EC2-CONVERTER(8)

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version 011.3 · 4 versions
, in epel 9

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, welcome to ec2-converter(8) from Appliance Tools. the NAME section says ec2-converter, creates ready to bundle EC2 AMI disk images for Amazon's EC2 — and the DESCRIPTION really does say “creates creates,” so yes, we’re honoring that. no cap. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ec2-converter [OPTIONS]

that’s the whole vibe: you hand it OPTIONS, it does the thing. 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

ec2-converter creates creates ready to bundle EC2 AMI disk images for Amazon's EC2. it’s giving “AMI image factory” main character energy. 👑

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

option time, bestie. here’s what you can pass:

  • -h, --help — Shows a help message and exits. polite king behavior. 🫶

🖼️ IMAGE OPTIONS 🖼️

these options define the converted EC2 AMI image. periodt. 💅

  • -f IMAGEFILE, --imagefile=IMAGEFILE — Image filename or directory to convert. this is the “what are we even converting” flag. 🖼️
  • -n IMAGENAME, --imagename=IMAGENAME — Name of EC2 AMI image to be created. default is based on config name. name your child, bestie. 🎀
  • --inputtype=INPUTTYPE — Input image type. valid options are exactly: (loopbackfs, diskimage, directory). choose wisely, no cap. 🦋
  • --ssh=(yes/no) — Configure ssh to allow remote logins. default is yes; set it to no if ssh is not installed. don’t leave ssh hanging. 😭
  • --rpmcheck=(yes/no) — Perform rpm package checks (curl/openssh-server). default is yes; set it to no to override. big “let me check” energy. 🔥

📁 SYSTEM DIRECTORY OPTIONS 📁

these options define directories used on your system for creating the AMI image. yes, your filesystem is part of the plot. 💅

  • -t TMPDIR, --tmpdir=TMPDIR — Temporary directory to use. default: /var/tmp. 🧚
  • --cache=CACHEDIR — Cache directory to use. default: private cache. 🍓

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

okay bestie, here’s the part where we actually do stuff. ✨

convert a partitioned disk image created by appliance-creator:

ec2-converter -f testimage.raw --inputtype=diskimage

convert a loopback filesystem image:

ec2-converter -f /tmp/testimage.img --inputtype=loopbackfs

convert a directory containing a root filesystem:

ec2-converter -f /tmp/directory --inputtype=directory

🫶 CONTRIBUTORS 🫶

shoutout to Joey Boggs <jboggs@redhat.com> — iconic. 💜

💀 BUGS 💀

found a bug? not me pretending to be surprised. 😭 report bugs to the mailing list http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/thincrust-devel-list or directly to BugZilla http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/ against the Fedora product, and the appliance-tools component. fr fr, that’s the whole bug route.

Copyright (C) Fedora Project 2008, and various contributors. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. periodt. 🫶

🔗 SEE ALSO 🔗

project website: http://thincrust.org/ — go say hi. 🌈

mwah 💋 this manual page is from appliance-tools 011.3, dated 2025-07-04, and it’s the EC2-CONVERTER(8) page. stay slaying, bestie. 🎀✨

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