fish: Don't make --ro the default yet.

[libguestfs.git] / fish / guestfish.pod

diff --git a/fish/guestfish.pod b/fish/guestfish.pod
index 94deb9c..d245672 100644 (file)
--- a/fish/guestfish.pod
+++ b/fish/guestfish.pod
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ Add disks from the named libvirt domain.  If the I<--ro> option is
 also used, then any libvirt domain can be used.  However in write
 mode, only libvirt domains which are shut down can be named here.
 
 also used, then any libvirt domain can be used.  However in write
 mode, only libvirt domains which are shut down can be named here.
 

+Domain UUIDs can be used instead of names.
+

 Using this flag is mostly equivalent to using the C<add-domain> command,
 with C<readonly:true> if the I<--ro> flag was given, and
 with C<format:...> if the I<--format:...> flag was given.
 Using this flag is mostly equivalent to using the C<add-domain> command,
 with C<readonly:true> if the I<--ro> flag was given, and
 with C<format:...> if the I<--format:...> flag was given.


@@ -480,7 +482,7 @@ write.  To open a disk image read-only you have to do I<-a image --ro>.
 This matters: If you accidentally open a live VM disk image writable
 then you will cause irreversible disk corruption.
 
 This matters: If you accidentally open a live VM disk image writable
 then you will cause irreversible disk corruption.
 

-By libguestfs 1.12 we intend to change the default the other way.
+In a future libguestfs we intend to change the default the other way.

 Disk images will be opened read-only.  You will have to either specify
 I<guestfish --rw>, I<guestmount --rw>, I<virt-rescue --rw>, or change
 the configuration file C</etc/libguestfs-tools.conf> in order to get
 Disk images will be opened read-only.  You will have to either specify
 I<guestfish --rw>, I<guestmount --rw>, I<virt-rescue --rw>, or change
 the configuration file C</etc/libguestfs-tools.conf> in order to get


@@ -516,6 +518,64 @@ must be escaped with a backslash.
  command "/bin/echo 'foo      bar'"
  command "/bin/echo \'foo\'"
 
  command "/bin/echo 'foo      bar'"
  command "/bin/echo \'foo\'"
 

+=head2 ESCAPE SEQUENCES IN DOUBLE QUOTED ARGUMENTS
+
+In double-quoted arguments (only) use backslash to insert special
+characters:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item C<\a>
+
+Alert (bell) character.
+
+=item C<\b>
+
+Backspace character.
+
+=item C<\f>
+
+Form feed character.
+
+=item C<\n>
+
+Newline character.
+
+=item C<\r>
+
+Carriage return character.
+
+=item C<\t>
+
+Horizontal tab character.
+
+=item C<\v>
+
+Vertical tab character.
+
+=item C<\">
+
+A literal double quote character.
+
+=item C<\ooo>
+
+A character with octal value I<ooo>.  There must be precisely 3 octal
+digits (unlike C).
+
+=item C<\xhh>
+
+A character with hex value I<hh>.  There must be precisely 2 hex
+digits.
+
+In the current implementation C<\000> and C<\x00> cannot be used
+in strings.
+
+=item C<\\>
+
+A literal backslash character.
+
+=back
+

 =head1 OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS
 
 Some commands take optional arguments.  These arguments appear in this
 =head1 OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS
 
 Some commands take optional arguments.  These arguments appear in this


@@ -1021,6 +1081,11 @@ guestfish returns 0 if the commands completed without error, or
 The C<edit> command uses C<$EDITOR> as the editor.  If not
 set, it uses C<vi>.
 
 The C<edit> command uses C<$EDITOR> as the editor.  If not
 set, it uses C<vi>.
 

+=item GUESTFISH_DISPLAY_IMAGE
+
+The C<display> command uses C<$GUESTFISH_DISPLAY_IMAGE> to
+display images.  If not set, it uses L<display(1)>.
+

 =item GUESTFISH_PID
 
 Used with the I<--remote> option to specify the remote guestfish
 =item GUESTFISH_PID
 
 Used with the I<--remote> option to specify the remote guestfish


@@ -1167,6 +1232,7 @@ L<virt-tar(1)>,
 L<virt-tar-in(1)>,
 L<virt-tar-out(1)>,
 L<virt-win-reg(1)>,
 L<virt-tar-in(1)>,
 L<virt-tar-out(1)>,
 L<virt-win-reg(1)>,

+L<display(1)>,

 L<hexedit(1)>.
 
 =head1 AUTHORS
 L<hexedit(1)>.
 
 =head1 AUTHORS