[Libguestfs] IRC question: the proper way to break multiple lines when using virt-sysprep --commands-from-file?

[Nadav Goldin]

Thanks. Did the trick

On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 11:39 PM, Richard W.M. Jones <rjones at redhat.com> wrote:
>
> 18:07 < _ng> What is the proper way to break mult lines when using
>              virt-sysprep --write option, with --commands-from-file?
>              (I don't mean escaping, but actually writing new lines to
>              the file)
>
> You can use \ as a continuation character, as it mentions
> in the manual.
>
> Using virt-builder (just because it's a bit easier to demonstrate, but
> virt-sysprep should work the same way), you can do:
>
>   $ cat test.cmds
>   write /testfile:this is line 1\
>   this is line 2\
>   this is line 3
>   write /anotherfile:this is another command
>
>   $ virt-builder fedora-25 --commands-from-file test.cmds
>
>   $ guestfish --ro -a fedora-25.img -i
>   ><fs> cat /testfile
>   this is line 1
>   this is line 2
>   this is line 3
>   ><fs> cat /anotherfile
>   this is another command
>
> Rich.
>
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