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diff --git a/guestfish-actions.pod b/guestfish-actions.pod
index d4c0401..5013a28 100644
--- a/guestfish-actions.pod
+++ b/guestfish-actions.pod
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ Return the contents of the file named C<path>.
 
 Note that this function cannot correctly handle binary files
 (specifically, files containing C<\0> character which is treated
-as end of string).  For those you need to use the C<read_file>
+as end of string).  For those you need to use the C<download>
 function which has a more complex interface.
 
 Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer limit 
@@ -358,6 +358,19 @@ The first character of C<param> string must be a C<-> (dash).
 
 C<value> can be NULL.
 
+=head2 download
+
+ download remotefilename (filename|-)
+
+Download file C<remotefilename> and save it as C<filename>
+on the local machine.
+
+C<filename> can also be a named pipe.
+
+See also C<upload>, C<cat>.
+
+Use C<-> instead of a filename to read/write from stdin/stdout.
+
 =head2 exists
 
  exists path
@@ -394,12 +407,39 @@ Return the current search path.
 This is always non-NULL.  If it wasn't set already, then this will
 return the default path.
 
+=head2 get-state
+
+ get-state
+
+This returns the current state as an opaque integer.  This is
+only useful for printing debug and internal error messages.
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
 =head2 get-verbose
 
  get-verbose
 
 This returns the verbose messages flag.
 
+=head2 is-busy
+
+ is-busy
+
+This returns true iff this handle is busy processing a command
+(in the C<BUSY> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+=head2 is-config
+
+ is-config
+
+This returns true iff this handle is being configured
+(in the C<CONFIG> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
 =head2 is-dir
 
  is-dir path
@@ -420,6 +460,24 @@ other objects like directories.
 
 See also C<stat>.
 
+=head2 is-launching
+
+ is-launching
+
+This returns true iff this handle is launching the subprocess
+(in the C<LAUNCHING> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+=head2 is-ready
+
+ is-ready
+
+This returns true iff this handle is ready to accept commands
+(in the C<READY> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
 =head2 kill-subprocess
 
  kill-subprocess
@@ -758,6 +816,19 @@ This unmounts all mounted filesystems.
 
 Some internal mounts are not unmounted by this call.
 
+=head2 upload
+
+ upload (filename|-) remotefilename
+
+Upload local file C<filename> to C<remotefilename> on the
+filesystem.
+
+C<filename> can also be a named pipe.
+
+See also C<download>.
+
+Use C<-> instead of a filename to read/write from stdin/stdout.
+
 =head2 vgcreate
 
  vgcreate volgroup physvols,...