Changeset 47544 in vbox

Timestamp:

Aug 5, 2013 1:45:55 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

svn:sync-xref-src-repo-rev:

87738

Message:

VBoxManage: when taking snapshots, --pause is default and --live must be explicitely specified

Location:

trunk

Files:

• doc/manual/en_US/user_VBoxManage.xml (modified) (1 diff)
• src/VBox/Frontends/VBoxManage/VBoxManageHelp.cpp (modified) (1 diff)
• src/VBox/Frontends/VBoxManage/VBoxManageSnapshot.cpp (modified) (3 diffs)

trunk/doc/manual/en_US/user_VBoxManage.xml

@@ -1620 +1620 @@
     the snapshot and can optionally supply a description. The new snapshot is
     inserted into the snapshots tree as a child of the current snapshot and
-    then becomes the new current snapshot.</para>
+    then becomes the new current snapshot. The
+    <computeroutput>--description</computeroutput> parameter allows to
+    describe the snapshot. If <computeroutput>--live</computeroutput>
+    is specified, the VM will not be stopped during the snapshot creation
+    (live smapshotting).</para>
 
     <para>The <computeroutput>delete</computeroutput> operation deletes a

trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VBoxManage/VBoxManageHelp.cpp

@@ -499 +499 @@
         RTStrmPrintf(pStrm,
                            "%s snapshot %s        <uuid|vmname>\n"
-                     "                            take <name> [--description <desc>] [--pause] |\n"
+                     "                            take <name> [--description <desc>] [--live] |\n"
                      "                            delete <uuid|snapname> |\n"
                      "                            restore <uuid|snapname> |\n"

trunk/src/VBox/Frontends/VBoxManage/VBoxManageSnapshot.cpp

@@ -307 +307 @@
             /* parse the optional arguments */
             Bstr desc;
-            bool fPause = false;
+            bool fPause = true; /* default is NO live snapshot */
             static const RTGETOPTDEF s_aTakeOptions[] =
             {
@@ -313 +313 @@
                 { "-description",  'd', RTGETOPT_REQ_STRING },
                 { "-desc",         'd', RTGETOPT_REQ_STRING },
-                { "--pause",       'p', RTGETOPT_REQ_NOTHING }
+                { "--pause",       'p', RTGETOPT_REQ_NOTHING },
+                { "--live",        'l', RTGETOPT_REQ_NOTHING }
             };
             RTGETOPTSTATE GetOptState;
@@ -329 +330 @@
                         break;
 
+                    case 'l':
+                        fPause = false;
+                        break;
+
                     case 'd':
                         desc = Value.psz;