[PATCH 2/9] man: virsh: Mention that '--size' for 'checkpoint-dumpxml' may require running vm

Separate the docs for the '--size' flag into it's own paragraph and add a mention that the domain may be required to be running. Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa(a)redhat.com&gt; --- docs/manpages/virsh.rst | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst index d34a1c8684..40b7dce093 100644 --- a/docs/manpages/virsh.rst +++ b/docs/manpages/virsh.rst @@ -7307,11 +7307,15 @@ checkpoint-dumpxml Output the checkpoint XML for the domain's checkpoint named *checkpoint*. Using *--security-info* will also include security sensitive information. + Using *--size* will add XML indicating the current size in bytes of guest data that has changed since the checkpoint was created (although remember that guest activity between a size check and actually creating a backup can result in the backup needing slightly more -space). Using *--no-domain* will omit the <domain> element from the +space). Note that some hypervisors may require that *domain* is running when +*--size* is used. + +Using *--no-domain* will omit the <domain> element from the output for a more compact view. -- 2.26.2