| VMDB2(1) | General Commands Manual | VMDB2(1) |
NAME¶
vmdb2 - create a disk image with Debian installed
SYNOPSIS¶
vmdb2 [--image=FILE] [--output=FILE] [--rootfs-tarball=FILE] [-h|--help] [--version] [-v|--verbose] [--log=FILE] [FILE]... vmdb SPECFILE
DESCRIPTION¶
vmdb2 reads a specification file that describes a disk image, and builds the corresponding image. The specification file uses YAML syntax, and contains a list of steps. Each step tells vmdb2 what to do next.
OPTIONS¶
- -h, --help
- show this help message and exit
- --image=FILE
- use existing image file/device FILE
- --output=FILE
- create new image FILE (the size comes from the specification file)
- --rootfs-tarball=FILE
- store rootfs cache tar archives in FILE
- -v, --verbose
- verbose output
- --log=FILE
- write log entries to FILE (default is to not write log files at all)
- --version
- show program's version number and exit
EXAMPLE¶
To build a disk image:
vmdb2 foo.vmdb --output foo.img -v --rootfs-tarball foo.tar.gz
SEE ALSO¶
/usr/share/doc/vmdb2/manual.html