virt-xml

linux

Edit libvirt Domain XML files with explicit command-line options. Note: `domain` refers to the name, UUID, or ID for the existing VMs. See also: `virsh`.

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Subcommands (1)

virt-xml-validate

Validate `libvirt` XML files against a schema. If a schema is not specified, the schema is determined by the root element in the XML file.

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Examples (6)

List all the suboptions for a specific option

virt-xml --option=?

List all the suboptions for disk, network, and boot

virt-xml --disk=? --network=? --boot=?

Edit a value for a specific domain

virt-xml domain --edit --option suboption=new_value

Change the description for a specific domain

virt-xml domain --edit --metadata description="new_description"

Enable/Disable the boot device menu for a specific domain

virt-xml domain --edit --boot bootmenu=on|off

Attach host USB hub to a running VM (run `lsusb` to see a list of USB devices with their IDs)

virt-xml domain --update --add-device --hostdev bus.device

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