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The command "virsh pool-list" is used to list all the defined storage pools (also known as storage pools) in the virtualization environment managed by the libvirt tool.

Libvirt is a virtualization management API and toolset used to interact with different hypervisors like KVM, QEMU, Xen, etc. It provides a consistent interface to manage, create, modify, and delete virtual machines (VMs) and their associated resources.

The "virsh pool-list" command specifically focuses on the storage pools. Storage pools in libvirt represent a collection of physical storage devices (such as hard drives or directories) that can be used to store virtual machine disk images, ISO files, or other resources. These storage pools can be created, managed, and assigned to virtual machines through the libvirt toolset.

When running the "virsh pool-list" command, libvirt retrieves the information about all the defined storage pools in the system and presents it in a tabular format. This information typically includes the name, state, capacity, allocation, and available space of each storage pool.

The command can be useful for system administrators who want to get an overview of the storage pools currently available within their virtualization environment, or for scripting purposes to gather information programmatically.