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Changeset 87080 in vbox for trunk


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Timestamp:
Dec 9, 2020 9:23:06 PM (4 years ago)
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vboxsync
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doc/manual: use <replaceable> instead of the old /path/to convention

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  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_AdvancedTopics.xml

    r87077 r87080  
    14211421        </para>
    14221422
    1423 <screen>$ VBoxManage createmedium disk --filename /path/to/file.vmdk --format=VMDK
     1423<screen>$ VBoxManage createmedium disk --filename <replaceable>path-to-file</replaceable>.vmdk --format=VMDK
    14241424 --variant RawDisk --property RawDrive=/dev/sda</screen>
    14251425
    14261426        <para>
    14271427          This creates the
    1428           <filename>/<replaceable>path-to-file</replaceable>.vmdk</filename>
     1428          <filename><replaceable>path-to-file</replaceable>.vmdk</filename>
    14291429          file image that must be an absolute path. All data is read and
    14301430          written from <filename>/dev/sda</filename>.
     
    14551455
    14561456<screen>$ VBoxManage storageattach WindowsXP --storagectl "IDE Controller" \
    1457  --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium /path/to/file.vmdk</screen>
     1457 --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium <replaceable>path-to-file</replaceable>.vmdk</screen>
    14581458
    14591459        <para>
     
    14881488        </para>
    14891489
    1490 <screen>$ VBoxManage createmedium disk --filename /path/to/file.vmdk --format=VMDK
     1490<screen>$ VBoxManage createmedium disk --filename <replaceable>path-to-file</replaceable>.vmdk --format=VMDK
    14911491--variant RawDisk --property RawDrive=/dev/sda --property Partitions=1,5</screen>
    14921492
     
    14961496          <option>--property Partitions=1,5</option>
    14971497          parameter. This example would create the image
    1498           <filename>/path/to/file.vmdk</filename>,
     1498          <filename><replaceable>path-to-file</replaceable>.vmdk</filename>,
    14991499          which must be absolute, and partitions 1 and 5 of
    15001500          <filename>/dev/sda</filename> would be made accessible to the
     
    15501550        </para>
    15511551
    1552 <screen>$ VBoxManage createmedium disk --filename /path/to/file.vmdk --format=VMDK
     1552<screen>$ VBoxManage createmedium disk --filename <replaceable>path-to-file</replaceable>.vmdk --format=VMDK
    15531553--variant RawDisk --property RawDrive=/dev/sda --property Partitions=1,5
    15541554--property Relative=1</screen>
     
    15721572          Windows, while the host boots Linux from the "same" disk. For
    15731573          this purpose the <option>--property-file
    1574           BootSector=/path/to/file/with/boot_sector</option>
     1574          BootSector=<replaceable>path-to-file-with-boot-sector</replaceable></option>
    15751575          parameter is provided. It specifies a file name from which to
    15761576          take the MBR code. The partition table is not modified at all,
     
    15791579        </para>
    15801580
    1581 <screen>$ VBoxManage createmedium disk --filename /path/to/file.vmdk --format=VMDK
     1581<screen>$ VBoxManage createmedium disk --filename <replaceable>path-to-file</replaceable>.vmdk --format=VMDK
    15821582--variant RawDisk --property RawDrive=/dev/sda --property Partitions=1,5
    15831583--property-file BootSector=winxp.mbr</screen>
     
    21532153
    21542154<screen>$ VBoxManage setextradata <replaceable>VM-name</replaceable> \
    2155 "VBoxInternal/Devices/acpi/0/Config/CustomTable0" "/path/to/table.bin"</screen>
     2155"VBoxInternal/Devices/acpi/0/Config/CustomTable0" "/<replaceable>path-to-table</replaceable>.bin"</screen>
    21562156
    21572157    <para>
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