virtual machines. If you do this, you risk disk corruption in the VM.
C<virt-tar> tries to stop you from doing this, but doesn't catch all
cases.
virtual machines. If you do this, you risk disk corruption in the VM.
C<virt-tar> tries to stop you from doing this, but doesn't catch all
cases.
get inconsistent results or errors if there is filesystem activity
inside the VM. If the live VM is synched and quiescent, then
C<virt-tar> will usually work, but the only way to guarantee
get inconsistent results or errors if there is filesystem activity
inside the VM. If the live VM is synched and quiescent, then
C<virt-tar> will usually work, but the only way to guarantee
just want to edit a single file, use L<virt-edit(1)>. For more
complex cases you should look at the L<guestfish(1)> tool.
just want to edit a single file, use L<virt-edit(1)>. For more
complex cases you should look at the L<guestfish(1)> tool.
-In addition, you may need to use the C<-z> (gZip) option to enable
-compression. When uploading, you have to specify C<-z> if the upload
+In addition, you may need to use the I<-z> (gZip) option to enable
+compression. When uploading, you have to specify I<-z> if the upload
file is compressed because virt-tar won't detect this on its own.
C<virt-tar> can only handle tar (optionally gzipped) format tarballs.
file is compressed because virt-tar won't detect this on its own.
C<virt-tar> can only handle tar (optionally gzipped) format tarballs.