FreeBSD.
+=item \"netbsd\"
+
+NetBSD.
+
=item \"unknown\"
The operating system type could not be determined.
Linux Mint.
+=item \"mageia\"
+
+Mageia.
+
=item \"mandriva\"
Mandriva.
MeeGo.
+=item \"opensuse\"
+
+OpenSUSE.
+
=item \"pardus\"
Pardus.
not all belong to a single logical operating system
(use C<guestfs_inspect_os> to look for OSes).");
- ("add_drive_opts", (RErr, [String "filename"], [Bool "readonly"; String "format"; String "iface"]), -1, [FishAlias "add"],
+ ("add_drive_opts", (RErr, [String "filename"], [Bool "readonly"; String "format"; String "iface"; String "name"]), -1, [FishAlias "add"],
[],
"add an image to examine or modify",
"\
This rarely-used option lets you emulate the behaviour of the
deprecated C<guestfs_add_drive_with_if> call (q.v.)
+=item C<name>
+
+The name the drive had in the original guest, e.g. /dev/sdb. This is used as a
+hint to the guest inspection process if it is available.
+
=back");
("inspect_get_windows_systemroot", (RString "systemroot", [Device "root"], []), -1, [],
This returns the internal QEMU command line. 'debug' commands are
not part of the formal API and can be removed or changed at any time.");
+ ("debug_drives", (RStringList "cmdline", [], []), -1, [NotInDocs],
+ [],
+ "debug the drives (internal use only)",
+ "\
+This returns the internal list of drives. 'debug' commands are
+not part of the formal API and can be removed or changed at any time.");
+
("add_domain", (RInt "nrdisks", [String "dom"], [String "libvirturi"; Bool "readonly"; String "iface"; Bool "live"; Bool "allowuuid"]), -1, [FishAlias "domain"],
[],
"add the disk(s) from a named libvirt domain",
package format I<or> if the operating system does not have
a real packaging system (eg. Windows).
-Possible strings include: C<rpm>, C<deb>, C<ebuild>, C<pisi>, C<pacman>.
+Possible strings include:
+C<rpm>, C<deb>, C<ebuild>, C<pisi>, C<pacman>, C<pkgsrc>.
Future versions of libguestfs may return other strings.
Please read L<guestfs(3)/INSPECTION> for more details.");
Possible strings include: C<yum>, C<up2date>,
C<apt> (for all Debian derivatives),
-C<portage>, C<pisi>, C<pacman>, C<urpmi>.
+C<portage>, C<pisi>, C<pacman>, C<urpmi>, C<zypper>.
Future versions of libguestfs may return other strings.
Please read L<guestfs(3)/INSPECTION> for more details.");
"\
This returns the process group flag.");
+ ("set_smp", (RErr, [Int "smp"], []), -1, [FishAlias "smp"],
+ [],
+ "set number of virtual CPUs in appliance",
+ "\
+Change the number of virtual CPUs assigned to the appliance. The
+default is C<1>. Increasing this may improve performance, though
+often it has no effect.
+
+This function must be called before C<guestfs_launch>.");
+
+ ("get_smp", (RInt "smp", [], []), -1, [],
+ [],
+ "get number of virtual CPUs in appliance",
+ "\
+This returns the number of virtual CPUs assigned to the appliance.");
+
]
(* daemon_functions are any functions which cause some action
*)
let daemon_functions = [
- ("mount", (RErr, [Device "device"; String "mountpoint"], []), 1, [DeprecatedBy "mount_options"],
+ ("mount", (RErr, [Device "device"; String "mountpoint"], []), 1, [],
[InitEmpty, Always, TestOutput (
[["part_disk"; "/dev/sda"; "mbr"];
["mkfs"; "ext2"; "/dev/sda1"];
The mounted filesystem is writable, if we have sufficient permissions
on the underlying device.
-B<Important note:>
-When you use this call, the filesystem options C<sync> and C<noatime>
-are set implicitly. This was originally done because we thought it
-would improve reliability, but it turns out that I<-o sync> has a
-very large negative performance impact and negligible effect on
-reliability. Therefore we recommend that you avoid using
-C<guestfs_mount> in any code that needs performance, and instead
-use C<guestfs_mount_options> (use an empty string for the first
-parameter if you don't want any options).");
+Before libguestfs 1.13.16, this call implicitly added the options
+C<sync> and C<noatime>. The C<sync> option greatly slowed
+writes and caused many problems for users. If your program
+might need to work with older versions of libguestfs, use
+C<guestfs_mount_options> instead (using an empty string for the
+first parameter if you don't want any options).");
("sync", (RErr, [], []), 2, [],
[ InitEmpty, Always, TestRun [["sync"]]],
=back");
- ("dd", (RErr, [Dev_or_Path "src"; Dev_or_Path "dest"], []), 217, [],
+ ("dd", (RErr, [Dev_or_Path "src"; Dev_or_Path "dest"], []), 217, [DeprecatedBy "copy_device_to_device"],
[InitScratchFS, Always, TestOutputBuffer (
[["mkdir"; "/dd"];
["write"; "/dd/src"; "hello, world"];
If the destination is a device, it must be as large or larger
than the source file or device, otherwise the copy will fail.
-This command cannot do partial copies (see C<guestfs_copy_size>).");
+This command cannot do partial copies
+(see C<guestfs_copy_device_to_device>).");
("filesize", (RInt64 "size", [Pathname "file"], []), 218, [],
[InitScratchFS, Always, TestOutputInt (
See also C<guestfs_vgpvuuids>.");
- ("copy_size", (RErr, [Dev_or_Path "src"; Dev_or_Path "dest"; Int64 "size"], []), 227, [Progress],
+ ("copy_size", (RErr, [Dev_or_Path "src"; Dev_or_Path "dest"; Int64 "size"], []), 227, [Progress; DeprecatedBy "copy_device_to_device"],
[InitScratchFS, Always, TestOutputBuffer (
[["mkdir"; "/copy_size"];
["write"; "/copy_size/src"; "hello, world"];
(eg. \"/dev/sdb\").
The named partition must exist, for example as a string returned
-from C<guestfs_list_partitions>.");
+from C<guestfs_list_partitions>.
+
+See also C<guestfs_part_to_partnum>.");
("upload_offset", (RErr, [FileIn "filename"; Dev_or_Path "remotefilename"; Int64 "offset"], []), 273, [Progress],
(let md5 = Digest.to_hex (Digest.file "COPYING.LIB") in
The C<ctype> and optional C<level> parameters have the same meaning
as in C<guestfs_compress_out>.");
+ ("part_to_partnum", (RInt "partnum", [Device "partition"], []), 293, [],
+ [InitPartition, Always, TestOutputInt (
+ [["part_to_partnum"; "/dev/sda1"]], 1);
+ InitEmpty, Always, TestLastFail (
+ [["part_to_partnum"; "/dev/sda"]])],
+ "convert partition name to partition number",
+ "\
+This function takes a partition name (eg. \"/dev/sdb1\") and
+returns the partition number (eg. C<1>).
+
+The named partition must exist, for example as a string returned
+from C<guestfs_list_partitions>.
+
+See also C<guestfs_part_to_dev>.");
+
+ ("copy_device_to_device", (RErr, [Device "src"; Device "dest"], [Int64 "srcoffset"; Int64 "destoffset"; Int64 "size"]), 294, [Progress],
+ [],
+ "copy from source device to destination device",
+ "\
+The four calls C<guestfs_copy_device_to_device>,
+C<guestfs_copy_device_to_file>,
+C<guestfs_copy_file_to_device>, and
+C<guestfs_copy_file_to_file>
+let you copy from a source (device|file) to a destination
+(device|file).
+
+Partial copies can be made since you can specify optionally
+the source offset, destination offset and size to copy. These
+values are all specified in bytes. If not given, the offsets
+both default to zero, and the size defaults to copying as much
+as possible until we hit the end of the source.
+
+The source and destination may be the same object. However
+overlapping regions may not be copied correctly.
+
+If the destination is a file, it is created if required. If
+the destination file is not large enough, it is extended.");
+
+ ("copy_device_to_file", (RErr, [Device "src"; Pathname "dest"], [Int64 "srcoffset"; Int64 "destoffset"; Int64 "size"]), 295, [Progress],
+ [],
+ "copy from source device to destination file",
+ "\
+See C<guestfs_copy_device_to_device> for a general overview
+of this call.");
+
+ ("copy_file_to_device", (RErr, [Pathname "src"; Device "dest"], [Int64 "srcoffset"; Int64 "destoffset"; Int64 "size"]), 296, [Progress],
+ [],
+ "copy from source file to destination device",
+ "\
+See C<guestfs_copy_device_to_device> for a general overview
+of this call.");
+
+ ("copy_file_to_file", (RErr, [Pathname "src"; Pathname "dest"], [Int64 "srcoffset"; Int64 "destoffset"; Int64 "size"]), 297, [Progress],
+ [InitScratchFS, Always, TestOutputBuffer (
+ [["mkdir"; "/copyff"];
+ ["write"; "/copyff/src"; "hello, world"];
+ ["copy_file_to_file"; "/copyff/src"; "/copyff/dest"; ""; ""; ""];
+ ["read_file"; "/copyff/dest"]], "hello, world")],
+ "copy from source file to destination file",
+ "\
+See C<guestfs_copy_device_to_device> for a general overview
+of this call.
+
+This is B<not> the function you want for copying files. This
+is for copying blocks within existing files. See C<guestfs_cp>,
+C<guestfs_cp_a> and C<guestfs_mv> for general file copying and
+moving functions.");
+
]
let all_functions = non_daemon_functions @ daemon_functions
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