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@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ Enable or disable direct I/O for the backing file. The optional argument
can be either \fBon\fR or \fBoff\fR. If the argument is omitted, it defaults
to \fBon\fR.
.TP
+.BR \-t , " \-\-type \fIformat\fR"
+Set the file format type of the loop device. If no file format type is specified,
+the RAW file format is used by default. Valid file formats are: \fBRAW\fR,
+\fBQCOW\fR, \fBVDI\fR, \fBVMDK\fR.
+.TP
.BR \-v , " \-\-verbose"
Verbose mode.
.TP