virt-xml:tldr:96466
virt-xml: Change the description for a specific domain.
$ virt-xml ${domain} --edit --metadata description="${new_description}"
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This command is used to edit the metadata of a virtual machine domain using the "virt-xml" tool. Here is the breakdown of each part of the command:
${domain}: It is a placeholder that represents the name or ID of the virtual machine domain. It should be replaced with the actual domain name or ID.--edit: This option instructs the "virt-xml" tool to open the specified domain for editing.--metadata: This option indicates that we want to modify the metadata of the domain.description="${new_description}": Here, we specify the metadata field that we want to modify, which is the "description" field. The value within the double quotes after the equal sign (=) represents the new description that we want to assign to the domain.
By running this command, the metadata description field of the specified virtual machine domain will be updated with the new description provided.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
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