Chapter 5. CLI Queries

5.1. Query Syntax
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The CLI list command uses the --query attribute to perform server-side queries, which uses the same format as Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager search query language:

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Table 5.1. Example search queries
Collection	Criteria	Result
`hosts`	`vms.status=up`	Displays a list of all hosts running virtual machines that are `up`.
`vms`	`domain=qa.company.com`	Displays a list of all virtual machines running on the specified domain.
`vms`	`users.name=mary`	Displays a list of all virtual machines belonging to users with the user name `mary`.
`events`	`severity>normal sortby time`	Displays the list of all `events` with severity higher than `normal` and sorted by the `time` element values.
`events`	`severity>normal sortby time desc`	Displays the list of all `events` with severity higher than `normal` and sorted by the `time` element values in descending order.

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