The --xml option is mandatory if an XML description is used.
Otherwise the third parameter is treated as the destination.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206406#c3
---
tools/virsh.pod | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod
index 9b57c8c..154922e 100644
--- a/tools/virsh.pod
+++ b/tools/virsh.pod
@@ -989,12 +989,12 @@ unlimited. The hypervisor can choose whether to reject the value or
convert it to the maximum value allowed.
=item B<blockcopy> I<domain> I<path> { I<dest> [I<format>]
[I<--blockdev>]
-| I<xml> } [I<--shallow>] [I<--reuse-external>] [I<bandwidth>]
+| I<--xml> B<file> } [I<--shallow>] [I<--reuse-external>]
[I<bandwidth>]
[I<--wait> [I<--async>] [I<--verbose>]] [{I<--pivot> |
I<--finish>}]
[I<--timeout> B<seconds>] [I<granularity>] [I<buf-size>]
Copy a disk backing image chain to a destination. Either I<dest> as
-the destination file name, or I<xml> as the name of an XML file containing
+the destination file name, or I<--xml> with the name of an XML file containing
a top-level <disk> element describing the destination, must be present.
Additionally, if I<dest> is given, I<format> should be specified to declare
the format of the destination (if I<format> is omitted, then libvirt
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2.3.6