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libqcow

Library and tools to access the QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image format

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libqcow is a library to access the QEMU Copy-On-Write (QCOW) image file format.

Project information:

  • Status: alpha
  • Licence: LGPL-3.0-or-later

Read-only supported QCOW formats:

  • version 1
  • version 2
  • version 3

Supported QCOW format features:

  • zlib (DEFLATE) compression
  • AES-CBC 128-bit encryption
  • backing file (differential image)

Unsupported QCOW format features:

  • LUKS encryption
  • data file
  • in-image snapshots

Work in progress:

  • Thread-safety in file API functions

For more information see:

  • Project documentation: https://github.com/libyal/libqcow/wiki/Home
  • How to build from source: https://github.com/libyal/libqcow/wiki/Building
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