virsh --help {option} no longer works in shell

[Geoff Low]

Package: 0.6.1-0ubuntu5
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 9.04"

Passing an option to the --help (shell) no longer works.
glow@kauri:~$ virsh --help start
Connecting to uri: qemu:///system
virsh: error: extra argument 'start'. See --help.

If I use the naked --help option I get the following
....
    vcpupin control domain vcpu affinity
    version show version
    vncdisplay vnc display

  (specify help <command> for details about the command)

This used to work (in Intrepid) and I had some neat command line bash completion, which is now no longer working as I can't interrogate the options.

Thanks

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

What if you just do the following virsh --help?

Regards
chuck

[Geoff Low (grlownzl-gmail)]

That works; I had the following which used to work

function get_option_list
{
    # get the options for a choice
    local option=$1;
    # assume options are specified as [--option1 | --option2 | ...]
    OPTIONS=$(${VIRSH} --help ${option} 2> /dev/null | grep '|' | sed -e
's/.*\[\(.*\)\]/\1/g;s/|//g')
}

which would do completion on the arguments for a command. However, it's now
gone up the spout with the new release

Thanks
Geoff

2009/10/6 Chuck Short <email address hidden>

> What if you just do the following virsh --help?
>
> Regards
> chuck
>
> ** Changed in: libvirt (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> virsh --help {option} no longer works in shell
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/400404
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

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[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

So you had a bash completion script that used to work for you?

Regards
chuck

[Geoff Low (grlownzl-gmail)]

Yep, it was pretty cool (if I may say so myself). Not complete; but was
certainly getting there.

Geoff

2009/10/20 Chuck Short <email address hidden>

> So you had a bash completion script that used to work for you?
>
> Regards
> chuck
>
> --
> virsh --help {option} no longer works in shell
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/400404
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

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Geoff Low

187 Radstock Way
Merstham
Surrey
UK
RH1 3NQ

Ph: 01737817798
Mb: 07817754159
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