How to connect to running qemu instance with qemu monitor
Prefer to do this is to connect to the QEMU "monitor" via a UNIX socket.
When you start QEMU, add the -monitor parameter as follows:
$ qemu-system-x86_64 [..other params..] -monitor unix:qemu-monitor-socket,server,nowait $ netstat | grep qemu-monitor-socket b07c1a8d21e459991 stream 0 0 b07c1a8d1de32c19 0 0 qemu-monitor-socket $ socat -,echo=0,icanon=0 unix-connect:qemu-monitor-socket QEMU 9.1.0 monitor - type 'help' for more information
References:
connect-to-running-qemu-instance-with-qemu-monitor
QEMU/Monitor
socat(1) - Linux man page