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System emulator command line arguments
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-``-usbdevice`` (since 2.10.0)
-'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
-
-The ``-usbdevice DEV`` argument is now a synonym for setting
-the ``-device usb-DEV`` argument instead. The deprecated syntax
-would automatically enable USB support on the machine type.
-If using the new syntax, USB support must be explicitly
-enabled via the ``-machine usb=on`` argument.
-
``-drive file=json:{...{'driver':'file'}}`` (since 3.0)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
@@ -174,6 +165,14 @@ Input parameters that take a size value should only use a size suffix
the value is hexadecimal. That is, '0x20M' is deprecated, and should
be written either as '32M' or as '0x2000000'.
+``-spice password=string`` (since 6.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+This option is insecure because the SPICE password remains visible in
+the process listing. This is replaced by the new ``password-secret``
+option which lets the password be securely provided on the command
+line using a ``secret`` object instance.
+
QEMU Machine Protocol (QMP) commands
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