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sparsify.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Get HD filename
+FILENAME=`vboxmanage showvminfo kaz-dev-amd64 | grep SATA | grep UUID | cut -d':' -f2 | cut -d'(' -f1 | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' |  sed -e 's/[ \t]*$//'`
+
+# Split the dir and filename
+DIR=`dirname "$FILENAME"`
+FILE=`basename "$FILENAME"`
+
+# Get HD UUID
+UUID=`vboxmanage showvminfo kaz-dev-amd64 | grep SATA | grep UUID | cut -d':' -f 3| cut -d')' -f1 | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' |  sed -e 's/[ \t]*$//'`
+
+# echo -e $DIR
+# echo -e $FILE
+# echo -e $UUID
+
+echo "Old disk is at $DIR/$FILE, moving it away to $DIR/old.vmdk..."
+mv -v "$DIR/$FILE" "$DIR/old.vmdk"
+echo
+echo "Creating a new sparsed disk at $DIR/$FILE from $DIR/old.vmdk..."
+virt-sparsify "$DIR/old.vmdk" "$DIR/$FILE"
+echo
+echo "Setting UUID to $UUID..."
+vboxmanage internalcommands sethduuid "$DIR/$FILE" $UUID
+echo
+echo "Old virtual disk has been moved to $DIR/old.vmdk, you can now confirm its deletion"
+rm -iv "$DIR/old.vmdk"