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487 | optional parent device on which to search on, and is often C<null>. Note |
487 | optional parent device on which to search on, and is often C<null>. Note |
488 | that the angle brackets around I<parent> are part of the syntax. |
488 | that the angle brackets around I<parent> are part of the syntax. |
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490 | I<devicetypes> is one of C<harddisk>, C<floppy>, C<cdrom>, C<ramdisk>, |
490 | I<devicetypes> is one of C<harddisk>, C<floppy>, C<cdrom>, C<ramdisk>, |
491 | C<file> or C<vhd>, where the first three should be self-explaining, |
491 | C<file> or C<vhd>, where the first three should be self-explaining, |
492 | C<file> is usually used to locate a device by finding a magic file, and |
492 | C<file> is usually used to locate a file to be used as a disk image, |
493 | C<vhd> is used for virtual harddisks - F<vhd> and F<vhdx> files. |
493 | and C<vhd> is used to treat files as virtual harddisks, i.e. F<vhd> and |
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494 | F<vhdx> files. |
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495 | The I<partitiontype> is either C<mbr>, C<gpt> or C<raw>, the latter being |
496 | The I<partitiontype> is either C<mbr>, C<gpt> or C<raw>, the latter being |
496 | used for devices without partitions, such as cdroms, where the "partition" |
497 | used for devices without partitions, such as cdroms, where the "partition" |
497 | is usually the whole device. |
498 | is usually the whole device. |
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