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 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "VIRT-P2V 1"
-.TH VIRT-P2V 1 "2008-02-05" "virt-p2v-0.9.3" "Virtualization Support"
+.TH VIRT-P2V 1 "2008-02-07" "virt-p2v-0.9.3" "Virtualization Support"
 .SH "NAME"
 virt\-p2v \- P2V (physical to virtual machine) migration tool
 .SH "SUMMARY"
@@ -298,6 +298,16 @@ within the \f(CW\*(C`00:16:3e:..\*(C'\fR space reserved for Xen guests.  These \
 addresses are not tested for uniqueness so there is a very small
 chance that they could coincide, which would leave a guest unable to
 access the virtual network.
+.IP "Compression" 4
+.IX Item "Compression"
+Choose whether to enable or disable compression on disk images as they
+are copied across the network.
+.Sp
+If enabled, the \f(CW\*(C`\-C\*(C'\fR option is passed to \fIssh\fR\|(1).  On fast networks
+this can sometimes be slower.
+.Sp
+\&\s-1NB:\s0 The disk image is still stored uncompressed on the remote host
+however this option is set.
 .IP "Verify and proceed" 4
 .IX Item "Verify and proceed"
 In this step you are asked to verify the settings above.  If any are
@@ -541,6 +551,11 @@ will choose a random \s-1MAC\s0 address within the \f(CW\*(C`00:16:3e:..\*(C'\fR
 reserved for Xen guests.  These \s-1MAC\s0 addresses are not tested for
 uniqueness so there is a very small chance that they could coincide,
 which would leave a guest unable to access the virtual network.
+.ie n .IP """compression""" 4
+.el .IP "\f(CWcompression\fR" 4
+.IX Item "compression"
+Set this to \f(CW\*(C`Some false\*(C'\fR to disable compression, or \f(CW\*(C`Some true\*(C'\fR to
+enable compression, or \f(CW\*(C`None\*(C'\fR to ask the user.
 .Sh "\s-1ISO\s0 \s-1ATTACHMENTS\s0"
 .IX Subsection "ISO ATTACHMENTS"
 Rebuilding a custom \s-1ISO\s0 is time\-consuming.  You can make a \*(L"quick\*(R"