qemu-monitor.hx

   1 HXCOMM Use DEFHEADING() to define headings in both help text and texi
   2 HXCOMM Text between STEXI and ETEXI are copied to texi version and
   3 HXCOMM discarded from C version
   4 HXCOMM DEF(command, args, callback, arg_string, help) is used to construct
   5 HXCOMM monitor commands
   6 HXCOMM HXCOMM can be used for comments, discarded from both texi and C
   7
   8 STEXI
   9 @table @option
  10 ETEXI
  11
  12     { "help|?", "name:s?", do_help_cmd, "[cmd]", "show the help" },
  13 STEXI
  14 @item help or ? [@var{cmd}]
  15 Show the help for all commands or just for command @var{cmd}.
  16 ETEXI
  17
  18     { "commit", "device:B", do_commit,
  19       "device|all", "commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used) or backing files" },
  20 STEXI
  21 @item commit
  22 Commit changes to the disk images (if -snapshot is used) or backing files.
  23 ETEXI
  24
  25     { "info", "item:s?", do_info,
  26       "[subcommand]", "show various information about the system state" },
  27 STEXI
  28 @item info @var{subcommand}
  29 Show various information about the system state.
  30
  31 @table @option
  32 @item info version
  33 show the version of QEMU
  34 @item info network
  35 show the various VLANs and the associated devices
  36 @item info chardev
  37 show the character devices
  38 @item info block
  39 show the block devices
  40 @item info block
  41 show block device statistics
  42 @item info registers
  43 show the cpu registers
  44 @item info cpus
  45 show infos for each CPU
  46 @item info history
  47 show the command line history
  48 @item info irq
  49 show the interrupts statistics (if available)
  50 @item info pic
  51 show i8259 (PIC) state
  52 @item info pci
  53 show emulated PCI device info
  54 @item info tlb
  55 show virtual to physical memory mappings (i386 only)
  56 @item info mem
  57 show the active virtual memory mappings (i386 only)
  58 @item info hpet
  59 show state of HPET (i386 only)
  60 @item info kvm
  61 show KVM information
  62 @item info usb
  63 show USB devices plugged on the virtual USB hub
  64 @item info usbhost
  65 show all USB host devices
  66 @item info profile
  67 show profiling information
  68 @item info capture
  69 show information about active capturing
  70 @item info snapshots
  71 show list of VM snapshots
  72 @item info status
  73 show the current VM status (running|paused)
  74 @item info pcmcia
  75 show guest PCMCIA status
  76 @item info mice
  77 show which guest mouse is receiving events
  78 @item info vnc
  79 show the vnc server status
  80 @item info name
  81 show the current VM name
  82 @item info uuid
  83 show the current VM UUID
  84 @item info cpustats
  85 show CPU statistics
  86 @item info usernet
  87 show user network stack connection states
  88 @item info migrate
  89 show migration status
  90 @item info balloon
  91 show balloon information
  92 @item info qtree
  93 show device tree
  94 @end table
  95 ETEXI
  96
  97     { "q|quit", "", do_quit,
  98       "", "quit the emulator" },
  99 STEXI
 100 @item q or quit
 101 Quit the emulator.
 102 ETEXI
 103
 104     { "eject", "force:-f,filename:B", do_eject,
 105       "[-f] device", "eject a removable medium (use -f to force it)" },
 106 STEXI
 107 @item eject [-f] @var{device}
 108 Eject a removable medium (use -f to force it).
 109 ETEXI
 110
 111     { "change", "device:B,target:F,arg:s?", do_change,
 112       "device filename [format]", "change a removable medium, optional format" },
 113 STEXI
 114 @item change @var{device} @var{setting}
 115
 116 Change the configuration of a device.
 117
 118 @table @option
 119 @item change @var{diskdevice} @var{filename} [@var{format}]
 120 Change the medium for a removable disk device to point to @var{filename}. eg
 121
 122 @example
 123 (qemu) change ide1-cd0 /path/to/some.iso
 124 @end example
 125
 126 @var{format} is optional.
 127
 128 @item change vnc @var{display},@var{options}
 129 Change the configuration of the VNC server. The valid syntax for @var{display}
 130 and @var{options} are described at @ref{sec_invocation}. eg
 131
 132 @example
 133 (qemu) change vnc localhost:1
 134 @end example
 135
 136 @item change vnc password [@var{password}]
 137
 138 Change the password associated with the VNC server. If the new password is not
 139 supplied, the monitor will prompt for it to be entered. VNC passwords are only
 140 significant up to 8 letters. eg
 141
 142 @example
 143 (qemu) change vnc password
 144 Password: ********
 145 @end example
 146
 147 @end table
 148 ETEXI
 149
 150     { "screendump", "filename:F", do_screen_dump,
 151       "filename", "save screen into PPM image 'filename'" },
 152 STEXI
 153 @item screendump @var{filename}
 154 Save screen into PPM image @var{filename}.
 155 ETEXI
 156
 157     { "logfile", "filename:F", do_logfile,
 158       "filename", "output logs to 'filename'" },
 159 STEXI
 160 @item logfile @var{filename}
 161 Output logs to @var{filename}.
 162 ETEXI
 163
 164     { "log", "items:s", do_log,
 165       "item1[,...]", "activate logging of the specified items to '/tmp/qemu.log'" },
 166 STEXI
 167 @item log @var{item1}[,...]
 168 Activate logging of the specified items to @file{/tmp/qemu.log}.
 169 ETEXI
 170
 171     { "savevm", "name:s?", do_savevm,
 172       "[tag|id]", "save a VM snapshot. If no tag or id are provided, a new snapshot is created" },
 173 STEXI
 174 @item savevm [@var{tag}|@var{id}]
 175 Create a snapshot of the whole virtual machine. If @var{tag} is
 176 provided, it is used as human readable identifier. If there is already
 177 a snapshot with the same tag or ID, it is replaced. More info at
 178 @ref{vm_snapshots}.
 179 ETEXI
 180
 181     { "loadvm", "name:s", do_loadvm,
 182       "tag|id", "restore a VM snapshot from its tag or id" },
 183 STEXI
 184 @item loadvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
 185 Set the whole virtual machine to the snapshot identified by the tag
 186 @var{tag} or the unique snapshot ID @var{id}.
 187 ETEXI
 188
 189     { "delvm", "name:s", do_delvm,
 190       "tag|id", "delete a VM snapshot from its tag or id" },
 191 STEXI
 192 @item delvm @var{tag}|@var{id}
 193 Delete the snapshot identified by @var{tag} or @var{id}.
 194 ETEXI
 195
 196     { "singlestep", "option:s?", do_singlestep,
 197       "[on|off]", "run emulation in singlestep mode or switch to normal mode", },
 198 STEXI
 199 @item singlestep [off]
 200 Run the emulation in single step mode.
 201 If called with option off, the emulation returns to normal mode.
 202 ETEXI
 203
 204     { "stop", "", do_stop,
 205       "", "stop emulation", },
 206 STEXI
 207 @item stop
 208 Stop emulation.
 209 ETEXI
 210
 211     { "c|cont", "", do_cont,
 212       "", "resume emulation", },
 213 STEXI
 214 @item c or cont
 215 Resume emulation.
 216 ETEXI
 217
 218     { "gdbserver", "device:s?", do_gdbserver,
 219       "[device]", "start gdbserver on given device (default 'tcp::1234'), stop with 'none'", },
 220 STEXI
 221 @item gdbserver [@var{port}]
 222 Start gdbserver session (default @var{port}=1234)
 223 ETEXI
 224
 225     { "x", "fmt:/,addr:l", do_memory_dump,
 226       "/fmt addr", "virtual memory dump starting at 'addr'", },
 227 STEXI
 228 @item x/fmt @var{addr}
 229 Virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
 230 ETEXI
 231
 232     { "xp", "fmt:/,addr:l", do_physical_memory_dump,
 233       "/fmt addr", "physical memory dump starting at 'addr'", },
 234 STEXI
 235 @item xp /@var{fmt} @var{addr}
 236 Physical memory dump starting at @var{addr}.
 237
 238 @var{fmt} is a format which tells the command how to format the
 239 data. Its syntax is: @option{/@{count@}@{format@}@{size@}}
 240
 241 @table @var
 242 @item count
 243 is the number of items to be dumped.
 244
 245 @item format
 246 can be x (hex), d (signed decimal), u (unsigned decimal), o (octal),
 247 c (char) or i (asm instruction).
 248
 249 @item size
 250 can be b (8 bits), h (16 bits), w (32 bits) or g (64 bits). On x86,
 251 @code{h} or @code{w} can be specified with the @code{i} format to
 252 respectively select 16 or 32 bit code instruction size.
 253
 254 @end table
 255
 256 Examples:
 257 @itemize
 258 @item
 259 Dump 10 instructions at the current instruction pointer:
 260 @example
 261 (qemu) x/10i $eip
 262 0x90107063:  ret
 263 0x90107064:  sti
 264 0x90107065:  lea    0x0(%esi,1),%esi
 265 0x90107069:  lea    0x0(%edi,1),%edi
 266 0x90107070:  ret
 267 0x90107071:  jmp    0x90107080
 268 0x90107073:  nop
 269 0x90107074:  nop
 270 0x90107075:  nop
 271 0x90107076:  nop
 272 @end example
 273
 274 @item
 275 Dump 80 16 bit values at the start of the video memory.
 276 @smallexample
 277 (qemu) xp/80hx 0xb8000
 278 0x000b8000: 0x0b50 0x0b6c 0x0b65 0x0b78 0x0b38 0x0b36 0x0b2f 0x0b42
 279 0x000b8010: 0x0b6f 0x0b63 0x0b68 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b56 0x0b47 0x0b41
 280 0x000b8020: 0x0b42 0x0b69 0x0b6f 0x0b73 0x0b20 0x0b63 0x0b75 0x0b72
 281 0x000b8030: 0x0b72 0x0b65 0x0b6e 0x0b74 0x0b2d 0x0b63 0x0b76 0x0b73
 282 0x000b8040: 0x0b20 0x0b30 0x0b35 0x0b20 0x0b4e 0x0b6f 0x0b76 0x0b20
 283 0x000b8050: 0x0b32 0x0b30 0x0b30 0x0b33 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
 284 0x000b8060: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
 285 0x000b8070: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
 286 0x000b8080: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
 287 0x000b8090: 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720 0x0720
 288 @end smallexample
 289 @end itemize
 290 ETEXI
 291
 292     { "p|print", "fmt:/,val:l", do_print,
 293       "/fmt expr", "print expression value (use $reg for CPU register access)", },
 294 STEXI
 295 @item p or print/@var{fmt} @var{expr}
 296
 297 Print expression value. Only the @var{format} part of @var{fmt} is
 298 used.
 299 ETEXI
 300
 301     { "i", "fmt:/,addr:i,index:i.", do_ioport_read,
 302       "/fmt addr", "I/O port read" },
 303 STEXI
 304 Read I/O port.
 305 ETEXI
 306
 307     { "o", "fmt:/,addr:i,val:i", do_ioport_write,
 308       "/fmt addr value", "I/O port write" },
 309 STEXI
 310 Write to I/O port.
 311 ETEXI
 312
 313     { "sendkey", "string:s,hold_time:i?", do_sendkey,
 314       "keys [hold_ms]", "send keys to the VM (e.g. 'sendkey ctrl-alt-f1', default hold time=100 ms)" },
 315 STEXI
 316 @item sendkey @var{keys}
 317
 318 Send @var{keys} to the emulator. @var{keys} could be the name of the
 319 key or @code{#} followed by the raw value in either decimal or hexadecimal
 320 format. Use @code{-} to press several keys simultaneously. Example:
 321 @example
 322 sendkey ctrl-alt-f1
 323 @end example
 324
 325 This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user interface
 326 intercepts at low level, such as @code{ctrl-alt-f1} in X Window.
 327 ETEXI
 328
 329     { "system_reset", "", do_system_reset,
 330       "", "reset the system" },
 331 STEXI
 332 @item system_reset
 333
 334 Reset the system.
 335 ETEXI
 336
 337     { "system_powerdown", "", do_system_powerdown,
 338       "", "send system power down event" },
 339 STEXI
 340 @item system_powerdown
 341
 342 Power down the system (if supported).
 343 ETEXI
 344
 345     { "sum", "start:i,size:i", do_sum,
 346       "addr size", "compute the checksum of a memory region" },
 347 STEXI
 348 @item sum @var{addr} @var{size}
 349
 350 Compute the checksum of a memory region.
 351 ETEXI
 352
 353     { "usb_add", "devname:s", do_usb_add,
 354       "device", "add USB device (e.g. 'host:bus.addr' or 'host:vendor_id:product_id')" },
 355 STEXI
 356 @item usb_add @var{devname}
 357
 358 Add the USB device @var{devname}.  For details of available devices see
 359 @ref{usb_devices}
 360 ETEXI
 361
 362     { "usb_del", "devname:s", do_usb_del,
 363       "device", "remove USB device 'bus.addr'" },
 364 STEXI
 365 @item usb_del @var{devname}
 366
 367 Remove the USB device @var{devname} from the QEMU virtual USB
 368 hub. @var{devname} has the syntax @code{bus.addr}. Use the monitor
 369 command @code{info usb} to see the devices you can remove.
 370 ETEXI
 371
 372     { "cpu", "index:i", do_cpu_set,
 373       "index", "set the default CPU" },
 374 STEXI
 375 Set the default CPU.
 376 ETEXI
 377
 378     { "mouse_move", "dx_str:s,dy_str:s,dz_str:s?", do_mouse_move,
 379       "dx dy [dz]", "send mouse move events" },
 380 STEXI
 381 @item mouse_move @var{dx} @var{dy} [@var{dz}]
 382 Move the active mouse to the specified coordinates @var{dx} @var{dy}
 383 with optional scroll axis @var{dz}.
 384 ETEXI
 385
 386     { "mouse_button", "button_state:i", do_mouse_button,
 387       "state", "change mouse button state (1=L, 2=M, 4=R)" },
 388 STEXI
 389 @item mouse_button @var{val}
 390 Change the active mouse button state @var{val} (1=L, 2=M, 4=R).
 391 ETEXI
 392
 393     { "mouse_set", "index:i", do_mouse_set,
 394       "index", "set which mouse device receives events" },
 395 STEXI
 396 @item mouse_set @var{index}
 397 Set which mouse device receives events at given @var{index}, index
 398 can be obtained with
 399 @example
 400 info mice
 401 @end example
 402 ETEXI
 403
 404 #ifdef HAS_AUDIO
 405     { "wavcapture", "path:F,freq:i?,bits:i?,nchannels:i?", do_wav_capture,
 406       "path [frequency [bits [channels]]]",
 407       "capture audio to a wave file (default frequency=44100 bits=16 channels=2)" },
 408 #endif
 409 STEXI
 410 @item wavcapture @var{filename} [@var{frequency} [@var{bits} [@var{channels}]]]
 411 Capture audio into @var{filename}. Using sample rate @var{frequency}
 412 bits per sample @var{bits} and number of channels @var{channels}.
 413
 414 Defaults:
 415 @itemize @minus
 416 @item Sample rate = 44100 Hz - CD quality
 417 @item Bits = 16
 418 @item Number of channels = 2 - Stereo
 419 @end itemize
 420 ETEXI
 421
 422 #ifdef HAS_AUDIO
 423     { "stopcapture", "n:i", do_stop_capture,
 424       "capture index", "stop capture" },
 425 #endif
 426 STEXI
 427 @item stopcapture @var{index}
 428 Stop capture with a given @var{index}, index can be obtained with
 429 @example
 430 info capture
 431 @end example
 432 ETEXI
 433
 434     { "memsave", "val:l,size:i,filename:s", do_memory_save,
 435       "addr size file", "save to disk virtual memory dump starting at 'addr' of size 'size'", },
 436 STEXI
 437 @item memsave @var{addr} @var{size} @var{file}
 438 save to disk virtual memory dump starting at @var{addr} of size @var{size}.
 439 ETEXI
 440
 441     { "pmemsave", "val:l,size:i,filename:s", do_physical_memory_save,
 442       "addr size file", "save to disk physical memory dump starting at 'addr' of size 'size'", },
 443 STEXI
 444 @item pmemsave @var{addr} @var{size} @var{file}
 445 save to disk physical memory dump starting at @var{addr} of size @var{size}.
 446 ETEXI
 447
 448     { "boot_set", "bootdevice:s", do_boot_set,
 449       "bootdevice", "define new values for the boot device list" },
 450 STEXI
 451 @item boot_set @var{bootdevicelist}
 452
 453 Define new values for the boot device list. Those values will override
 454 the values specified on the command line through the @code{-boot} option.
 455
 456 The values that can be specified here depend on the machine type, but are
 457 the same that can be specified in the @code{-boot} command line option.
 458 ETEXI
 459
 460 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
 461     { "nmi", "cpu_index:i", do_inject_nmi,
 462       "cpu", "inject an NMI on the given CPU", },
 463 #endif
 464 STEXI
 465 @item nmi @var{cpu}
 466 Inject an NMI on the given CPU (x86 only).
 467 ETEXI
 468
 469     { "migrate", "detach:-d,uri:s", do_migrate,
 470       "[-d] uri", "migrate to URI (using -d to not wait for completion)" },
 471 STEXI
 472 @item migrate [-d] @var{uri}
 473 Migrate to @var{uri} (using -d to not wait for completion).
 474 ETEXI
 475
 476     { "migrate_cancel", "", do_migrate_cancel,
 477       "", "cancel the current VM migration" },
 478 STEXI
 479 @item migrate_cancel
 480 Cancel the current VM migration.
 481 ETEXI
 482
 483     { "migrate_set_speed", "value:s", do_migrate_set_speed,
 484       "value", "set maximum speed (in bytes) for migrations" },
 485 STEXI
 486 @item migrate_set_speed @var{value}
 487 Set maximum speed to @var{value} (in bytes) for migrations.
 488 ETEXI
 489
 490     { "migrate_set_downtime", "value:s", do_migrate_set_downtime,
 491       "value", "set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migrations" },
 492
 493 STEXI
 494 @item migrate_set_downtime @var{second}
 495 Set maximum tolerated downtime (in seconds) for migration.
 496 ETEXI
 497
 498 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
 499     { "drive_add", "pci_addr:s,opts:s", drive_hot_add,
 500                                         "[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot>\n"
 501                                         "[file=file][,if=type][,bus=n]\n"
 502                                         "[,unit=m][,media=d][index=i]\n"
 503                                         "[,cyls=c,heads=h,secs=s[,trans=t]]\n"
 504                                         "[snapshot=on|off][,cache=on|off]",
 505                                         "add drive to PCI storage controller" },
 506 #endif
 507 STEXI
 508 @item drive_add
 509 Add drive to PCI storage controller.
 510 ETEXI
 511
 512 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
 513     { "pci_add", "pci_addr:s,type:s,opts:s?", pci_device_hot_add, "auto|[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot> nic|storage [[vlan=n][,macaddr=addr][,model=type]] [file=file][,if=type][,bus=nr]...", "hot-add PCI device" },
 514 #endif
 515 STEXI
 516 @item pci_add
 517 Hot-add PCI device.
 518 ETEXI
 519
 520 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
 521     { "pci_del", "pci_addr:s", do_pci_device_hot_remove, "[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot>", "hot remove PCI device" },
 522 #endif
 523 STEXI
 524 @item pci_del
 525 Hot remove PCI device.
 526 ETEXI
 527
 528     { "host_net_add", "device:s,opts:s?", net_host_device_add,
 529       "tap|user|socket|vde|dump [options]", "add host VLAN client" },
 530 STEXI
 531 @item host_net_add
 532 Add host VLAN client.
 533 ETEXI
 534
 535     { "host_net_remove", "vlan_id:i,device:s", net_host_device_remove,
 536       "vlan_id name", "remove host VLAN client" },
 537 STEXI
 538 @item host_net_remove
 539 Remove host VLAN client.
 540 ETEXI
 541
 542 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
 543     { "hostfwd_add", "arg1:s,arg2:s?,arg3:s?", net_slirp_hostfwd_add,
 544       "[vlan_id name] [tcp|udp]:[hostaddr]:hostport-[guestaddr]:guestport",
 545       "redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest (requires -net user)" },
 546     { "hostfwd_remove", "arg1:s,arg2:s?,arg3:s?", net_slirp_hostfwd_remove,
 547       "[vlan_id name] [tcp|udp]:[hostaddr]:hostport",
 548       "remove host-to-guest TCP or UDP redirection" },
 549 #endif
 550 STEXI
 551 @item host_net_redir
 552 Redirect TCP or UDP connections from host to guest (requires -net user).
 553 ETEXI
 554
 555     { "balloon", "value:i", do_balloon,
 556       "target", "request VM to change it's memory allocation (in MB)" },
 557 STEXI
 558 @item balloon @var{value}
 559 Request VM to change its memory allocation to @var{value} (in MB).
 560 ETEXI
 561
 562     { "set_link", "name:s,up_or_down:s", do_set_link,
 563       "name up|down", "change the link status of a network adapter" },
 564 STEXI
 565 @item set_link @var{name} [up|down]
 566 Set link @var{name} up or down.
 567 ETEXI
 568
 569     { "watchdog_action", "action:s", do_watchdog_action,
 570       "[reset|shutdown|poweroff|pause|debug|none]", "change watchdog action" },
 571 STEXI
 572 @item watchdog_action
 573 Change watchdog action.
 574 ETEXI
 575
 576     { "acl_show", "aclname:s", do_acl_show, "aclname",
 577       "list rules in the access control list" },
 578 STEXI
 579 @item acl_show @var{aclname}
 580 List all the matching rules in the access control list, and the default
 581 policy. There are currently two named access control lists,
 582 @var{vnc.x509dname} and @var{vnc.username} matching on the x509 client
 583 certificate distinguished name, and SASL username respectively.
 584 ETEXI
 585
 586     { "acl_policy", "aclname:s,policy:s", do_acl_policy, "aclname allow|deny",
 587       "set default access control list policy" },
 588 STEXI
 589 @item acl_policy @var{aclname} @code{allow|deny}
 590 Set the default access control list policy, used in the event that
 591 none of the explicit rules match. The default policy at startup is
 592 always @code{deny}.
 593 ETEXI
 594
 595     { "acl_add", "aclname:s,match:s,policy:s,index:i?", do_acl_add, "aclname match allow|deny [index]",
 596       "add a match rule to the access control list" },
 597 STEXI
 598 @item acl_allow @var{aclname} @var{match} @code{allow|deny} [@var{index}]
 599 Add a match rule to the access control list, allowing or denying access.
 600 The match will normally be an exact username or x509 distinguished name,
 601 but can optionally include wildcard globs. eg @code{*@@EXAMPLE.COM} to
 602 allow all users in the @code{EXAMPLE.COM} kerberos realm. The match will
 603 normally be appended to the end of the ACL, but can be inserted
 604 earlier in the list if the optional @var{index} parameter is supplied.
 605 ETEXI
 606
 607     { "acl_remove", "aclname:s,match:s", do_acl_remove, "aclname match",
 608       "remove a match rule from the access control list" },
 609 STEXI
 610 @item acl_remove @var{aclname} @var{match}
 611 Remove the specified match rule from the access control list.
 612 ETEXI
 613
 614     { "acl_reset", "aclname:s", do_acl_reset, "aclname",
 615       "reset the access control list" },
 616 STEXI
 617 @item acl_remove @var{aclname} @var{match}
 618 Remove all matches from the access control list, and set the default
 619 policy back to @code{deny}.
 620 ETEXI
 621
 622 #if defined(TARGET_I386)
 623     { "mce", "cpu_index:i,bank:i,status:l,mcg_status:l,addr:l,misc:l", do_inject_mce, "cpu bank status mcgstatus addr misc", "inject a MCE on the given CPU"},
 624 #endif
 625 STEXI
 626 @item mce @var{cpu} @var{bank} @var{status} @var{mcgstatus} @var{addr} @var{misc}
 627 Inject an MCE on the given CPU (x86 only).
 628 ETEXI
 629
 630     { "getfd", "fdname:s", do_getfd, "getfd name",
 631       "receive a file descriptor via SCM rights and assign it a name" },
 632 STEXI
 633 @item getfd @var{fdname}
 634 If a file descriptor is passed alongside this command using the SCM_RIGHTS
 635 mechanism on unix sockets, it is stored using the name @var{fdname} for
 636 later use by other monitor commands.
 637 ETEXI
 638
 639     { "closefd", "fdname:s", do_closefd, "closefd name",
 640       "close a file descriptor previously passed via SCM rights" },
 641 STEXI
 642 @item closefd @var{fdname}
 643 Close the file descriptor previously assigned to @var{fdname} using the
 644 @code{getfd} command. This is only needed if the file descriptor was never
 645 used by another monitor command.
 646 ETEXI
 647
 648 STEXI
 649 @end table
 650 ETEXI