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title: qvm-create
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```
==========
qvm-create
==========

NAME
====
qvm-create - creates a new VM

SYNOPSIS
========
| qvm-create [options] <vm-name>

OPTIONS
=======
-h, --help
    Show this help message and exit
-t TEMPLATE, --template=TEMPLATE
    Specify the TemplateVM to use
-l LABEL, --label=LABEL
    Specify the label to use for the new VM (e.g. red, yellow, green, ...)
-p, --proxy
    Create ProxyVM
-n, --net
    Create NetVM
-H, --hvm
    Create HVM (standalone, unless --template option used)
--hvm-template
    Create HVM template
-R ROOT_MOVE, --root-move-from=ROOT_MOVE
    Use provided root.img instead of default/empty one
    (file will be MOVED)
-r ROOT_COPY, --root-copy-from=ROOT_COPY
    Use provided root.img instead of default/empty one
    (file will be COPIED)
-s, --standalone
    Create standalone VM - independent of template
-m MEM, --mem=MEM
    Initial memory size (in MB)
-c VCPUS, --vcpus=VCPUS
    VCPUs count
-i, --internal
    Create VM for internal use only (hidden in qubes-manager, no appmenus)
--force-root
    Force to run, even with root privileges
-q, --quiet
    Be quiet
           
AUTHORS
=======
| Joanna Rutkowska <joanna at invisiblethingslab dot com>
| Rafal Wojtczuk <rafal at invisiblethingslab dot com>
| Marek Marczykowski <marmarek at invisiblethingslab dot com>

```

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