+ def zerofree (self, device):
+ u"""This runs the *zerofree* program on "device". This
+ program claims to zero unused inodes and disk blocks on
+ an ext2/3 filesystem, thus making it possible to
+ compress the filesystem more effectively.
+
+ You should not run this program if the filesystem is
+ mounted.
+
+ It is possible that using this program can damage the
+ filesystem or data on the filesystem.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.zerofree (self._o, device)
+
+ def pvresize (self, device):
+ u"""This resizes (expands or shrinks) an existing LVM
+ physical volume to match the new size of the underlying
+ device.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.pvresize (self._o, device)
+
+ def sfdisk_N (self, device, n, cyls, heads, sectors, line):
+ u"""This runs sfdisk(8) option to modify just the single
+ partition "n" (note: "n" counts from 1).
+
+ For other parameters, see "g.sfdisk". You should usually
+ pass 0 for the cyls/heads/sectors parameters.
+
+ This command is dangerous. Without careful use you can
+ easily destroy all your data.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.sfdisk_N (self._o, device, n, cyls, heads, sectors, line)
+
+ def sfdisk_l (self, device):
+ u"""This displays the partition table on "device", in the
+ human-readable output of the sfdisk(8) command. It is
+ not intended to be parsed.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.sfdisk_l (self._o, device)
+
+ def sfdisk_kernel_geometry (self, device):
+ u"""This displays the kernel's idea of the geometry of
+ "device".
+
+ The result is in human-readable format, and not designed
+ to be parsed.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.sfdisk_kernel_geometry (self._o, device)
+
+ def sfdisk_disk_geometry (self, device):
+ u"""This displays the disk geometry of "device" read from
+ the partition table. Especially in the case where the
+ underlying block device has been resized, this can be
+ different from the kernel's idea of the geometry (see
+ "g.sfdisk_kernel_geometry").
+
+ The result is in human-readable format, and not designed
+ to be parsed.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.sfdisk_disk_geometry (self._o, device)
+
+ def vg_activate_all (self, activate):
+ u"""This command activates or (if "activate" is false)
+ deactivates all logical volumes in all volume groups. If
+ activated, then they are made known to the kernel, ie.
+ they appear as "/dev/mapper" devices. If deactivated,
+ then those devices disappear.
+
+ This command is the same as running "vgchange -a y|n"
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.vg_activate_all (self._o, activate)
+
+ def vg_activate (self, activate, volgroups):
+ u"""This command activates or (if "activate" is false)
+ deactivates all logical volumes in the listed volume
+ groups "volgroups". If activated, then they are made
+ known to the kernel, ie. they appear as "/dev/mapper"
+ devices. If deactivated, then those devices disappear.
+
+ This command is the same as running "vgchange -a y|n
+ volgroups..."
+
+ Note that if "volgroups" is an empty list then all
+ volume groups are activated or deactivated.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.vg_activate (self._o, activate, volgroups)
+
+ def lvresize (self, device, mbytes):
+ u"""This resizes (expands or shrinks) an existing LVM
+ logical volume to "mbytes". When reducing, data in the
+ reduced part is lost.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.lvresize (self._o, device, mbytes)
+
+ def resize2fs (self, device):
+ u"""This resizes an ext2 or ext3 filesystem to match the
+ size of the underlying device.
+
+ *Note:* It is sometimes required that you run
+ "g.e2fsck_f" on the "device" before calling this
+ command. For unknown reasons "resize2fs" sometimes gives
+ an error about this and sometimes not. In any case, it
+ is always safe to call "g.e2fsck_f" before calling this
+ function.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.resize2fs (self._o, device)
+
+ def find (self, directory):
+ u"""This command lists out all files and directories,
+ recursively, starting at "directory". It is essentially
+ equivalent to running the shell command "find directory
+ -print" but some post-processing happens on the output,
+ described below.
+
+ This returns a list of strings *without any prefix*.
+ Thus if the directory structure was:
+
+ /tmp/a
+ /tmp/b
+ /tmp/c/d
+
+ then the returned list from "g.find" "/tmp" would be 4
+ elements:
+
+ a
+ b
+ c
+ c/d
+
+ If "directory" is not a directory, then this command
+ returns an error.
+
+ The returned list is sorted.
+
+ This function returns a list of strings.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.find (self._o, directory)
+
+ def e2fsck_f (self, device):
+ u"""This runs "e2fsck -p -f device", ie. runs the ext2/ext3
+ filesystem checker on "device", noninteractively ("-p"),
+ even if the filesystem appears to be clean ("-f").
+
+ This command is only needed because of "g.resize2fs"
+ (q.v.). Normally you should use "g.fsck".
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.e2fsck_f (self._o, device)
+
+ def sleep (self, secs):
+ u"""Sleep for "secs" seconds.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.sleep (self._o, secs)
+
+ def ntfs_3g_probe (self, rw, device):
+ u"""This command runs the ntfs-3g.probe(8) command which
+ probes an NTFS "device" for mountability. (Not all NTFS
+ volumes can be mounted read-write, and some cannot be
+ mounted at all).
+
+ "rw" is a boolean flag. Set it to true if you want to
+ test if the volume can be mounted read-write. Set it to
+ false if you want to test if the volume can be mounted
+ read-only.
+
+ The return value is an integer which 0 if the operation
+ would succeed, or some non-zero value documented in the
+ ntfs-3g.probe(8) manual page.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.ntfs_3g_probe (self._o, rw, device)
+
+ def sh (self, command):
+ u"""This call runs a command from the guest filesystem via
+ the guest's "/bin/sh".
+
+ This is like "g.command", but passes the command to:
+
+ /bin/sh -c "command"
+
+ Depending on the guest's shell, this usually results in
+ wildcards being expanded, shell expressions being
+ interpolated and so on.
+
+ All the provisos about "g.command" apply to this call.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.sh (self._o, command)
+
+ def sh_lines (self, command):
+ u"""This is the same as "g.sh", but splits the result into a
+ list of lines.
+
+ See also: "g.command_lines"
+
+ This function returns a list of strings.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.sh_lines (self._o, command)
+
+ def glob_expand (self, pattern):
+ u"""This command searches for all the pathnames matching
+ "pattern" according to the wildcard expansion rules used
+ by the shell.
+
+ If no paths match, then this returns an empty list
+ (note: not an error).
+
+ It is just a wrapper around the C glob(3) function with
+ flags "GLOB_MARK|GLOB_BRACE". See that manual page for
+ more details.
+
+ This function returns a list of strings.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.glob_expand (self._o, pattern)
+
+ def scrub_device (self, device):
+ u"""This command writes patterns over "device" to make data
+ retrieval more difficult.
+
+ It is an interface to the scrub(1) program. See that
+ manual page for more details.
+
+ This command is dangerous. Without careful use you can
+ easily destroy all your data.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.scrub_device (self._o, device)
+
+ def scrub_file (self, file):
+ u"""This command writes patterns over a file to make data
+ retrieval more difficult.
+
+ The file is *removed* after scrubbing.
+
+ It is an interface to the scrub(1) program. See that
+ manual page for more details.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.scrub_file (self._o, file)
+
+ def scrub_freespace (self, dir):
+ u"""This command creates the directory "dir" and then fills
+ it with files until the filesystem is full, and scrubs
+ the files as for "g.scrub_file", and deletes them. The
+ intention is to scrub any free space on the partition
+ containing "dir".
+
+ It is an interface to the scrub(1) program. See that
+ manual page for more details.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.scrub_freespace (self._o, dir)
+
+ def mkdtemp (self, template):
+ u"""This command creates a temporary directory. The
+ "template" parameter should be a full pathname for the
+ temporary directory name with the final six characters
+ being "XXXXXX".
+
+ For example: "/tmp/myprogXXXXXX" or
+ "/Temp/myprogXXXXXX", the second one being suitable for
+ Windows filesystems.
+
+ The name of the temporary directory that was created is
+ returned.
+
+ The temporary directory is created with mode 0700 and is
+ owned by root.
+
+ The caller is responsible for deleting the temporary
+ directory and its contents after use.
+
+ See also: mkdtemp(3)
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.mkdtemp (self._o, template)
+
+ def wc_l (self, path):
+ u"""This command counts the lines in a file, using the "wc
+ -l" external command.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.wc_l (self._o, path)
+
+ def wc_w (self, path):
+ u"""This command counts the words in a file, using the "wc
+ -w" external command.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.wc_w (self._o, path)
+
+ def wc_c (self, path):
+ u"""This command counts the characters in a file, using the
+ "wc -c" external command.
+ """
+ return libguestfsmod.wc_c (self._o, path)
+