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@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@ exclusive with the @var{-O} parameters. It is currently required to also use
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the @var{-n} parameter to skip image creation. This restriction may be relaxed
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in a future release.
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+@item --force-share (-U)
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+If specified, @code{qemu-img} will open the image in shared mode, allowing
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+other QEMU processes to open it in write mode. For example, this can be used to
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+get the image information (with 'info' subcommand) when the image is used by a
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+running guest. Note that this could produce inconsistent results because of
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+concurrent metadata changes, etc. This option is only allowed when opening
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+images in read-only mode.
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@item --backing-chain
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will enumerate information about backing files in a disk image chain. Refer
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below for further description.
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