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diff --git a/python/guestfs.py b/python/guestfs.py
index 237e62d..a82c8cb 100644
--- a/python/guestfs.py
+++ b/python/guestfs.py
@@ -1433,6 +1433,13 @@ class GuestFS:
     def resize2fs (self, device):
         u"""This resizes an ext2 or ext3 filesystem to match the
         size of the underlying device.
+        
+        *Note:* It is sometimes required that you run
+        "g.e2fsck_f" on the "device" before calling this
+        command. For unknown reasons "resize2fs" sometimes gives
+        an error about this and sometimes not. In any case, it
+        is always safe to call "g.e2fsck_f" before calling this
+        function.
         """
         return libguestfsmod.resize2fs (self._o, device)
 
@@ -1467,3 +1474,13 @@ class GuestFS:
         """
         return libguestfsmod.find (self._o, directory)
 
+    def e2fsck_f (self, device):
+        u"""This runs "e2fsck -p -f device", ie. runs the ext2/ext3
+        filesystem checker on "device", noninteractively ("-p"),
+        even if the filesystem appears to be clean ("-f").
+        
+        This command is only needed because of "g.resize2fs"
+        (q.v.). Normally you should use "g.fsck".
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.e2fsck_f (self._o, device)
+