Xe1phix-[QCow2]-Cheatsheet-[v2.5.85].sh

#!/bin/sh


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##   [+] Create a QCow2 image from a HDD
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e2image -Q /dev/sda1 $Image.qcow2


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##   [+] Convert a QCow2 image into a Raw image
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e2image -r $Image.qcow2 $Image.raw


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##   [+] Mount A QCOW2 Image:
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qcowmount $File.qcow2 /mnt/qcowimage/


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##   [+] Pass "allow_root" to the fuse subsystem:
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qcowmount -X allow_root $File.qcow2 /mnt/qcowimage/


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##   [+] Unmount /mnt/qcowimage/ Using umount:
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unmount /mnt/qcowimage/


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##   [+] Unmount /mnt/qcowimage/ Using fusermount:
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fusermount -u /mnt/qcowimage/


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##   [+] Create a new image, read/write snapshot of the original image:
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qemu-img create -f qcow2 -b $File.img snapshot.img


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##   [+] Determine an images backing file
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qemu-img info $File.img


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##                  [+] Temporary snapshots
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##   [?] any changes made to the virtual machine while it is
##       running are written to temporary files and thrown away
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qemu -hda $File.img -snapshot