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New API calls to upload/download txz files (RHBZ#580556).
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virt-edit - Edit a file in a virtual machine
virt-edit [--options] disk.img [disk.img ...] file
virt-edit [--options] disk.img [disk.img ...] file
+=head1 WARNING
+
+You must I<not> use C<virt-edit> on live virtual machines. If you do
+this, you risk disk corruption in the VM. C<virt-edit> tries to stop
+you from doing this, but doesn't catch all cases.
+
=head1 DESCRIPTION
C<virt-edit> is a command line tool to edit C<file> where C<file>
exists in the named virtual machine (or disk image).
=head1 DESCRIPTION
C<virt-edit> is a command line tool to edit C<file> where C<file>
exists in the named virtual machine (or disk image).
-B<Note> you must I<not> use virt-edit on live virtual machines. If
-you do this, you risk disk corruption in the VM.
-
If you want to just view a file, use L<virt-cat(1)>. For more complex
cases you should look at the L<guestfish(1)> tool.
If you want to just view a file, use L<virt-cat(1)>. For more complex
cases you should look at the L<guestfish(1)> tool.