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.TH VIRT-CLOUD-BOOT "1" "July 2026" "virt-cloud-boot 26.7.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
virt-cloud-boot \- manual page for virt-cloud-boot 26.7.1
.SH DESCRIPTION
usage: virt\-cloud\-boot [\-h] [\-\-dry\-run] [\-\-centos VER] [\-\-rhel VER] [\-i FILE]
.TP
[\-u USER] [\-\-password PASSWD] [\-\-package PKG] [\-\-smm]
[\-\-qemu\-vars] [\-\-secure\-boot] [\-\-scsi | \fB\-\-no\-scsi]\fR
[\-\-nvme | \fB\-\-no\-nvme]\fR
.PP
boot cloud image
.SS "options:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help message and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-dry\-run\fR, \fB\-\-dryrun\fR
print generated qemu command line and quit
.SS "select cloud image:"
.TP
\fB\-\-centos\fR VER
boot centos stream VER
.TP
\fB\-\-rhel\fR VER
boot rhel VER
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-image\fR FILE
boot cloud image FILE
.SS "setup cloud image:"
.TP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-username\fR, \fB\-\-user\fR USER
login username (default: cloud)
.TP
\fB\-\-password\fR, \fB\-\-passwd\fR PASSWD
login password (default: cloud)
.TP
\fB\-\-package\fR, \fB\-\-rpm\fR PKG
install package PKG
.SS "firmware selection:"
.TP
\fB\-\-smm\fR
use smm firmware builds (feature "require\-smm")
.TP
\fB\-\-qemu\-vars\fR, \fB\-\-qemuvars\fR
use qemu uefi vars (feature "host\-uefi\-vars")
.TP
\fB\-\-secure\-boot\fR, \fB\-\-sb\fR
enable secure boot (feature "enrolled\-keys")
.SS "hardware setup:"
.TP
\fB\-\-scsi\fR, \fB\-\-no\-scsi\fR
use virtio scsi (default: yes)
.TP
\fB\-\-nvme\fR, \fB\-\-no\-nvme\fR
use NVMe emulation (default: no)
.SH AUTHOR

Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>