.. program:: qvm-start

:program:`qvm-start` -- start a domain
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.. warning::

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   conversion, because it would add little value. Please revise it and add
   more descriptive help, which normally won't fit in standard ``--help``
   option.

   After rewrite, please remove this admonition.

Synopsis
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:command:`qvm-start` skel-manpage.py [-h] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--drive *DRIVE* | --hddisk *IMAGE* | --cdrom *IMAGE* | --install-windows-tools] [--conf-file *FILE*] [--debug] [--preparing-dvm] [--no-start-guid] *VMNAME*

Options
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.. option:: --help, -h

   Show help message and exit.

.. option:: --verbose, -v

   Increase verbosity.

.. option:: --quiet, -q

   Decrease verbosity.

.. option:: --drive=DRIVE

   Temporarily attach specified drive as CD/DVD or hard disk, which can be
   specified with prefix "hd:" or "cdrom:". If not specified, default is cdrom.

.. option:: --hddisk=IMAGE

   Temporarily attach specified drive as hard disk.

.. option:: --cdrom=IMAGE

   Temporarily attach specified drive as optical drive.

.. option:: --install-windows-tools

   Temporarily ttach Windows tools CDROM to the domain.

.. option:: --conf-file=FILE

   Use custom libvirt config instead of Qubes-generated one.

.. option:: --debug

   Enable debug mode for this domain (until its shutdown).

.. option:: --preparing-dvm

   Do actions necessary when preparing DVM image.

.. option:: --skip-if-running
   
   Do not fail if the qube is already runnning

.. option:: --no-start-guid, --no-guid

   Do not start GUI daemon.

Authors
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| Joanna Rutkowska <joanna at invisiblethingslab dot com>
| Rafal Wojtczuk <rafal at invisiblethingslab dot com>
| Marek Marczykowski <marmarek at invisiblethingslab dot com>
| Wojtek Porczyk <woju at invisiblethingslab dot com>

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