<listitem><para>Configures where to place TPM state, in case TPM support is enabled (see
<option>--tpm=</option> above). This takes an absolute file system path to a directory to
persistently place the state in. If the directory is missing it is created as needed. If set to the
- special string <literal>auto</literal> a peristent path is automatically derived from the VM image
+ special string <literal>auto</literal> a persistent path is automatically derived from the VM image
path or directory path, with the <literal>.tpmstate</literal> suffix appended. If set to the
special string <literal>off</literal> the TPM state is only maintained transiently and flushed out
when the VM shuts down. This mode is not suitable for VMs which lock disk encryption keys to the