Getting CLI help¶
Synopsis¶
cot --help
cot --version
cot help <command>
cot <command> --help
cot <options> <command> <command-options>
Description¶
Common OVF Tool (COT), version 1.3.0+0.g250307f.dirty
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.
You can always get detailed help for COT by running cot --help, cot <command> --help, or cot help <command>.
Options¶
-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 |
-d, --debug | Debug (most verbose) output and logging |
Commands¶
- 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 or OVA
- 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
- help
- Print help for a command
- info
- Generate a description of an OVF package
- inject-config
- Inject a configuration file into an OVF package
- install-helpers
- Install/verify COT manual pages and any third- party helper programs that COT may require