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authorIan Jackson <Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com>2011-12-08 16:55:00 +0000
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docs: Say in xm(1) that xm is obsolete
Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com> Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
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=head1 NAME
-xm - Xen management user interface
+xm - Obsolete xen management user interface
=head1 SYNOPSIS
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ B<xm> I<subcommand> [I<args>]
=head1 DESCRIPTION
-The B<xm> program is the main interface for managing Xen guest
-domains. The program can be used to create, pause, and shutdown
-domains. It can also be used to list current domains, enable or pin
-VCPUs, and attach or detach virtual block devices.
+This program is now superseded by B<xl>, which should be largely
+backwards-compatible with B<xm>.
+
+The B<xm> program is the main interface for managing Xen guest domains
+when the obsolete Xend toolstack is in use. The program can be used to
+create, pause, and shutdown domains. It can also be used to list
+current domains, enable or pin VCPUs, and attach or detach virtual
+block devices.
The basic structure of every B<xm> command is almost always: