appliance: Add 'attr' package for xattr support in virt-rescue.

[libguestfs.git] / fish / guestfish.pod

diff --git a/fish/guestfish.pod b/fish/guestfish.pod
index 93699d3..f1a7409 100644 (file)
--- a/fish/guestfish.pod
+++ b/fish/guestfish.pod
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ Add a block device or virtual machine image to the shell.
 The format of the disk image is auto-detected.  To override this and
 force a particular format use the I<--format=..> option.
 
+Using this flag is mostly equivalent to using the C<add> command,
+with C<readonly:true> if the I<--ro> flag was given, and
+with C<format:...> if the I<--format:...> flag was given.
+
 =item B<-c URI>
 
 =item B<--connect URI>
@@ -195,6 +199,10 @@ Add disks from the named libvirt domain.  If the I<--ro> option is
 also used, then any libvirt domain can be used.  However in write
 mode, only libvirt domains which are shut down can be named here.
 
+Using this flag is mostly equivalent to using the C<add-domain> command,
+with C<readonly:true> if the I<--ro> flag was given, and
+with C<format:...> if the I<--format:...> flag was given.
+
 =item B<-D>
 
 =item B<--no-dest-paths>
@@ -272,6 +280,10 @@ versions of guestfish.  You can still use the old syntax:
 
  guestfish [--ro] -i libvirt-domain
 
+Using this flag is mostly equivalent to using the C<inspect-os>
+command and then using other commands to mount the filesystems that
+were found.
+
 =item B<--keys-from-stdin>
 
 Read key or passphrase parameters from stdin.  The default is
@@ -301,6 +313,9 @@ filesystems and LVs available (see L</list-partitions>,
 L</list-filesystems> and L</lvs> commands), or you can use the
 L<virt-filesystems(1)> program.
 
+Using this flag is mostly equivalent to using the C<mount-options>
+command or the C<mount-ro> command if the I<--ro> flag was given.
+
 =item B<-n>
 
 =item B<--no-sync>
@@ -339,15 +354,16 @@ L</REMOTE CONTROL GUESTFISH OVER A SOCKET> below.
 
 =item B<--ro>
 
-This changes the I<-a> and I<-m> options so that disks are added and
-mounts are done read-only (see L<guestfs(3)/guestfs_mount_ro>).
+This changes the I<-a>, I<-d> and I<-m> options so that disks are
+added and mounts are done read-only.
 
 The option must always be used if the disk image or virtual machine
 might be running, and is generally recommended in cases where you
 don't need write access to the disk.
 
 Note that prepared disk images created with I<-N> are not affected by
-the I<--ro> option.
+this option.  Also commands like C<add> are not affected - you have to
+specify the C<readonly:true> option explicitly if you need it.
 
 See also L</OPENING DISKS FOR READ AND WRITE> below.