Adds the --start option to the define command to simplify the often used case of virsh "define dom.xml; start dom" or virsh define dom.xml && virsh start dom. This is just a rebased version of: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-January/msg00490.html There's a competing patchset available at: https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-February/msg01298.html --- tools/virsh-domain.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++-- tools/virsh.pod | 5 +++-- 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain.c b/tools/virsh-domain.c index 96dd4fa..6d62197 100644 --- a/tools/virsh-domain.c +++ b/tools/virsh-domain.c @@ -6602,6 +6602,10 @@ static const vshCmdOptDef opts_define[] = { .flags = VSH_OFLAG_REQ, .help = N_("file containing an XML domain description") }, + {.name = "start", + .type = VSH_OT_BOOL, + .help = N("start the domain after definition") + }, {.name = NULL} }; @@ -6612,6 +6616,7 @@ cmdDefine(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd) const char *from = NULL; bool ret = true; char *buffer; + bool start = false; if (vshCommandOptStringReq(ctl, cmd, "file", &from) < 0) return false; @@ -6619,17 +6624,31 @@ cmdDefine(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd) if (virFileReadAll(from, VSH_MAX_XML_FILE, &buffer) < 0) return false; + start = vshCommandOptBool(cmd, "start"); + dom = virDomainDefineXML(ctl->conn, buffer); VIR_FREE(buffer); if (dom != NULL) { vshPrint(ctl, _("Domain %s defined from %s\n"), virDomainGetName(dom), from); - virDomainFree(dom); } else { vshError(ctl, _("Failed to define domain from %s"), from); - ret = false; + return false; } + + /* Start the domain if the user requested it and it was defined */ + if (start) { + if (virDomainCreate(dom) < 0) { + vshError(ctl, _("Failed to start domain %s, which was " + "successfully defined."), virDomainGetName(dom)); + ret = false; + } else { + vshPrint(ctl, _("Domain %s started\n"), virDomainGetName(dom)); + } + } + + virDomainFree(dom); return ret; } diff --git a/tools/virsh.pod b/tools/virsh.pod index a5d8fe6..660331c 100644 --- a/tools/virsh.pod +++ b/tools/virsh.pod @@ -555,11 +555,12 @@ B<Example> vi domain.xml (or make changes with your other text editor) virsh create domain.xml -=item B<define> I<FILE> +=item B<define> I<FILE> [I<--start>] Define a domain from an XML <file>. The domain definition is registered but not started. If domain is already running, the changes will take -effect on the next boot. +effect on the next boot. If I<--start> is requested, start the domain +after defining it. =item B<desc> I<domain> [[I<--live>] [I<--config>] | [I<--current>]] [I<--title>] [I<--edit>] [I<--new-desc> -- 1.7.12.4