vmdb2(1)

create a disk image with Debian installed

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Description

VMDB2

NAME

vmdb2 - create a disk image with Debian installed

SYNOPSIS

vmdb2 [--image=FILE] [--output=FILE] [--rootfs-tarball=FILE] [-h|--help] [--version] [-v|--verbose] [--log=FILE] [FILE]... vmdb SPECFILE

DESCRIPTION

vmdb2 reads a specification file that describes a disk image, and builds the corresponding image. The specification file uses YAML syntax, and contains a list of steps. Each step tells vmdb2 what to do next.

OPTIONS

-h, --help

show this help message and exit

--image=FILE

use existing image file/device FILE

--output=FILE

create new image FILE (the size comes from the specification file)

--rootfs-tarball=FILE

store rootfs cache tar archives in FILE

-v, --verbose

verbose output

--log=FILE

write log entries to FILE (default is to not write log files at all)

--version

show program’s version number and exit

EXAMPLE

To build a disk image:

vmdb2 foo.vmdb --output foo.img -v --rootfs-tarball foo.tar.gz