From ebf8917c9791659df8c995993484a21be922f2e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Schauer Marin Rodrigues Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2023 16:22:28 +0100 Subject: debvm-run: add an example (I always forget about the -snapshot option) --- debvm-run | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/debvm-run b/debvm-run index 9b64ef4..eda3477 100755 --- a/debvm-run +++ b/debvm-run @@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ One possible use of this method is passing B<-snapshot> to avoid modifying the v =back +=head1 EXAMPLES + +Run a virtual machine stored in the image B (the default) with +local port 8022 routed to port 22 of the virtual machine. The B<-snapshot> +argument is passed to QEMU and prevents any permanent changes to +B, resulting in an ephemeral run. + + debvm-run -s 8022 -i rootfs.ext4 -- -snapshot + =head1 LIMITATIONS Due to the way kernel and bootloader are being extracted before running B, one cannot upgrade a kernel and then just reboot. -- cgit v1.2.3