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diff --git a/man/virt-install.pod b/man/virt-install.pod index 24a55845..12840253 100644 --- a/man/virt-install.pod +++ b/man/virt-install.pod @@ -594,6 +594,20 @@ options. The deprecated B<--live> option is the same as =back +=item B<--reinstall DOMAIN> + +Reinstall an existing VM. DOMAIN can be a VM name, UUID, or ID number. +virt-install will fetch the domain XML from libvirt, apply the specified +install config changes, boot the VM for the install process, and then +revert to roughly the same starting XML. + +Only install related options are processed, all other VM configuration +options like --name, --disk, etc. are completely ignored. + +If --reinstall is used with --cdrom, an existing CDROM attached to +the VM will be used if one is available, otherwise a permanent CDROM +device will be added. + =item B<--unattended> [OPTIONS] |