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virsh: Connect to a hypervisor session.
$ virsh connect ${qemu:---system}
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The command "virsh connect ${qemu:---system}" is used to connect to the libvirt management service.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

  • "virsh" is a command-line tool that provides an interface to manage virtualization platforms using the libvirt library.
  • "connect" is a subcommand of "virsh" that establishes a connection to a libvirt service.
  • "${qemu:---system}" is a parameter that specifies the connection URI to be used. In this case, it uses a variable called "qemu" with a default value of "---system".

The connection URI specifies the type and location of the virtualization platform. In the case of qemu, it is a system connection, which connects to the default local QEMU/KVM hypervisor running on the system. If the variable "qemu" is not defined, the default value "---system" is used.

Overall, this command is used to connect to the local QEMU/KVM hypervisor using the libvirt management service.

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.
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