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diff --git a/guestfs-actions.pod b/guestfs-actions.pod
index eec6697..eb3898a 100644
--- a/guestfs-actions.pod
+++ b/guestfs-actions.pod
@@ -7,16 +7,44 @@ 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<guestfs_read>
+as end of string).  For those you need to use the C<guestfs_read_file>
 function which has a more complex interface.
 
-This function returns a string or NULL on error.  The caller
-must free the returned string after use.
+This function returns a string or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
 
 Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer limit 
 of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB.  To transfer large files you should use
 FTP.
 
+=head2 guestfs_list_devices
+
+ char **guestfs_list_devices (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the block devices.
+
+The full block device names are returned, eg. C</dev/sda>
+
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_list_partitions
+
+ char **guestfs_list_partitions (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the partitions detected on all block devices.
+
+The full partition device names are returned, eg. C</dev/sda1>
+
+This does not return logical volumes.  For that you will need to
+call C<guestfs_lvs>.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
 =head2 guestfs_ll
 
  char *guestfs_ll (guestfs_h *handle,
@@ -28,8 +56,8 @@ there is no cwd) in the format of 'ls -la'.
 This command is mostly useful for interactive sessions.  It
 is I<not> intended that you try to parse the output string.
 
-This function returns a string or NULL on error.  The caller
-must free the returned string after use.
+This function returns a string or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
 
 =head2 guestfs_ls
 
@@ -45,8 +73,33 @@ should probably use C<guestfs_readdir> instead.
 
 This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
 (like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lvs
+
+ char **guestfs_lvs (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the logical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<lvs(8)> command.
+
+This returns a list of the logical volume device names
+(eg. C</dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00>).
+
+See also C<guestfs_lvs_full>.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lvs_full
+
+ struct guestfs_lvm_lv_list *guestfs_lvs_full (guestfs_h *handle);
 
-The caller must free the strings I<and> the array after use.
+List all the logical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<lvs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_lv_list>.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_lv_list> after use.>.
 
 =head2 guestfs_mount
 
@@ -73,6 +126,32 @@ call, in order to improve reliability.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_pvs
+
+ char **guestfs_pvs (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the physical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<pvs(8)> command.
+
+This returns a list of just the device names that contain
+PVs (eg. C</dev/sda2>).
+
+See also C<guestfs_pvs_full>.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_pvs_full
+
+ struct guestfs_lvm_pv_list *guestfs_pvs_full (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the physical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<pvs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_pv_list>.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_pv_list> after use.>.
+
 =head2 guestfs_sync
 
  int guestfs_sync (guestfs_h *handle);
@@ -96,3 +175,29 @@ to create a new zero-length file.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_vgs
+
+ char **guestfs_vgs (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the volumes groups detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<vgs(8)> command.
+
+This returns a list of just the volume group names that were
+detected (eg. C<VolGroup00>).
+
+See also C<guestfs_vgs_full>.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_vgs_full
+
+ struct guestfs_lvm_vg_list *guestfs_vgs_full (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the volumes groups detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<vgs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_vg_list>.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_vg_list> after use.>.
+