Re: [Qemu-devel] Base images

[Michael McConnell]

David Roberts wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've got a couple of questions about creating images linked to base images:
> - `qemu-img commit` commits changes directly to the base image. Is there a way 
> to create a new merged image with the changes so as not to change the 
> original?
> - I noticed that images refer to their base image using an absolute path. Is 
> there a way to change an image's base image reference? (for example when the 
> base image is renamed / moved to a different directory)

qemu-img convert [-c] <changes-file> -O qcow <new-base-file>

should do what you want.

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