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006package org.anarres.qemu.image;
007
008/**
009 * A supported QEmu image format.
010 *
011 * @author shevek
012 */
013public enum QEmuImageFormat {
014
015    /** A plain binary image of the disc image. */
016    raw,
017    /** Compressed Loop format, mainly used for reading Knoppix and similar live CD image formats. */
018    cloop,
019    /** Copy-on-write format, supported for historical reasons only and not available to QEMU on Windows. */
020    cow,
021    /** The old QEMU copy-on-write format, supported for historical reasons and superseded by qcow2. */
022    qcow,
023    /** QEMU copy-on-write format, supporting multiple snapshots, sparse images, AES encryption, and zlib compression. */
024    qcow2,
025    /** VMware 3 & 4, or 6 image format, for exchanging images with that product. */
026    vmdk,
027    /** VirtualBox 1.1 compatible image format, for exchanging images with VirtualBox. */
028    vdi
029}