diff --git a/docs/devel/testing.rst b/docs/devel/testing.rst
index 3f6ebd5073..980c0690ec 100644
--- a/docs/devel/testing.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/testing.rst
@@ -958,8 +958,8 @@ class.  Here's a simple usage example:
       """
       def test_qmp_human_info_version(self):
           self.vm.launch()
-          res = self.vm.command('human-monitor-command',
-                                command_line='info version')
+          res = self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command',
+                            command_line='info version')
           self.assertRegexpMatches(res, r'^(\d+\.\d+\.\d)')
 
 To execute your test, run:
@@ -1009,15 +1009,15 @@ and hypothetical example follows:
           first_machine.launch()
           second_machine.launch()
 
-          first_res = first_machine.command(
+          first_res = first_machine.cmd(
               'human-monitor-command',
               command_line='info version')
 
-          second_res = second_machine.command(
+          second_res = second_machine.cmd(
               'human-monitor-command',
               command_line='info version')
 
-          third_res = self.get_vm(name='third_machine').command(
+          third_res = self.get_vm(name='third_machine').cmd(
               'human-monitor-command',
               command_line='info version')
 
diff --git a/python/qemu/machine/machine.py b/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
index 8b5848a94e..65703176e5 100644
--- a/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
+++ b/python/qemu/machine/machine.py
@@ -648,16 +648,16 @@ def qmp(self, cmd: str,
             self._quit_issued = True
         return ret
 
-    def command(self, cmd: str,
-                conv_keys: bool = True,
-                **args: Any) -> QMPReturnValue:
+    def cmd(self, cmd: str,
+            conv_keys: bool = True,
+            **args: Any) -> QMPReturnValue:
         """
         Invoke a QMP command.
         On success return the response dict.
         On failure raise an exception.
         """
         qmp_args = self._qmp_args(conv_keys, args)
-        ret = self._qmp.command(cmd, **qmp_args)
+        ret = self._qmp.cmd(cmd, **qmp_args)
         if cmd == 'quit':
             self._quit_issued = True
         return ret
diff --git a/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py b/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py
index 9b2399966d..c46b8da907 100644
--- a/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py
+++ b/python/qemu/qmp/legacy.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def cmd_raw(self, name: str,
             qmp_cmd['arguments'] = args
         return self.cmd_obj(qmp_cmd)
 
-    def command(self, cmd: str, **kwds: object) -> QMPReturnValue:
+    def cmd(self, cmd: str, **kwds: object) -> QMPReturnValue:
         """
         Build and send a QMP command to the monitor, report errors if any
         """
diff --git a/python/qemu/qmp/qmp_shell.py b/python/qemu/qmp/qmp_shell.py
index 5c0d87a0ec..5c578b50e2 100644
--- a/python/qemu/qmp/qmp_shell.py
+++ b/python/qemu/qmp/qmp_shell.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def close(self) -> None:
 
     def _fill_completion(self) -> None:
         try:
-            cmds = self.command('query-commands')
+            cmds = self.cmd('query-commands')
             for cmd in cmds:
                 self._completer.append(cmd['name'])
         except ExecuteError:
diff --git a/python/qemu/utils/qemu_ga_client.py b/python/qemu/utils/qemu_ga_client.py
index 8c38a7ac9c..34598410b6 100644
--- a/python/qemu/utils/qemu_ga_client.py
+++ b/python/qemu/utils/qemu_ga_client.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 class QemuGuestAgent(QEMUMonitorProtocol):
     def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> Callable[..., Any]:
         def wrapper(**kwds: object) -> object:
-            return self.command('guest-' + name.replace('_', '-'), **kwds)
+            return self.cmd('guest-' + name.replace('_', '-'), **kwds)
         return wrapper
 
 
diff --git a/python/qemu/utils/qom.py b/python/qemu/utils/qom.py
index bcf192f477..426a0f245f 100644
--- a/python/qemu/utils/qom.py
+++ b/python/qemu/utils/qom.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def __init__(self, args: argparse.Namespace):
         self.value = args.value
 
     def run(self) -> int:
-        rsp = self.qmp.command(
+        rsp = self.qmp.cmd(
             'qom-set',
             path=self.path,
             property=self.prop,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def __init__(self, args: argparse.Namespace):
         self.prop = tmp[1]
 
     def run(self) -> int:
-        rsp = self.qmp.command(
+        rsp = self.qmp.cmd(
             'qom-get',
             path=self.path,
             property=self.prop
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ def _list_node(self, path: str) -> None:
             if item.child:
                 continue
             try:
-                rsp = self.qmp.command('qom-get', path=path,
-                                       property=item.name)
+                rsp = self.qmp.cmd('qom-get', path=path,
+                                   property=item.name)
                 print(f"  {item.name}: {rsp} ({item.type})")
             except ExecuteError as err:
                 print(f"  {item.name}: <EXCEPTION: {err!s}> ({item.type})")
diff --git a/python/qemu/utils/qom_common.py b/python/qemu/utils/qom_common.py
index 80da1b2304..dd2c8b1908 100644
--- a/python/qemu/utils/qom_common.py
+++ b/python/qemu/utils/qom_common.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def qom_list(self, path: str) -> List[ObjectPropertyInfo]:
         """
         :return: a strongly typed list from the 'qom-list' command.
         """
-        rsp = self.qmp.command('qom-list', path=path)
+        rsp = self.qmp.cmd('qom-list', path=path)
         # qom-list returns List[ObjectPropertyInfo]
         assert isinstance(rsp, list)
         return [ObjectPropertyInfo.make(x) for x in rsp]
diff --git a/python/qemu/utils/qom_fuse.py b/python/qemu/utils/qom_fuse.py
index 8dcd59fcde..cf7e344bd5 100644
--- a/python/qemu/utils/qom_fuse.py
+++ b/python/qemu/utils/qom_fuse.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def read(self, path: str, size: int, offset: int, fh: IO[bytes]) -> bytes:
         if path == '':
             path = '/'
         try:
-            data = str(self.qmp.command('qom-get', path=path, property=prop))
+            data = str(self.qmp.cmd('qom-get', path=path, property=prop))
             data += '\n'  # make values shell friendly
         except ExecuteError as err:
             raise FuseOSError(EPERM) from err
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ def readlink(self, path: str) -> Union[bool, str]:
             return False
         path, prop = path.rsplit('/', 1)
         prefix = '/'.join(['..'] * (len(path.split('/')) - 1))
-        return prefix + str(self.qmp.command('qom-get', path=path,
-                                             property=prop))
+        return prefix + str(self.qmp.cmd('qom-get', path=path,
+                                         property=prop))
 
     def getattr(self, path: str,
                 fh: Optional[IO[bytes]] = None) -> Mapping[str, object]:
diff --git a/scripts/cpu-x86-uarch-abi.py b/scripts/cpu-x86-uarch-abi.py
index 893afd1b35..f6baeeff24 100644
--- a/scripts/cpu-x86-uarch-abi.py
+++ b/scripts/cpu-x86-uarch-abi.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 shell = QEMUMonitorProtocol(sock)
 shell.connect()
 
-models = shell.command("query-cpu-definitions")
+models = shell.cmd("query-cpu-definitions")
 
 # These QMP props don't correspond to CPUID fatures
 # so ignore them
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@
 models = {}
 
 for name in sorted(names):
-    cpu = shell.command("query-cpu-model-expansion",
-                        { "type": "static",
-                          "model": { "name": name }})
+    cpu = shell.cmd("query-cpu-model-expansion",
+                    { "type": "static",
+                      "model": { "name": name }})
 
     got = {}
     for (feature, present) in cpu["model"]["props"].items():
diff --git a/scripts/device-crash-test b/scripts/device-crash-test
index a203b3fdea..cb7122021c 100755
--- a/scripts/device-crash-test
+++ b/scripts/device-crash-test
@@ -261,14 +261,14 @@ def formatTestCase(t):
 
 def qomListTypeNames(vm, **kwargs):
     """Run qom-list-types QMP command, return type names"""
-    types = vm.command('qom-list-types', **kwargs)
+    types = vm.cmd('qom-list-types', **kwargs)
     return [t['name'] for t in types]
 
 
 def infoQDM(vm):
     """Parse 'info qdm' output"""
     args = {'command-line': 'info qdm'}
-    devhelp = vm.command('human-monitor-command', **args)
+    devhelp = vm.cmd('human-monitor-command', **args)
     for l in devhelp.split('\n'):
         l = l.strip()
         if l == '' or l.endswith(':'):
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ class QemuBinaryInfo(object):
             # there's no way to query DeviceClass::user_creatable using QMP,
             # so use 'info qdm':
             self.no_user_devs = set([d['name'] for d in infoQDM(vm, ) if d['no-user']])
-            self.machines = list(m['name'] for m in vm.command('query-machines'))
+            self.machines = list(m['name'] for m in vm.cmd('query-machines'))
             self.user_devs = self.alldevs.difference(self.no_user_devs)
-            self.kvm_available = vm.command('query-kvm')['enabled']
+            self.kvm_available = vm.cmd('query-kvm')['enabled']
         finally:
             vm.shutdown()
 
diff --git a/scripts/render_block_graph.py b/scripts/render_block_graph.py
index 8f731a5cfe..3e1a2e3fa7 100755
--- a/scripts/render_block_graph.py
+++ b/scripts/render_block_graph.py
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ def render_block_graph(qmp, filename, format='png'):
     representation in @format into "@filename.@format"
     '''
 
-    bds_nodes = qmp.command('query-named-block-nodes')
+    bds_nodes = qmp.cmd('query-named-block-nodes')
     bds_nodes = {n['node-name']: n for n in bds_nodes}
 
-    job_nodes = qmp.command('query-block-jobs')
+    job_nodes = qmp.cmd('query-block-jobs')
     job_nodes = {n['device']: n for n in job_nodes}
 
-    block_graph = qmp.command('x-debug-query-block-graph')
+    block_graph = qmp.cmd('x-debug-query-block-graph')
 
     graph = Digraph(comment='Block Nodes Graph')
     graph.format = format
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class LibvirtGuest():
     def __init__(self, name):
         self.name = name
 
-    def command(self, cmd):
+    def cmd(self, cmd):
         # only supports qmp commands without parameters
         m = {'execute': cmd}
         ar = ['virsh', 'qemu-monitor-command', self.name, json.dumps(m)]
diff --git a/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py b/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
index 39f15c1d51..42327b54b2 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/avocado_qemu/__init__.py
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ class LinuxSSHMixIn:
 
     def ssh_connect(self, username, credential, credential_is_key=True):
         self.ssh_logger = logging.getLogger('ssh')
-        res = self.vm.command('human-monitor-command',
-                              command_line='info usernet')
+        res = self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command',
+                          command_line='info usernet')
         port = get_info_usernet_hostfwd_port(res)
         self.assertIsNotNone(port)
         self.assertGreater(port, 0)
diff --git a/tests/avocado/cpu_queries.py b/tests/avocado/cpu_queries.py
index cf69f69b11..f37028380c 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/cpu_queries.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/cpu_queries.py
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ def test(self):
         self.vm.add_args('-S')
         self.vm.launch()
 
-        cpus = self.vm.command('query-cpu-definitions')
+        cpus = self.vm.cmd('query-cpu-definitions')
         for c in cpus:
             self.log.info("Checking CPU: %s", c)
             self.assertNotIn('', c['unavailable-features'], c['name'])
 
         for c in cpus:
             model = {'name': c['name']}
-            e = self.vm.command('query-cpu-model-expansion', model=model, type='full')
+            e = self.vm.cmd('query-cpu-model-expansion', model=model, type='full')
             self.assertEquals(e['model']['name'], c['name'])
diff --git a/tests/avocado/hotplug_cpu.py b/tests/avocado/hotplug_cpu.py
index 6374bf1b54..292bb43e4d 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/hotplug_cpu.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/hotplug_cpu.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ def test(self):
         with self.assertRaises(AssertionError):
             self.ssh_command('test -e /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1')
 
-        self.vm.command('device_add',
-                        driver='Haswell-x86_64-cpu',
-                        socket_id=0,
-                        core_id=1,
-                        thread_id=0)
+        self.vm.cmd('device_add',
+                    driver='Haswell-x86_64-cpu',
+                    socket_id=0,
+                    core_id=1,
+                    thread_id=0)
         self.ssh_command('test -e /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1')
diff --git a/tests/avocado/info_usernet.py b/tests/avocado/info_usernet.py
index dc01f74150..2b32d68c74 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/info_usernet.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/info_usernet.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class InfoUsernet(QemuSystemTest):
     def test_hostfwd(self):
         self.vm.add_args('-netdev', 'user,id=vnet,hostfwd=:127.0.0.1:0-:22')
         self.vm.launch()
-        res = self.vm.command('human-monitor-command',
-                              command_line='info usernet')
+        res = self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command',
+                          command_line='info usernet')
         port = get_info_usernet_hostfwd_port(res)
         self.assertIsNotNone(port,
                              ('"info usernet" output content does not seem to '
diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_arm_integratorcp.py b/tests/avocado/machine_arm_integratorcp.py
index 1ffe1073ef..87f5cf3953 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_arm_integratorcp.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_arm_integratorcp.py
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ def test_framebuffer_tux_logo(self):
         self.boot_integratorcp()
         framebuffer_ready = 'Console: switching to colour frame buffer device'
         wait_for_console_pattern(self, framebuffer_ready)
-        self.vm.command('human-monitor-command', command_line='stop')
-        self.vm.command('human-monitor-command',
-                        command_line='screendump %s' % screendump_path)
+        self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command', command_line='stop')
+        self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command',
+                    command_line='screendump %s' % screendump_path)
         logger = logging.getLogger('framebuffer')
 
         cpu_count = 1
diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_m68k_nextcube.py b/tests/avocado/machine_m68k_nextcube.py
index 6790e7d9cd..d6da2fbb01 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_m68k_nextcube.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_m68k_nextcube.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def check_bootrom_framebuffer(self, screenshot_path):
         #       'displaysurface_create 1120x832' trace-event.
         time.sleep(2)
 
-        self.vm.command('human-monitor-command',
-                        command_line='screendump %s' % screenshot_path)
+        self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command',
+                    command_line='screendump %s' % screenshot_path)
 
     @skipUnless(PIL_AVAILABLE, 'Python PIL not installed')
     def test_bootrom_framebuffer_size(self):
diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_mips_malta.py b/tests/avocado/machine_mips_malta.py
index f1895d59f3..fe2662e32d 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_mips_malta.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_mips_malta.py
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ def do_test_i6400_framebuffer_logo(self, cpu_cores_count):
         framebuffer_ready = 'Console: switching to colour frame buffer device'
         wait_for_console_pattern(self, framebuffer_ready,
                                  failure_message='Kernel panic - not syncing')
-        self.vm.command('human-monitor-command', command_line='stop')
-        self.vm.command('human-monitor-command',
-                        command_line='screendump %s' % screendump_path)
+        self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command', command_line='stop')
+        self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command',
+                    command_line='screendump %s' % screendump_path)
         logger = logging.getLogger('framebuffer')
 
         match_threshold = 0.95
diff --git a/tests/avocado/machine_s390_ccw_virtio.py b/tests/avocado/machine_s390_ccw_virtio.py
index 438a6f4321..bfd7bacb48 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/machine_s390_ccw_virtio.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/machine_s390_ccw_virtio.py
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ def test_s390x_devices(self):
                         'dd if=/dev/hwrng of=/dev/null bs=1k count=10',
                         '10+0 records out')
         self.clear_guest_dmesg()
-        self.vm.command('device_del', id='rn1')
+        self.vm.cmd('device_del', id='rn1')
         self.wait_for_crw_reports()
         self.clear_guest_dmesg()
-        self.vm.command('device_del', id='rn2')
+        self.vm.cmd('device_del', id='rn2')
         self.wait_for_crw_reports()
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self,
                         'dd if=/dev/hwrng of=/dev/null bs=1k count=10',
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ def test_s390x_devices(self):
                         '0x0000000c')
         # add another device
         self.clear_guest_dmesg()
-        self.vm.command('device_add', driver='virtio-net-ccw',
-                        devno='fe.0.4711', id='net_4711')
+        self.vm.cmd('device_add', driver='virtio-net-ccw',
+                    devno='fe.0.4711', id='net_4711')
         self.wait_for_crw_reports()
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ; do '
                     'if [ -e /sys/bus/ccw/devices/*4711 ]; then break; fi ;'
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def test_s390x_devices(self):
                     '0.0.4711')
         # and detach it again
         self.clear_guest_dmesg()
-        self.vm.command('device_del', id='net_4711')
+        self.vm.cmd('device_del', id='net_4711')
         self.vm.event_wait(name='DEVICE_DELETED',
                            match={'data': {'device': 'net_4711'}})
         self.wait_for_crw_reports()
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ def test_s390x_devices(self):
         # test the virtio-balloon device
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'head -n 1 /proc/meminfo',
                                           'MemTotal:         115640 kB')
-        self.vm.command('human-monitor-command', command_line='balloon 96')
+        self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command', command_line='balloon 96')
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'head -n 1 /proc/meminfo',
                                           'MemTotal:          82872 kB')
-        self.vm.command('human-monitor-command', command_line='balloon 128')
+        self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command', command_line='balloon 128')
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'head -n 1 /proc/meminfo',
                                           'MemTotal:         115640 kB')
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def test_s390x_fedora(self):
             '12+0 records out')
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.ppm',
                                          prefix='qemu-scrdump-') as ppmfile:
-            self.vm.command('screendump', filename=ppmfile.name)
+            self.vm.cmd('screendump', filename=ppmfile.name)
             ppmfile.seek(0)
             line = ppmfile.readline()
             self.assertEqual(line, b"P6\n")
@@ -257,16 +257,16 @@ def test_s390x_fedora(self):
         # Hot-plug a virtio-crypto device and see whether it gets accepted
         self.log.info("Test hot-plug virtio-crypto device")
         self.clear_guest_dmesg()
-        self.vm.command('object-add', qom_type='cryptodev-backend-builtin',
-                        id='cbe0')
-        self.vm.command('device_add', driver='virtio-crypto-ccw', id='crypdev0',
-                        cryptodev='cbe0', devno='fe.0.2342')
+        self.vm.cmd('object-add', qom_type='cryptodev-backend-builtin',
+                    id='cbe0')
+        self.vm.cmd('device_add', driver='virtio-crypto-ccw', id='crypdev0',
+                    cryptodev='cbe0', devno='fe.0.2342')
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self,
                         'while ! (dmesg -c | grep Accelerator.device) ; do'
                         ' sleep 1 ; done', 'Accelerator device is ready')
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self, 'lscss', '0.0.2342')
-        self.vm.command('device_del', id='crypdev0')
-        self.vm.command('object-del', id='cbe0')
+        self.vm.cmd('device_del', id='crypdev0')
+        self.vm.cmd('object-del', id='cbe0')
         exec_command_and_wait_for_pattern(self,
                         'while ! (dmesg -c | grep Start.virtcrypto_remove) ; do'
                         ' sleep 1 ; done', 'Start virtcrypto_remove.')
diff --git a/tests/avocado/migration.py b/tests/avocado/migration.py
index 584d6ef53f..88e6865071 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/migration.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/migration.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Migration(QemuSystemTest):
 
     @staticmethod
     def migration_finished(vm):
-        return vm.command('query-migrate')['status'] in ('completed', 'failed')
+        return vm.cmd('query-migrate')['status'] in ('completed', 'failed')
 
     def assert_migration(self, src_vm, dst_vm):
         wait.wait_for(self.migration_finished,
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ def assert_migration(self, src_vm, dst_vm):
                       timeout=self.timeout,
                       step=0.1,
                       args=(dst_vm,))
-        self.assertEqual(src_vm.command('query-migrate')['status'], 'completed')
-        self.assertEqual(dst_vm.command('query-migrate')['status'], 'completed')
-        self.assertEqual(dst_vm.command('query-status')['status'], 'running')
-        self.assertEqual(src_vm.command('query-status')['status'],'postmigrate')
+        self.assertEqual(src_vm.cmd('query-migrate')['status'], 'completed')
+        self.assertEqual(dst_vm.cmd('query-migrate')['status'], 'completed')
+        self.assertEqual(dst_vm.cmd('query-status')['status'], 'running')
+        self.assertEqual(src_vm.cmd('query-status')['status'],'postmigrate')
 
     def do_migrate(self, dest_uri, src_uri=None):
         dest_vm = self.get_vm('-incoming', dest_uri)
diff --git a/tests/avocado/pc_cpu_hotplug_props.py b/tests/avocado/pc_cpu_hotplug_props.py
index 52b878188e..b56f51d02a 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/pc_cpu_hotplug_props.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/pc_cpu_hotplug_props.py
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ def test_no_die_id(self):
         self.vm.add_args('-smp', '1,sockets=2,cores=2,threads=2,maxcpus=8')
         self.vm.add_args('-device', 'qemu64-x86_64-cpu,socket-id=1,core-id=0,thread-id=0')
         self.vm.launch()
-        self.assertEquals(len(self.vm.command('query-cpus-fast')), 2)
+        self.assertEquals(len(self.vm.cmd('query-cpus-fast')), 2)
diff --git a/tests/avocado/version.py b/tests/avocado/version.py
index ded7f039c1..b8ce739743 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/version.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/version.py
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ class Version(QemuSystemTest):
     def test_qmp_human_info_version(self):
         self.vm.add_args('-nodefaults')
         self.vm.launch()
-        res = self.vm.command('human-monitor-command',
-                              command_line='info version')
+        res = self.vm.cmd('human-monitor-command',
+                          command_line='info version')
         self.assertRegexpMatches(res, r'^(\d+\.\d+\.\d)')
diff --git a/tests/avocado/virtio_check_params.py b/tests/avocado/virtio_check_params.py
index e869690473..eeefc169dd 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/virtio_check_params.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/virtio_check_params.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ def query_virtqueue(self, vm, dev_type_name):
         error = None
         props = None
 
-        output = vm.command('human-monitor-command',
-                            command_line = 'info qtree')
+        output = vm.cmd('human-monitor-command',
+                        command_line = 'info qtree')
         props_list = DEV_TYPES[dev_type_name].values();
         pattern = self.make_pattern(props_list)
         res = re.findall(pattern, output)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_machine_types(self):
         # collect all machine types except 'none', 'isapc', 'microvm'
         with QEMUMachine(self.qemu_bin) as vm:
             vm.launch()
-            machines = [m['name'] for m in vm.command('query-machines')]
+            machines = [m['name'] for m in vm.cmd('query-machines')]
             vm.shutdown()
         machines.remove('none')
         machines.remove('isapc')
diff --git a/tests/avocado/virtio_version.py b/tests/avocado/virtio_version.py
index 208910bb84..24e2720599 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/virtio_version.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/virtio_version.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def pci_modern_device_id(virtio_devid):
     return virtio_devid + 0x1040
 
 def devtype_implements(vm, devtype, implements):
-    return devtype in [d['name'] for d in vm.command('qom-list-types', implements=implements)]
+    return devtype in [d['name'] for d in vm.cmd('qom-list-types', implements=implements)]
 
 def get_pci_interfaces(vm, devtype):
     interfaces = ('pci-express-device', 'conventional-pci-device')
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def run_device(self, devtype, opts=None, machine='pc'):
             vm.add_args('-S')
             vm.launch()
 
-            pcibuses = vm.command('query-pci')
+            pcibuses = vm.cmd('query-pci')
             alldevs = [dev for bus in pcibuses for dev in bus['devices']]
             devfortest = [dev for dev in alldevs
                           if dev['qdev_id'] == 'devfortest']
diff --git a/tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py b/tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py
index a6edf74c1c..fdbef229f2 100644
--- a/tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py
+++ b/tests/avocado/x86_cpu_model_versions.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def test_4_0_alias_compatibility(self):
         # with older QEMU versions that didn't have the versioned CPU model
         self.vm.add_args('-S')
         self.vm.launch()
-        cpus = dict((m['name'], m) for m in self.vm.command('query-cpu-definitions'))
+        cpus = dict((m['name'], m) for m in self.vm.cmd('query-cpu-definitions'))
 
         self.assertFalse(cpus['Cascadelake-Server']['static'],
                          'unversioned Cascadelake-Server CPU model must not be static')
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def test_4_1_alias(self):
         self.vm.add_args('-S')
         self.vm.launch()
 
-        cpus = dict((m['name'], m) for m in self.vm.command('query-cpu-definitions'))
+        cpus = dict((m['name'], m) for m in self.vm.cmd('query-cpu-definitions'))
 
         self.assertFalse(cpus['Cascadelake-Server']['static'],
                          'unversioned Cascadelake-Server CPU model must not be static')
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def test_none_alias(self):
         self.vm.add_args('-S')
         self.vm.launch()
 
-        cpus = dict((m['name'], m) for m in self.vm.command('query-cpu-definitions'))
+        cpus = dict((m['name'], m) for m in self.vm.cmd('query-cpu-definitions'))
 
         self.assertFalse(cpus['Cascadelake-Server']['static'],
                          'unversioned Cascadelake-Server CPU model must not be static')
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ class CascadelakeArchCapabilities(avocado_qemu.QemuSystemTest):
     :avocado: tags=arch:x86_64
     """
     def get_cpu_prop(self, prop):
-        cpu_path = self.vm.command('query-cpus-fast')[0].get('qom-path')
-        return self.vm.command('qom-get', path=cpu_path, property=prop)
+        cpu_path = self.vm.cmd('query-cpus-fast')[0].get('qom-path')
+        return self.vm.cmd('qom-get', path=cpu_path, property=prop)
 
     def test_4_1(self):
         """
diff --git a/tests/migration/guestperf/engine.py b/tests/migration/guestperf/engine.py
index 87a6ab2009..580f62f8e4 100644
--- a/tests/migration/guestperf/engine.py
+++ b/tests/migration/guestperf/engine.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def _cpu_timing(self, pid):
             return TimingRecord(pid, now, 1000 * (stime + utime) / jiffies_per_sec)
 
     def _migrate_progress(self, vm):
-        info = vm.command("query-migrate")
+        info = vm.cmd("query-migrate")
 
         if "ram" not in info:
             info["ram"] = {}
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def _migrate(self, hardware, scenario, src, dst, connect_uri):
         src_vcpu_time = []
         src_pid = src.get_pid()
 
-        vcpus = src.command("query-cpus-fast")
+        vcpus = src.cmd("query-cpus-fast")
         src_threads = []
         for vcpu in vcpus:
             src_threads.append(vcpu["thread-id"])
@@ -129,82 +129,82 @@ def _migrate(self, hardware, scenario, src, dst, connect_uri):
         if self._verbose:
             print("Starting migration")
         if scenario._auto_converge:
-            resp = src.command("migrate-set-capabilities",
-                               capabilities = [
-                                   { "capability": "auto-converge",
-                                     "state": True }
-                               ])
-            resp = src.command("migrate-set-parameters",
-                               cpu_throttle_increment=scenario._auto_converge_step)
+            resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-capabilities",
+                           capabilities = [
+                               { "capability": "auto-converge",
+                                 "state": True }
+                           ])
+            resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-parameters",
+                           cpu_throttle_increment=scenario._auto_converge_step)
 
         if scenario._post_copy:
-            resp = src.command("migrate-set-capabilities",
-                               capabilities = [
-                                   { "capability": "postcopy-ram",
-                                     "state": True }
-                               ])
-            resp = dst.command("migrate-set-capabilities",
-                               capabilities = [
-                                   { "capability": "postcopy-ram",
-                                     "state": True }
-                               ])
-
-        resp = src.command("migrate-set-parameters",
-                           max_bandwidth=scenario._bandwidth * 1024 * 1024)
-
-        resp = src.command("migrate-set-parameters",
-                           downtime_limit=scenario._downtime)
+            resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-capabilities",
+                           capabilities = [
+                               { "capability": "postcopy-ram",
+                                 "state": True }
+                           ])
+            resp = dst.cmd("migrate-set-capabilities",
+                           capabilities = [
+                               { "capability": "postcopy-ram",
+                                 "state": True }
+                           ])
+
+        resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-parameters",
+                       max_bandwidth=scenario._bandwidth * 1024 * 1024)
+
+        resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-parameters",
+                       downtime_limit=scenario._downtime)
 
         if scenario._compression_mt:
-            resp = src.command("migrate-set-capabilities",
-                               capabilities = [
-                                   { "capability": "compress",
-                                     "state": True }
-                               ])
-            resp = src.command("migrate-set-parameters",
-                               compress_threads=scenario._compression_mt_threads)
-            resp = dst.command("migrate-set-capabilities",
-                               capabilities = [
-                                   { "capability": "compress",
-                                     "state": True }
-                               ])
-            resp = dst.command("migrate-set-parameters",
-                               decompress_threads=scenario._compression_mt_threads)
+            resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-capabilities",
+                           capabilities = [
+                               { "capability": "compress",
+                                 "state": True }
+                           ])
+            resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-parameters",
+                           compress_threads=scenario._compression_mt_threads)
+            resp = dst.cmd("migrate-set-capabilities",
+                           capabilities = [
+                               { "capability": "compress",
+                                 "state": True }
+                           ])
+            resp = dst.cmd("migrate-set-parameters",
+                           decompress_threads=scenario._compression_mt_threads)
 
         if scenario._compression_xbzrle:
-            resp = src.command("migrate-set-capabilities",
-                               capabilities = [
-                                   { "capability": "xbzrle",
-                                     "state": True }
-                               ])
-            resp = dst.command("migrate-set-capabilities",
-                               capabilities = [
-                                   { "capability": "xbzrle",
-                                     "state": True }
-                               ])
-            resp = src.command("migrate-set-parameters",
-                               xbzrle_cache_size=(
-                                   hardware._mem *
-                                   1024 * 1024 * 1024 / 100 *
-                                   scenario._compression_xbzrle_cache))
+            resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-capabilities",
+                           capabilities = [
+                               { "capability": "xbzrle",
+                                 "state": True }
+                           ])
+            resp = dst.cmd("migrate-set-capabilities",
+                           capabilities = [
+                               { "capability": "xbzrle",
+                                 "state": True }
+                           ])
+            resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-parameters",
+                           xbzrle_cache_size=(
+                               hardware._mem *
+                               1024 * 1024 * 1024 / 100 *
+                               scenario._compression_xbzrle_cache))
 
         if scenario._multifd:
-            resp = src.command("migrate-set-capabilities",
-                               capabilities = [
-                                   { "capability": "multifd",
-                                     "state": True }
-                               ])
-            resp = src.command("migrate-set-parameters",
-                               multifd_channels=scenario._multifd_channels)
-            resp = dst.command("migrate-set-capabilities",
-                               capabilities = [
-                                   { "capability": "multifd",
-                                     "state": True }
-                               ])
-            resp = dst.command("migrate-set-parameters",
-                               multifd_channels=scenario._multifd_channels)
-
-        resp = src.command("migrate", uri=connect_uri)
+            resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-capabilities",
+                           capabilities = [
+                               { "capability": "multifd",
+                                 "state": True }
+                           ])
+            resp = src.cmd("migrate-set-parameters",
+                           multifd_channels=scenario._multifd_channels)
+            resp = dst.cmd("migrate-set-capabilities",
+                           capabilities = [
+                               { "capability": "multifd",
+                                 "state": True }
+                           ])
+            resp = dst.cmd("migrate-set-parameters",
+                           multifd_channels=scenario._multifd_channels)
+
+        resp = src.cmd("migrate", uri=connect_uri)
 
         post_copy = False
         paused = False
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ def _migrate(self, hardware, scenario, src, dst, connect_uri):
 
             if progress._status in ("completed", "failed", "cancelled"):
                 if progress._status == "completed" and paused:
-                    dst.command("cont")
+                    dst.cmd("cont")
                 if progress_history[-1] != progress:
                     progress_history.append(progress)
 
@@ -257,13 +257,13 @@ def _migrate(self, hardware, scenario, src, dst, connect_uri):
             if progress._ram._iterations > scenario._max_iters:
                 if self._verbose:
                     print("No completion after %d iterations over RAM" % scenario._max_iters)
-                src.command("migrate_cancel")
+                src.cmd("migrate_cancel")
                 continue
 
             if time.time() > (start + scenario._max_time):
                 if self._verbose:
                     print("No completion after %d seconds" % scenario._max_time)
-                src.command("migrate_cancel")
+                src.cmd("migrate_cancel")
                 continue
 
             if (scenario._post_copy and
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def _migrate(self, hardware, scenario, src, dst, connect_uri):
                 not post_copy):
                 if self._verbose:
                     print("Switching to post-copy after %d iterations" % scenario._post_copy_iters)
-                resp = src.command("migrate-start-postcopy")
+                resp = src.cmd("migrate-start-postcopy")
                 post_copy = True
 
             if (scenario._pause and
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ def _migrate(self, hardware, scenario, src, dst, connect_uri):
                 not paused):
                 if self._verbose:
                     print("Pausing VM after %d iterations" % scenario._pause_iters)
-                resp = src.command("stop")
+                resp = src.cmd("stop")
                 paused = True
 
     def _get_common_args(self, hardware, tunnelled=False):
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/256 b/tests/qemu-iotests/256
index 13666813bd..fffc8ef055 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/256
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/256
@@ -40,25 +40,25 @@ with iotests.FilePath('img0') as img0_path, \
     def create_target(filepath, name, size):
         basename = os.path.basename(filepath)
         nodename = "file_{}".format(basename)
-        log(vm.command('blockdev-create', job_id='job1',
-                       options={
-                           'driver': 'file',
-                           'filename': filepath,
-                           'size': 0,
-                       }))
+        log(vm.cmd('blockdev-create', job_id='job1',
+                   options={
+                       'driver': 'file',
+                       'filename': filepath,
+                       'size': 0,
+                   }))
         vm.run_job('job1')
-        log(vm.command('blockdev-add', driver='file',
-                       node_name=nodename, filename=filepath))
-        log(vm.command('blockdev-create', job_id='job2',
-                       options={
-                           'driver': iotests.imgfmt,
-                           'file': nodename,
-                           'size': size,
-                       }))
+        log(vm.cmd('blockdev-add', driver='file',
+                   node_name=nodename, filename=filepath))
+        log(vm.cmd('blockdev-create', job_id='job2',
+                   options={
+                       'driver': iotests.imgfmt,
+                       'file': nodename,
+                       'size': size,
+                   }))
         vm.run_job('job2')
-        log(vm.command('blockdev-add', driver=iotests.imgfmt,
-                       node_name=name,
-                       file=nodename))
+        log(vm.cmd('blockdev-add', driver=iotests.imgfmt,
+                   node_name=name,
+                   file=nodename))
 
     log('--- Preparing images & VM ---\n')
     vm.add_object('iothread,id=iothread0')
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/257 b/tests/qemu-iotests/257
index e7e7a2317e..7d3720b8e5 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/257
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/257
@@ -160,26 +160,26 @@ class Drive:
         file_node_name = "file_{}".format(basename)
         vm = self.vm
 
-        log(vm.command('blockdev-create', job_id='bdc-file-job',
-                       options={
-                           'driver': 'file',
-                           'filename': self.path,
-                           'size': 0,
-                       }))
+        log(vm.cmd('blockdev-create', job_id='bdc-file-job',
+                   options={
+                       'driver': 'file',
+                       'filename': self.path,
+                       'size': 0,
+                   }))
         vm.run_job('bdc-file-job')
-        log(vm.command('blockdev-add', driver='file',
-                       node_name=file_node_name, filename=self.path))
-
-        log(vm.command('blockdev-create', job_id='bdc-fmt-job',
-                       options={
-                           'driver': fmt,
-                           'file': file_node_name,
-                           'size': size,
-                       }))
+        log(vm.cmd('blockdev-add', driver='file',
+                   node_name=file_node_name, filename=self.path))
+
+        log(vm.cmd('blockdev-create', job_id='bdc-fmt-job',
+                   options={
+                       'driver': fmt,
+                       'file': file_node_name,
+                       'size': size,
+                   }))
         vm.run_job('bdc-fmt-job')
-        log(vm.command('blockdev-add', driver=fmt,
-                       node_name=name,
-                       file=file_node_name))
+        log(vm.cmd('blockdev-add', driver=fmt,
+                   node_name=name,
+                   file=file_node_name))
         self.fmt = fmt
         self.size = size
         self.node = name
