=back
-The checksum is returned as a printable string.");
+The checksum is returned as a printable string.
+
+To get the checksum for a device, use C<guestfs_checksum_device>.
+
+To get the checksums for many files, use C<guestfs_checksums_out>.");
("tar_in", (RErr, [FileIn "tarfile"; Pathname "directory"]), 69, [],
[InitBasicFS, Always, TestOutput (
This command downloads the contents of C<filename>, writing
it out to local file C<base64file> encoded as base64.");
+ ("checksums_out", (RErr, [String "csumtype"; Pathname "directory"; FileOut "sumsfile"]), 244, [],
+ [],
+ "compute MD5, SHAx or CRC checksum of files in a directory",
+ "\
+This command computes the checksums of all regular files in
+C<directory> and then emits a list of those checksums to
+the local output file C<sumsfile>.
+
+This can be used for verifying the integrity of a virtual
+machine. However to be properly secure you should pay
+attention to the output of the checksum command (it uses
+the ones from GNU coreutils). In particular when the
+filename is not printable, coreutils uses a special
+backslash syntax. For more information, see the GNU
+coreutils info file.");
+
]
let all_functions = non_daemon_functions @ daemon_functions