cat >/path/to/temp-file.xml <<EOF
<domain type='kvm'>
<name>x</name>
<os>
<type arch='x86_64'>hvm</type>
</os>
<memory unit='KiB'>1</memory>
<devices>
<interface type='ethernet'>
<script path='/path/to/command'/>
</interface>
</devices>
</domain>
EOF
virsh -c qemu:///system create /path/to/temp-file.xml
virsh -c qemu:///system destroy x copy
Evidence Upstream reference
Environment Local host
Compatibility Linux reference. macOS compatibility has not been checked for this command and execution context.
Context sudo
Native command This requires the user to be in the `libvirt` group. If the target directory doesn't exist, `pool-create-as` must be run with the `--build` option. The destination file ownership and permissions can be set in the XML.
echo DATA >/path/to/temp-file
cat >/path/to/temp-file.xml <<EOF
<volume type='file'>
<name>y</name>
<key>/path/to/output-dir/output-file</key>
<source>
</source>
<capacity unit='bytes'>5</capacity>
<allocation unit='bytes'>4096</allocation>
<physical unit='bytes'>5</physical>
<target>
<path>/path/to/output-dir/output-file</path>
<format type='raw'/>
<permissions>
<mode>0600</mode>
<owner>0</owner>
<group>0</group>
</permissions>
</target>
</volume>
EOF
virsh -c qemu:///system pool-create-as x dir --target /path/to/output-dir/
virsh -c qemu:///system vol-create --pool x --file /path/to/temp-file.xml
virsh -c qemu:///system vol-upload --pool x /path/to/output-dir/output-file /path/to/temp-file
virsh -c qemu:///system pool-destroy x copy
Evidence Upstream reference
Environment Local host
Compatibility Linux reference. macOS compatibility has not been checked for this command and execution context.
Context sudo
Native file-write
file-write File Write Linux
This requires the user to be in the `libvirt` group. If the target directory doesn't exist, `pool-create-as` must be run with the `--build` option. The destination file ownership and permissions can be set in the XML.
echo DATA >/path/to/temp-file
cat >/path/to/temp-file.xml <<EOF
<volume type='file'>
<name>y</name>
<key>/path/to/output-dir/output-file</key>
<source>
</source>
<capacity unit='bytes'>5</capacity>
<allocation unit='bytes'>4096</allocation>
<physical unit='bytes'>5</physical>
<target>
<path>/path/to/output-dir/output-file</path>
<format type='raw'/>
<permissions>
<mode>0600</mode>
<owner>0</owner>
<group>0</group>
</permissions>
</target>
</volume>
EOF
virsh -c qemu:///system pool-create-as x dir --target /path/to/output-dir/
virsh -c qemu:///system vol-create --pool x --file /path/to/temp-file.xml
virsh -c qemu:///system vol-upload --pool x /path/to/output-dir/output-file /path/to/temp-file
virsh -c qemu:///system pool-destroy x copy
Evidence Upstream reference
Environment Local host
Compatibility Linux reference. macOS compatibility has not been checked for this command and execution context.
Context unprivileged
Native file-write This requires the user to be in the `libvirt` group.
virsh -c qemu:///system pool-create-as x dir --target /path/to/dir/
virsh -c qemu:///system vol-download --pool x input-file output-file
virsh -c qemu:///system pool-destroy x copy
Evidence Upstream reference
Environment Local host
Compatibility Linux reference. macOS compatibility has not been checked for this command and execution context.
Context sudo
Native file-write
file-write File Write Linux
This requires the user to be in the `libvirt` group.
virsh -c qemu:///system pool-create-as x dir --target /path/to/dir/
virsh -c qemu:///system vol-download --pool x input-file output-file
virsh -c qemu:///system pool-destroy x copy
Evidence Upstream reference
Environment Local host
Compatibility Linux reference. macOS compatibility has not been checked for this command and execution context.
Context unprivileged
Native file-write