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diff --git a/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-mediumio.xml b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-mediumio.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..49230189 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-mediumio.xml @@ -0,0 +1,178 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage mediumio +--> +<!-- + Copyright (C) 2018-2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. + + This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as + available from https://www.virtualbox.org. + + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License + as published by the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the + License. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>. + + SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only +--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[ +<!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent"> +%all.entities; +]> +<refentry id="vboxmanage-mediumio" lang="en"> + <refentryinfo> + <pubdate>$Date: 2022-08-22 19:43:14 +0200 (Mon, 22 Aug 2022) $</pubdate> + <title>VBoxManage mediumio</title> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-mediumio</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>VBoxManage-mediumio</refname> + <refpurpose>medium content access</refpurpose> + <refclass>&product-name;</refclass> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-mediumio-formatfat"> <!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. --> + <command>VBoxManage mediumio</command> + <group choice="req"> + <arg choice="plain">--disk=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">--dvd=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">--floppy=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></arg> + </group> + <arg>--password-file=<replaceable>-|filename</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">formatfat</arg> + <arg>--quick</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-mediumio-cat"> + <command>VBoxManage mediumio</command> + <group choice="req"> + <arg choice="plain">--disk=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">--dvd=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">--floppy=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></arg> + </group> + <arg>--password-file=<replaceable>-|filename</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">cat</arg> + <arg>--hex</arg> + <arg>--offset=<replaceable>byte-offset</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--size=<replaceable>bytes</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--output=<replaceable>-|filename</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-mediumio-stream"> + <command>VBoxManage mediumio</command> + <group choice="req"> + <arg choice="plain">--disk=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">--dvd=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">--floppy=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></arg> + </group> + <arg>--password-file=<replaceable>-|filename</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="plain">stream</arg> + <arg>--format=<replaceable>image-format</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--variant=<replaceable>image-variant</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--output=<replaceable>-|filename</replaceable></arg> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-mediumio-common-options"> + <title>Common options</title> + <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL"/> + <para>The subcommands of <command>mediumio</command> all operate on a medium which need to be specified, optionally + with an encryption password. The following common options can be placed before or after the sub-command:</para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>--disk=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para>Either the UUID or filename of a harddisk image, e.g. VDI, VMDK, VHD, ++.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>--dvd=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para>Either the UUID or filename of a DVD image, e.g. ISO, DMG, CUE.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>--floppy=<replaceable>uuid|filename</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para>Either the UUID or filename of a floppy image, e.g. IMG.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>--password-file=<replaceable>-|filename</replaceable></term> + <listitem><para>The name of a file containing the medium encryption password. If <option>-</option> + is specified, the password will be read from stdin. </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-mediumio-formatfat"> + <title>mediumio formatfat</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Formats a floppy medium with the FAT file system. This will erase the + content of the medium. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--quick</option></term><listitem><para>Quickformat the medium.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-mediumio-cat"> + <title>mediumio cat</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Dumps the medium content to stdout or the specified file. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--hex</option></term><listitem><para>Dump as hex bytes.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--offset</option></term><listitem><para>The byte offset in the medium to start.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--size</option></term><listitem><para>The number of bytes to dump.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--output</option></term> + <listitem><para>The output filename. As usual <option>-</option> is take to mean stdout.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-mediumio-stream"> + <title>mediumio stream</title> + <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/> + <para> + Converts the medium to a streamable format and dumps it to the given output. + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--format</option></term><listitem><para>The format of the destination image.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--variant</option></term><listitem><para>The medium variant for the destination.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--output</option></term> + <listitem><para>The output filename. As usual <option>-</option> is take to mean stdout.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + </refsect1> + +</refentry> + |