Getting CLI helpΒΆ
You can always get detailed help for COT by running cot --help, cot <command> --help, or cot help <command>.
> cot --help
usage:
cot --help
cot --version
cot help <command>
cot <command> --help
cot <options> <command> <command-options>
Common OVF Tool (COT), version 1.2.1
Copyright (C) 2013-2015 the COT project developers.
A tool for editing Open Virtualization Format (.ovf, .ova) virtual
appliances, with a focus on virtualized network appliances such as the
Cisco CSR 1000V and Cisco IOS XRv platforms.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-V, --version show program's version number and exit
-f, --force Perform requested actions without prompting for
confirmation
-q, --quiet Quiet output and logging (warnings and errors only)
-v, --verbose Verbose output and logging
-vv, -d, --debug Debug (most verbose) output and logging
commands:
<command>
add-disk Add a disk image to an OVF package and map it as a
disk in the guest environment
add-file Add a file to an OVF package
deploy Create a new VM on the target hypervisor from the
given OVF
edit-hardware Edit virtual machine hardware properties of an OVF
edit-product Edit product info in an OVF
edit-properties
Edit environment properties of an OVF
info Generate a description of an OVF package
inject-config Inject a configuration file into an OVF package
help Print help for a command
Note: some subcommands rely on external software tools, including:
* qemu-img (http://www.qemu.org/)
* mkisofs (http://cdrecord.org/)
* ovftool (https://www.vmware.com/support/developer/ovf/)
* fatdisk (http://github.com/goblinhack/fatdisk)
* vmdktool (http://www.freshports.org/sysutils/vmdktool/)