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+<!--
+
+lxc: linux Container library
+
+(C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2007, 2008
+
+Authors:
+Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano at fr.ibm.com>
+
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+
+<refsect1>
+ <title>Common Options</title>
+
+ <para>
+ These options are common to most of lxc commands.
+ </para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-?, -h, --help</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Print a longer usage message than normal.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--usage</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Give the usage message
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-q, --quiet</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ mute on
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-o, --logfile=<replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Output to an alternate log
+ <replaceable>FILE</replaceable>. The default is no log.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-l, --logpriority=<replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Set log priority to
+ <replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable>. The default log
+ priority is <literal>ERROR</literal>. Possible values are :
+ <literal>FATAL</literal>, <literal>CRIT</literal>,
+ <literal>WARN</literal>, <literal>ERROR</literal>,
+ <literal>NOTICE</literal>, <literal>INFO</literal>,
+ <literal>DEBUG</literal>.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-n, --name=<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Use container identifier <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>.
+ The container identifier format is an alphanumeric string.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+</refsect1>
+
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