How to make a copy of a qemu sparse disk image?

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Issue

  • How can I make a copy of a Qemu sparse disk image using qemu-img?
  • How can I shrink existing qcow2 image file?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • KVM virtual machines

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