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[<b>-t&nbsp;</b><i>fstype</i>]
 
[<b>-t&nbsp;</b><i>fstype</i>]
 
[<b>-b&nbsp;</b><i>blocksize</i>]
 
[<b>-b&nbsp;</b><i>blocksize</i>]
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[<b>-B&nbsp;</b><i>fsblocksize</i>] [<b>--nolazy</b>]
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[<b>-B&nbsp;</b><i>fsblocksize</i>] <i>delta_file</i></p></td></tr>
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<i>delta_file</i></p> </td></tr>
 
 
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<td width="11%"></td>
 
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">{ <b>-u</b> <i>uuid</i> |
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em">{ <b>-u</b> <i>uuid</i> |
 
<b>-l</b> <i>level</i> | <b>-o</b> <i>cur_image_file</i> }
 
<b>-l</b> <i>level</i> | <b>-o</b> <i>cur_image_file</i> }
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[<b>--keep-name</b>] <b>-i</b> <i>image_file
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<b>-i</b> <i>image_file DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p></td></tr>
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DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
 
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<td width="11%"></td>
 
<td width="11%"></td>
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</table>
 
</table>
  
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<p style="margin-left:11%;">[<b>-u&nbsp;</b><i>uuid</i>]
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<p style="margin-left:11%;">[<b>-u&nbsp;</b><i>UUID</i>]
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p>
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p>
  
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<td width="72%">
 
<td width="72%">
  
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>-s</b>] [<b>-d</b>]
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>-s</b>]
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;snapshot-merge</b></p> </td>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;snapshot-merge</b></p> </td>
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<td width="57%">
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<td width="51%">
  
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>-u&nbsp;</b><i>uuid&nbsp;</i>[<b>-U&nbsp;</b><i>uuid2</i>]&nbsp;|&nbsp;<b>-A</b>]
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>-u&nbsp;</b><i>uuid&nbsp;</i>|&nbsp;<b>-A</b>]
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[<b>-n&nbsp;</b><i>new_delta</i>]
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<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td>
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<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
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<td width="6%">
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</td></tr>
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<td width="11%"></td>
 
<td width="11%"></td>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;snapshot-switch</b></p> </td>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;snapshot-switch</b></p> </td>
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<td width="57%">
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<td width="51%">
  
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-u</b> <i>uuid
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-u</b> <i>uuid
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DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
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DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td>
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<td width="6%">
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</td></tr>
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<td width="11%"></td>
 
<td width="11%"></td>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;snapshot-delete</b></p> </td>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;snapshot-delete</b></p> </td>
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<td width="57%">
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<td width="51%">
  
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-u</b> <i>uuid
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-u</b> <i>uuid
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DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
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DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td>
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<td width="6%">
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</td></tr>
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<td width="11%"></td>
 
<td width="11%"></td>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;snapshot-list</b></p> </td>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;snapshot-list</b></p> </td>
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<td width="57%">
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<td width="51%"></td>
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<td width="6%">
 
</td></tr>
 
</td></tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;copy</b></p></td>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;copy</b></p></td>
 
<td width="2%"></td>
 
<td width="2%"></td>
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<td width="72%">
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<td width="57%">
  
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-s</b> <i>device</i>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-s</b> <i>device</i>
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[<b>-F&nbsp;</b><i>stop_command</i>] {
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[<b>-F&nbsp;</b><i>stop_command</i>]
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[<b>-d&nbsp;</b><i>file</i>] |
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[<b>-d&nbsp;</b><i>file</i>]</p> </td>
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[<b>-o&nbsp;</b><i>output_fd</i>]
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<td width="15%">
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[<b>-f&nbsp;</b><i>feedback_fd</i>] }</p></td></tr>
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</td></tr>
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<td width="11%"></td>
 
<td width="11%"></td>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;copy</b></p></td>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;copy</b></p></td>
 
<td width="2%"></td>
 
<td width="2%"></td>
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<td width="72%">
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<td width="57%">
  
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-d</b> <i>file</i>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-d</b> <i>file</i></p></td>
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[<b>-i&nbsp;</b><i>input_fd</i>]
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<td width="15%">
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[<b>-f&nbsp;</b><i>feedback_fd</i>]</p> </td></tr>
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</td></tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
  
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;balloon&nbsp;discard</b></p> <td width="45%"></td>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;balloon&nbsp;discard</b></p> <td width="45%"></td>
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<td width="50%">
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<td width="55%">
  
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>--automount</b>]
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>--automount</b>]
 
[<b>--to-free&nbsp;</b><i>size</i>]
 
[<b>--to-free&nbsp;</b><i>size</i>]
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[<b>--min-block&nbsp;</b><i>min_size</i>] [<b>--defrag</b>]
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[<b>--min-block&nbsp;</b><i>min_size</i>]
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<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td>
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<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
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<td width="5%">
 
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</td></tr>
 
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</table>
 
−
 
 
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<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
 
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      cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
 
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<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
−
 
 
−
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;restore-descriptor</b></p> <td width="49%"></td>
 
−
<td width="51%">
 
−
 
 
−
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-f</b> <i>format</i>
 
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[<b>-b&nbsp;</b><i>blocksize</i>] <i>disk_dir
 
−
delta_file</i></p> </td></tr>
 
 
</table>
 
</table>
  
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[<b>-t&nbsp;</b><i>fstype</i>]
 
[<b>-t&nbsp;</b><i>fstype</i>]
 
[<b>-b&nbsp;</b><i>blocksize</i>]
 
[<b>-b&nbsp;</b><i>blocksize</i>]
−
[<b>-B&nbsp;</b><i>fsblocksize</i>] [<b>--nolazy</b>]
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[<b>-B&nbsp;</b><i>fsblocksize</i>] <i>delta_file</i></p></td></tr>
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<i>delta_file</i></p> </td></tr>
 
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<td width="11%"></td>
 
<td width="11%"></td>
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<p style="margin-left:28%;">Filesystem block size, in
 
<p style="margin-left:28%;">Filesystem block size, in
 
bytes. Default is 4096 bytes.</p>
 
bytes. Default is 4096 bytes.</p>
−
 
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<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>-n</b>, <b>--nolazy</b></p>
 
−
 
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<p style="margin-left:28%;">Disable lazy mkfs
 
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initialization (which is enabled by default). Currently that
 
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means if this flag is set, <b>mkfs.ext4</b>(8) is called
 
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with <b>-Elazy_itable_init=0,lazy_journal_init=0</b>
 
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options.</p>
 
  
 
<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
 
<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">{ <b>-u</b> <i>uuid</i> |
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em">{ <b>-u</b> <i>uuid</i> |
 
<b>-l</b> <i>level</i> | <b>-o</b> <i>cur_image_file</i> }
 
<b>-l</b> <i>level</i> | <b>-o</b> <i>cur_image_file</i> }
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[<b>--keep-name</b>] <b>-i</b> <i>image_file
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<b>-i</b> <i>image_file DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p></td></tr>
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DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
 
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<td width="11%"></td>
 
<td width="11%"></td>
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<p style="margin-left:32%;">A current image file (the one
 
<p style="margin-left:32%;">A current image file (the one
 
to replace).</p>
 
to replace).</p>
−
 
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<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>-k</b>,
 
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<b>--keep-name</b></p>
 
−
 
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<p style="margin-left:32%;">A flag to keep the same image
 
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file name. If this flag is set, after the image is replaced,
 
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a new <i>image_file</i> is renamed to the old one (removing
 
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the old, now unused, image), so no modification to
 
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DiskDescriptor.xml is required.</p>
 
  
 
<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
 
<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
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<td width="43%">
 
<td width="43%">
  
−
<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>-u&nbsp;</b><i>uuid</i>]
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>-u&nbsp;</b><i>UUID</i>]
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td>
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td>
 
<td width="28%">
 
<td width="28%">
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">Check all the images in
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em">Check all the images in
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i> up to the one denoted by the
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i> up to the one denoted by the
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<i>uuid</i> (or default top delta, if UUID is not
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<i>UUID</i> (or default top delta, if UUID is not
 
specified). Default built-in check options are used, and the
 
specified). Default built-in check options are used, and the
 
ones specified on the command line, if any, are ignored.</p>
 
ones specified on the command line, if any, are ignored.</p>
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</table>
 
</table>
  
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<p>When run without any options, show information about
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<p>Show information about disk space and inodes usage and
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disk space and inodes usage and limits on the inner ploop
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limits on the inner ploop filesystem, somewhat similar to
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filesystem, somewhat similar to [[Man/vzquota.8|<b>vzquota</b>(8)]]
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[[Man/vzquota.8|<b>vzquota</b>(8)]] <b>stat</b> or <b>show</b> commands.</p>
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<b>stat</b> or <b>show</b> commands.</p>
 
  
 
<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
 
<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;info</b></p></td>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;info</b></p></td>
 
<td width="2%"></td>
 
<td width="2%"></td>
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<td width="43%">
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<td width="32%">
  
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>-s</b>] [<b>-d</b>]
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-s</b>
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td>
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td>
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<td width="29%">
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<td width="40%">
 
</td></tr>
 
</td></tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
  
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<p>Either one or both options can be used together. Option
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<p>Show information about ploop device size, block size,
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<b>-s</b> is used to show information about ploop device
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and format version.</p>
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size, block size, and format version. Option <b>-d</b> is
 
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used to show a corresponding ploop block device, it
 
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available. file.</p>
 
  
 
==== list ====
 
==== list ====
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column).</p>
 
column).</p>
  
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==== restore-descriptor ====
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=== Working with snapshots ===
  
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">Create DiskDescriptor.xml file
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">Ploop snapshots is a mechanism
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suitable for <i>delta_file</i> and put it into
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for creating and managing instant states of a running file
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<i>disk_dir</i>.</p>
 
−
 
 
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<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
 
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      cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
 
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<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
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<td width="11%"></td>
 
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<td width="37%">
 
−
 
 
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;restore-descriptor</b></p> </td>
 
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<td width="1%"></td>
 
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<td width="51%">
 
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-f</b> <i>format</i>
 
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[<b>-b&nbsp;</b><i>blocksize</i>] <i>disk_dir
 
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delta_file</i></p> </td></tr>
 
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</table>
 
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">Read image header in case of
 
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ploop1 format or check raw image size and generate proper
 
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DiskDescriptor.xml file. You can specify blocksize for raw
 
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images. If it&rsquo;s not specified it will be choosen
 
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automatically - largest possible value between 32K and 1M.
 
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Raw image size must be aligned to blocksize.</p>
 
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">This command works only for base
 
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images. Snapshots are not supported.</p>
 
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=== Working with snapshots ===
 
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">Ploop snapshots is a mechanism
 
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for creating and managing instant states of a running file
 
 
system. Creating a snapshot leads to creating a new empty
 
system. Creating a snapshot leads to creating a new empty
 
ploop image which is layered on top of an old one, then all
 
ploop image which is layered on top of an old one, then all
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">Snapshots are identified by a
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em">Snapshots are identified by a
 
unique UUID. A snapshot can be mounted using <b>ploop mount
 
unique UUID. A snapshot can be mounted using <b>ploop mount
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-u</b> <i>uuid</i> command, see above.</p>
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-u</b> <i>UUID</i> command, see above.</p>
  
 
==== snapshot ====
 
==== snapshot ====
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">Merge a snapshot with its
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em">Merge a snapshot with its
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parent. That is, contents of the delta file corresponding to
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parent.</p>
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the snapshot is merged to a parent delta, then the file is
 
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removed. Parent snapshot UUID is lost (as it is replaced
 
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with the <i>uuid</i> specified). All snapshots having the
 
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lost one as a parent are updated to have the <i>uuid</i> as
 
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its parent.</p>
 
  
 
<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
 
<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
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<td width="57%">
 
<td width="57%">
  
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>-u&nbsp;</b><i>uuid&nbsp;</i>[<b>-U&nbsp;</b><i>uuid2</i>]&nbsp;|&nbsp;<b>-A</b>]
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>-u&nbsp;</b><i>uuid&nbsp;</i>|&nbsp;<b>-A</b>]
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[<b>-n&nbsp;</b><i>new_delta</i>]
 
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
 
<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
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<td width="57%">
 
<td width="57%">
  
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<p>Specify a single snapshot <i>uuid</i> to merge. If this
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<p>Specify a snapshot <i>uuid</i> to merge. If this option
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option is not specified, the top delta will be used.</p></td></tr>
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is not specified, the top delta will be used.</p></td></tr>
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<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
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<td width="11%"></td>
 
−
<td width="31%">
 
−
 
 
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<p><b>-U</b> <i>uuid2</i></p></td>
 
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<td width="1%"></td>
 
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<td width="57%">
 
−
 
 
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<p>Together with <b>-u</b> <i>uuid</i>, specify that all
 
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snapshots in the range <i>uuid</i>...<i>uuid2</i> are to be
 
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merged.</p> </td></tr>
 
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<tr valign="top" align="left">
 
<td width="11%"></td>
 
<td width="11%"></td>
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snapshots have more than a single child, they will be
 
snapshots have more than a single child, they will be
 
impossible to merge.</p></td></tr>
 
impossible to merge.</p></td></tr>
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<tr valign="top" align="left">
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</table>
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<td width="11%"></td>
 
−
<td width="31%">
 
−
 
 
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<p><b>-n</b> <i>new_delta</i></p></td>
 
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<td width="1%"></td>
 
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<td width="57%">
 
−
 
 
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<p>If this option is set, instead of merging the child
 
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delta into its parent, both the parent and the child deltas
 
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are merged into a newly created file <i>new_delta</i>, which
 
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replaces the parent delta. Both deltas are then removed.</p></td></tr>
 
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</table>
 
  
 
==== snapshot-switch ====
 
==== snapshot-switch ====
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;copy</b></p></td>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;copy</b></p></td>
 
<td width="2%"></td>
 
<td width="2%"></td>
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<td width="72%">
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<td width="57%">
  
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-s</b> <i>device</i>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-s</b> <i>device</i>
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[<b>-F&nbsp;</b><i>stop_command</i>] {
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[<b>-F&nbsp;</b><i>stop_command</i>]
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[<b>-d&nbsp;</b><i>file</i>] |
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[<b>-d&nbsp;</b><i>file</i>]</p> </td>
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[<b>-o&nbsp;</b><i>output_fd</i>]
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<td width="15%">
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[<b>-f&nbsp;</b><i>feedback_fd</i>] }</p></td></tr>
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</td></tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
  
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in-kernel write tracker for the specified ploop
 
in-kernel write tracker for the specified ploop
 
<i>device,</i> then sends all the data blocks from the top
 
<i>device,</i> then sends all the data blocks from the top
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delta image to a pipe specified by the <i>output_fd</i>
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delta image to stdout (supposedly read by destination
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argument (<b>stdout</b>, i.e. <b>1</b> by default),
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<b>ploop copy</b>) or a <i>file</i>. After that, it
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supposedly read by destination <b>ploop copy</b>, or a
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iteratively gets the list of the modified data blocks from
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<i>file</i>. After that, it iteratively gets the list of the
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the kernel and sends those blocks again. After a number of
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modified data blocks from the kernel and sends those blocks
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iterations (or when the list is empty), it executes the
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again. After a number of iterations (or when the list is
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<i>stop_command</i> (this could be <b>vzctl stop</b> or
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empty), it executes the <i>stop_command</i> (this could be
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<b>vzctl chkpnt</b>) and does the last iteration of sending
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<b>vzctl stop</b> or <b>vzctl chkpnt</b>) and does the last
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the modified data blocks. Finally, it checks that the data
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iteration of sending the modified data blocks. Finally, it
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were not modified, error is returned otherwise.</p>
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checks that the data were not modified, error is returned
 
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otherwise.</p>
 
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">If <i>feedback_fd</i> is
 
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specified, it is used to read back from the ploop copy
 
−
receiving side. The feedback channel is currently used to
 
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wait for <b>fdatasync</b>(2) completion.</p>
 
  
 
==== copy (receiving) ====
 
==== copy (receiving) ====
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;copy</b></p></td>
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;copy</b></p></td>
 
<td width="2%"></td>
 
<td width="2%"></td>
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<td width="58%">
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<td width="10%">
  
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-d</b> <i>file</i>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>-d</b> <i>file</i></p></td>
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[<b>-i&nbsp;</b><i>input_fd</i>]
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<td width="62%">
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[<b>-f&nbsp;</b><i>feedback_fd</i>]</p> </td>
 
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<td width="14%">
 
 
</td></tr>
 
</td></tr>
 
</table>
 
</table>
  
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">Reads the data blocks (provided
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">Reads the data block (provided
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by the source <b>ploop copy</b>) from the file descriptor
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by the source <b>ploop copy</b>) from the <b>stdin</b> and
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<i>input_fd</i> (<b>stdin</b>, i.e. <b>0</b> by default) and
 
 
writes them to the <i>file</i>.</p>
 
writes them to the <i>file</i>.</p>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">If <i>feedback_fd</i> is
 
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specified, it is used to send status back to the ploop copy
 
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sending side.</p>
 
  
 
=== Ballooning ===
 
=== Ballooning ===
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is hidden from the end user, so while a number of low-level
 
is hidden from the end user, so while a number of low-level
 
commands exist for working with ploop ballooning, those are
 
commands exist for working with ploop ballooning, those are
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not needed and therefore are not documented here, except for
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not needed and therefore are not documented here, except for
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a single command.</p>
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a single command.</p>
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+
 
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==== balloon discard ====
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==== balloon discard ====
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+
 
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">In a situation when a lot of
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">In a situation when a lot of
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disk space were freed on an in-ploop filesystem, use
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disk space were freed on an in-ploop filesystem, use
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<b>ploop balloon discard</b> to optimize the ploop image
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<b>ploop balloon discard</b> to optimize the ploop image
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size.</p>
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size.</p>
−
 
+
 
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<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
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<table width="100%" border="0" rules="none" frame="void"
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       cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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       cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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<tr valign="top" align="left">
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<tr valign="top" align="left">
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<td width="11%"></td>
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<td width="11%"></td>
−
<td width="32%">
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<td width="32%">
−
 
+
 
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;balloon&nbsp;discard</b></p> </td>
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<p style="margin-top: 1em"><b>ploop&nbsp;balloon&nbsp;discard</b></p> </td>
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<td width="2%"></td>
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<td width="2%"></td>
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<td width="50%">
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<td width="55%">
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>--automount</b>]
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<p style="margin-top: 1em">[<b>--automount</b>]
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[<b>--to-free&nbsp;</b><i>size</i>]
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[<b>--to-free&nbsp;</b><i>size</i>]
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[<b>--min-block&nbsp;</b><i>min_size</i>] [<b>--defrag</b>]
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[<b>--min-block&nbsp;</b><i>min_size</i>]
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<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td>
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<i>DiskDescriptor.xml</i></p> </td></tr>
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<td width="5%">
 
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</td></tr>
 
 
</table>
 
</table>
  
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<b>--automount</b> option to automatically mount ploop for
 
<b>--automount</b> option to automatically mount ploop for
 
the duration of the operation.</p>
 
the duration of the operation.</p>
−
 
−
<p style="margin-top: 1em">Option <b>--defrag</b> can be
 
−
used to run a filesystem defragmentation utility (currently
 
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e4defrag2 on ext4 only) before the main operation.</p>
 
  
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em">Option <b>--to-free</b> can be
 
<p style="margin-top: 1em">Option <b>--to-free</b> can be
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<p style="margin-left:22%;">Error from <b>fsck</b>(8).</p>
 
<p style="margin-left:22%;">Error from <b>fsck</b>(8).</p>
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<p style="margin-left:11%;"><b>43</b>,&nbsp;<b>SYSEXIT_NOSNAP</b></p>
 
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<p style="margin-left:22%;">Can&rsquo;t find specified
 
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snapshot UUID.</p>
 
  
 
== SEE ALSO ==
 
== SEE ALSO ==

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