<term><option>--vsock-cid=<replaceable>CID</replaceable></option></term>
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- <para>Configure vmspawn to use a specific CID for the guest.</para>
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- <para>If the option is not specified or an empty argument is supplied the guest will be assigned a random CID.</para>
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- <para>Valid CIDs are in the range <constant>3</constant> to <constant>4294967294</constant> (<constant>0xFFFF_FFFE</constant>).
- CIDs outside of this range are reserved.</para>
+ <para>Sets the specific CID to use for the guest.
+ Valid CIDs are in the range <constant>3</constant> to <constant>4294967294</constant> (<constant>0xFFFF_FFFE</constant>).
+ CIDs outside of this range are reserved. By default vmspawn will attempt to derive a CID for the guest derived from the machine name,
+ falling back to a random CID if this CID is taken.</para>
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