VIRT-FW-DUMP(1)

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version 26.10 · 10 versions
, in arch rolling, centos-stream 10

✨ VIRT-FW-DUMP(1) ✨

okay so bestie, this is the manual page for virt-fw-dump 💅 — a whole little utility that's about to become your new obsession, no cap.

🌸 NAME 🌸

virt-fw-dump — manual page for virt-fw-dump 26.10 🎀

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so picture this: the virt-fw-dump utility prints the structure and content of edk2 firmware volumes to stdout. literally that's the whole vibe. it's giving "peek behind the curtain" energy 🔥

here's the usage, exactly as it comes:

usage: virt-fw-dump [-h] [-i FILE] [--all] [--volumes] [--modules]
[--meta]

       [--volume-hashes]

so yeah, it dumps EFI firmware volumes and EFI variable stores. that's the main character job 💖

✨ options: ✨

  • -h, --help — show this help message and exit 🫶 classic. iconic. always there for you.
  • -i, --input FILE — dump firmware volume FILE. this is where you point it at the thing you want it to look at 💫
  • --all — print everything (default). yes bestie, default — it's already doing the most unless you tell it otherwise 👑
  • --volumes — print firmware volumes 🌈
  • --modules — print included modules 🧚
  • --meta, --ovmf-meta — decode ovmf metadata (in reset vector). two names, one vibe ✨
  • --volume-hashes — print volume hashes 🔥

💜 EXAMPLES 💜

here's the example, character for character, because we do not mess with code:

virt-fw-dump --input /usr/share/edk2/ovmf/OVMF_CODE.fd

like, look at her go 😭 pointing it at the OVMF firmware file and letting it spill all the tea.

🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> — ty for your service, king 👑💖

lowkey reminder bestie: every flag above is listed exactly as written, so don't go renaming anything in your head, mkay? 🙈

and that's the whole page, bestie! 🌟 this was virt-fw-dump 26.10, dated October 2026 — iykyk 💅🦋✨

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