[Libguestfs] virt-customize

[Lukáš Doktor]

That was quick, thank you Rich. Temporarily I used the "cp" approach, but escaping possibility would be IMO useful, especially for automated setups where "--upload" args are generated automatically (my case).

Regards,
Lukáš


Dne 18. 02. 22 v 20:00 Richard W.M. Jones napsal(a):
> On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 07:01:22PM +0100, Lukáš Doktor wrote:
>> Hello Rich,
>>
>> by any chance do you know whether it's possible to escape ':' in "virt-customize" command? I'm trying to upload a file:
>>
>>     --upload '/etc/yum.repos.d/_copr\:copr.devel.redhat.com\:ndokos\:pbench.repo:/etc/yum.repos.d/'
>>
>> tried various combinations of doubling the ':' or escaping them and so on, but it always considers the first ':' as splitter.
> 
> It's not possible because the function always splits on the first ':'...
> 
> https://github.com/libguestfs/libguestfs-common/blob/41126802097f0a864cab8679ae8672b45914d54b/mlcustomize/customize_cmdline.ml#L139
> 
> ... but there's several workarounds.
> 
> * Make a local copy of the file; you can still give the full name when
>   you upload:
> 
> $ cp /etc/yum.repos.d/_copr:copr.devel.redhat.com:ndokos:pbench.repo tmp.repo
> 
> $ virt-customize .. --upload tmp.repo:/etc/yum.repos.d/full:name:including:colons.repo
> 
> * If the file is small, --write + --move.
> 
> * Use --copy-in (if you can copy the whole directory).
> 
> * Use guestfish or the API.
> 
> Rich.
> 
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