virsh:tldr:6b2ba
virsh: Dump guest configuration file.
$ virsh dumpxml ${guest_id} > ${path-to-guest-xml}
try on your machine
This command uses the virsh
tool to dump the XML configuration of a virtual machine specified by ${guest_id}
and save it to a file specified by ${path-to-guest-xml}
.
Here's a breakdown of the command:
virsh
: This is the command line tool for managing virtual machines using libvirt, a virtualization management API.dumpxml
: This is a subcommand ofvirsh
that is used to retrieve the XML configuration of a virtual machine.${guest_id}
: This is a placeholder for the unique identifier or name of the virtual machine whose XML configuration you want to dump. You need to replace${guest_id}
with the actual guest ID or name.>
: This is the output redirection operator in the command line. It is used to redirect the output of a command to a file.${path-to-guest-xml}
: This is another placeholder that indicates the path and filename where you want to save the dumped XML configuration. You need to replace${path-to-guest-xml}
with the actual file path and name.
In summary, this command retrieves the XML configuration of a virtual machine using virsh
and saves it to a specified file.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.