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Re: [Qemu-block] interactive qemu-img
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Programmingkid |
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Re: [Qemu-block] interactive qemu-img |
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Mon, 30 Jul 2018 12:30:01 -0400 |
> On Jul 30, 2018, at 11:09 AM, Eric Blake <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> On 07/28/2018 08:22 PM, Programmingkid wrote:
>> I thought of a way to make qemu-img much more user-friendly. When the user
>> opens qemu-img without any arguments, we could present a prompt that guides
>> the user on making an image file.
>> This illustrates what I think should happen.
>> <after user double-clicks on qemu-img...>
>> Please select a format (qcow, qcow2, raw, vdi, vhdx, vmdk, vpc, vvfat):
>> qcow2
>> Please enter a size (e.g. 100M, 10G):
>> 4G
>> Please enter a name:
>> WinXP.qcow2
>> Creating image file...done
>> The interactive prompt would contain enough options to make a usable image
>> file. If the user wants to use some of the more advanced features of
>> qemu-img he or she would still need to use the command-line.
>> Would such a patch be welcomed?
>
> qemu-img is a command line tool, not a gui. Bloating it with a gui dialog
> box is probably not a wise idea.
There would be no gui dialog box. Qemu-img would still be a command-line tool.
The patch would be done in printf/scanf calls.
> Personally, I'm just fine with the current command line behavior:
>
> $ qemu-img
> qemu-img: Not enough arguments
> Try 'qemu-img --help' for more information
>
> as 'qemu-img --help' tells you how to properly use the command, without
> having to hand-hold you through the process.
Hand holding feels way better than the coldness of the --help option.