NAME

	qcowfs – QCOW2 file system

SYNOPSIS

	disk/qcowfs [ –n size ] [ –m mtpt ] [ –s service ] diskimage

DESCRIPTION

	Qcowfs exposes a data file using the provided diskimage as the backing store. The –n flag truncates imagefile with the specified size (in bytes) before using it. The –m flag sets the mtpt (default /mnt/qcow). The –s flag causes qcowfs to post its 9P service as /srv/service.

EXAMPLES

	Create a new QCOW2 diskimage and partition it disk/qcowfs –n $size image.qcow2 disk/partfs /mnt/qcow/data disk/mbr –m /386/mbr /dev/sdXX/data disk/fdisk –baw /dev/sdXX/data disk/prep /dev/sdXX/plan9

SOURCE

	/sys/src/cmd/disk/qcowfs.c

SEE ALSO

	partfs(8), disksim(8), prep(8)

HISTORY

	qcowfs first appeared in 9front (April, 2023).