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diff --git a/guestfish-actions.pod b/guestfish-actions.pod
index 74242e3..2d9c5e8 100644
--- a/guestfish-actions.pod
+++ b/guestfish-actions.pod
@@ -403,6 +403,20 @@ The first character of C<param> string must be a C<-> (dash).
 
 C<value> can be NULL.
 
+=head2 cp
+
+ cp src dest
+
+This copies a file from C<src> to C<dest> where C<dest> is
+either a destination filename or destination directory.
+
+=head2 cp-a
+
+ cp-a src dest
+
+This copies a file or directory from C<src> to C<dest>
+recursively using the C<cp -a> command.
+
 =head2 debug
 
  debug subcmd 'extraargs ...'
@@ -415,6 +429,19 @@ There is no comprehensive help for this command.  You have
 to look at the file C<daemon/debug.c> in the libguestfs source
 to find out what you can do.
 
+=head2 dmesg
+
+ dmesg
+
+This returns the kernel messages (C<dmesg> output) from
+the guest kernel.  This is sometimes useful for extended
+debugging of problems.
+
+Another way to get the same information is to enable
+verbose messages with C<set-verbose> or by setting
+the environment variable C<LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1> before
+running the program.
+
 =head2 download
 
  download remotefilename (filename|-)
@@ -428,6 +455,20 @@ See also C<upload>, C<cat>.
 
 Use C<-> instead of a filename to read/write from stdin/stdout.
 
+=head2 drop-caches
+
+ drop-caches whattodrop
+
+This instructs the guest kernel to drop its page cache,
+and/or dentries and inode caches.  The parameter C<whattodrop>
+tells the kernel what precisely to drop, see
+L<http://linux-mm.org/Drop_Caches>
+
+Setting C<whattodrop> to 3 should drop everything.
+
+This automatically calls L<sync(2)> before the operation,
+so that the maximum guest memory is freed.
+
 =head2 exists
 
  exists path
@@ -785,6 +826,22 @@ the list of devices (eg. C</dev/sda1>, C</dev/VG/LV>).
 
 Some internal mounts are not shown.
 
+=head2 mv
+
+ mv src dest
+
+This moves a file from C<src> to C<dest> where C<dest> is
+either a destination filename or destination directory.
+
+=head2 ping-daemon
+
+ ping-daemon
+
+This is a test probe into the guestfs daemon running inside
+the qemu subprocess.  Calling this function checks that the
+daemon responds to the ping message, without affecting the daemon
+or attached block device(s) in any other way.
+
 =head2 pvcreate
 
  pvcreate device