
"-incoming rdma:host:port[,ipv4][,ipv6]\n" \
"-incoming unix:socketpath\n" \
" prepare for incoming migration, listen on\n" \
" specified protocol and socket address\n" \
"-incoming fd:fd\n" \
"-incoming exec:cmdline\n" \
" accept incoming migration on given file descriptor\n" \
" or from given external command\n" \
"-incoming defer\n" \
" wait for the URI to be specified via migrate_incoming\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("nodefaults", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nodefaults, \
"-nodefaults don't create default devices\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#ifndef _WIN32
DEF("chroot", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_chroot, \
"-chroot dir chroot to dir just before starting the VM\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#endif
#ifndef _WIN32
DEF("runas", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_runas, \
"-runas user change to user id user just before starting the VM\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#endif
DEF("prom-env", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_prom_env,
"-prom-env variable=value\n"
" set OpenBIOS nvram variables\n",
QEMU_ARCH_PPC | QEMU_ARCH_SPARC)
DEF("semihosting", 0, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting,
"-semihosting semihosting mode\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA | QEMU_ARCH_LM32 |
QEMU_ARCH_MIPS)
DEF("semihosting-config", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_semihosting_config,
"-semihosting-config [enable=on|off][,target=native|gdb|auto][,arg=str[,...]]\n" \
" semihosting configuration\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ARM | QEMU_ARCH_M68K | QEMU_ARCH_XTENSA | QEMU_ARCH_LM32 |
QEMU_ARCH_MIPS)
DEF("old-param", 0, QEMU_OPTION_old_param,
"-old-param old param mode\n", QEMU_ARCH_ARM)
DEF("sandbox", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_sandbox, \
"-sandbox <arg> Enable seccomp mode 2 system call filter (default 'off').\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("readconfig", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_readconfig,
"-readconfig <file>\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("writeconfig", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_writeconfig,
"-writeconfig <file>\n"
" read/write config file\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("nodefconfig", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nodefconfig,
"-nodefconfig\n"
" do not load default config files at startup\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("no-user-config", 0, QEMU_OPTION_nouserconfig,
"-no-user-config\n"
" do not load user-provided config files at startup\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("trace", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_trace,
"-trace [[enable=]<pattern>][,events=<file>][,file=<file>]\n"
" specify tracing options\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("qtest", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qtest, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("qtest-log", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_qtest_log, "", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#ifdef __linux__
DEF("enable-fips", 0, QEMU_OPTION_enablefips,
"-enable-fips enable FIPS 140-2 compliance\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#endif
DEF("no-kvm", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("no-kvm-pit-reinjection", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_pit_reinjection,
"", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("no-kvm-pit", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_pit, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("no-kvm-irqchip", 0, QEMU_OPTION_no_kvm_irqchip, "", QEMU_ARCH_I386)
DEF("tdf", 0, QEMU_OPTION_tdf,"", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("msg", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_msg,
"-msg timestamp[=on|off]\n"
" change the format of messages\n"
" on|off controls leading timestamps (default:on)\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("dump-vmstate", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_dump_vmstate,
"-dump-vmstate <file>\n"
" Output vmstate information in JSON format to file.\n"
" Use the scripts/vmstate-static-checker.py file to\n"
" check for possible regressions in migration code\n"
" by comparing two such vmstate dumps.\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEFHEADING(Generic object creation)
DEF("object", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_object,
"-object TYPENAME[,PROP1=VALUE1,...]\n"
" create a new object of type TYPENAME setting properties\n"
" in the order they are specified. Note that the 'id'\n"
" property must be set. These objects are placed in the\n"
" '/objects' path.\n",
QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#ifdef CONFIG_ANDROID
DEF("boot-property", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_boot_property, \
"-boot-property <name>=<value> set system property on boot\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("lcd-density", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_lcd_density,
"-lcd-density density\n"
" select lcd display density value (default is 160)\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("android-ports", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_android_ports,
"-android-ports <consoleport>,<adbport>"
" TCP ports used for the emulator instance and adb bridge\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("android-report-console", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_android_report_console, \
"-android-report-console <socket>"
" report console port to remote socket\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("dns-server", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_dns_server,
"-dns-server <servers> use this DNS server(s) in the emulated system\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("android-hw", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_android_hw,
"-android-hw <file>\n"
" specify the hw config ini file location\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("skip-adb-auth", 0, QEMU_OPTION_android_skip_adb_auth,
"-skip-adb-auth skip adb authentication dialogue\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
DEF("timezone", HAS_ARG, QEMU_OPTION_timezone,
"-timezone <timezone> use this timezone instead of host's default\n", QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
#endif // CONFIG_ANDROID