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NAME
       nbdkit-libvirt-plugin - nbdkit libvirt plugin using virDomainBlockPeek


SYNOPSIS
        nbdkit libvirt [connect=URI] domain=DOMAIN disk=DISK


EXAMPLE
        nbdkit libvirt domain=MyGuest disk=sda
        guestfish --ro --format=raw -a nbd://localhost


DESCRIPTION
       "nbdkit-libvirt-plugin" is an nbdkit(1) plugin that lets you access libvirt guest disks.  Only read-only
       access is possible.  It is implemented using the libvirt "virDomainBlockPeek" API.  It can also be used
       over remote libvirt connections.


PARAMETERS
       connect=URI
           This optional parameter specifies the libvirt connection URI.

       domain=DOMAIN
           This required parameter specifies the libvirt domain name (guest name).

       disk=DISK
           This required parameter specifies the guest's disk that we want to read.

           You can either give the path to the backing device (/path/to/disk) or the target name (eg. "sda").

           In  either  case  use  "virsh dumpxml DOMAIN" to list possible disks.  Look for "<source dev=...>" or
           "<source file=...>" or "<target dev=...>" in the XML.


FILES
       $plugindir/nbdkit-libvirt-plugin.so
           The plugin.

           Use "nbdkit --dump-config" to find the location of $plugindir.


VERSION
       "nbdkit-libvirt-plugin" first appeared in nbdkit 1.0.


SEE ALSO
       nbdkit(1),                             nbdkit-plugin(3),                              http://libvirt.org,
       https://libvirt.org/html/libvirt-libvirt-domain.html#virDomainBlockPeek.


AUTHORS
       Richard W.M. Jones


COPYRIGHT
       Copyright Red Hat


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nbdkit-1.36.3                                      2024-03-31                           nbdkit-libvirt-plugin(1)