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Description of problem: The help entry for

guest-image-ovf-creator.py --symlink 

suggests it creates gzip archives

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rhel-guest-image-7.0-20140729.1.el7


How reproducible: 100%


Steps to Reproduce:
1.guest-image-ovf-creator.py --help
2.
3.

Actual results:
Usage: guest-image-ovf-creator.py [options]

Options:
  -h, --help          show this help message and exit
  --disk=FILE         Disk image to create ovfarchive from
  --output=DIRECTORY  Disk image to create ovfarchive from
  --release=RELEASE   Release String
  --symlink           Create a gzip archive
  --gzip              Create a gzip archive


Expected results:
--symlink says something about what symlinks it creates


Additional info:

I got tagged with a needinfo, but I don't see a question....

(In reply to Pat Riehecky from comment #2)
> I got tagged with a needinfo, but I don't see a question....

Hey Pat, Sorry for the missed question. I was to ask you how could I get this file to verify this bug?

Ahh,

That file is contained within the source rpm listed above.

I believe it is publicly published at: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/linux/enterprise/7Server/en/RH-COMMON/SRPMS/

Version:rhel-guest-image-7.1-20150116.0.el7.src.rpm

# ./guest-image-ovf-creator.py --help
Usage: guest-image-ovf-creator.py [options]

Options:
  -h, --help          show this help message and exit
  --disk=FILE         Disk image to create ovfarchive from
  --output=DIRECTORY  Disk image to create ovfarchive from
  --release=RELEASE   Release String
  --symlink           Symlink files instead of copying them whencreating the
                      OVF
  --gzip              Create a gzip archive

Verified as above.

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-0648.html