[Libguestfs] How can I change exit on error behaviour in remote control mode ?

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 02:53:44AM -0400, Qixiang Wan wrote:
> Hi, all:
> In remote control mode of guestfish, the server will normally exit if there is an error in a command. 
> guestfish man page said if we prefix a command with a - character, then that command will not cause guestfish to exit,
> but this doesn't work in remote control mode, seems the prefixal '-' in sub-command won't be handled by guestfish.
> 
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> $ eval `guestfish --listen`
> $ guestfish --remote version
> major: 1
> minor: 0
> release: 85
> extra: 
> $ guestfish --remote -- -lvs
> -lvs: unknown command
> $ guestfish --remote version
> guestfish: remote: looks like the server is not running
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> 
> any idea for this?

I think it's a bug.  Please file a BZ about it.

Rich.

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