Fix quoting of list args in guestfish manpage.

[libguestfs.git] / guestfish-actions.pod

diff --git a/guestfish-actions.pod b/guestfish-actions.pod
index 6fa8649..4ff574f 100644 (file)
--- a/guestfish-actions.pod
+++ b/guestfish-actions.pod
@@ -296,6 +296,51 @@ 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 checksum
+
+ checksum csumtype path
+
+This call computes the MD5, SHAx or CRC checksum of the
+file named C<path>.
+
+The type of checksum to compute is given by the C<csumtype>
+parameter which must have one of the following values:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item C<crc>
+
+Compute the cyclic redundancy check (CRC) specified by POSIX
+for the C<cksum> command.
+
+=item C<md5>
+
+Compute the MD5 hash (using the C<md5sum> program).
+
+=item C<sha1>
+
+Compute the SHA1 hash (using the C<sha1sum> program).
+
+=item C<sha224>
+
+Compute the SHA224 hash (using the C<sha224sum> program).
+
+=item C<sha256>
+
+Compute the SHA256 hash (using the C<sha256sum> program).
+
+=item C<sha384>
+
+Compute the SHA384 hash (using the C<sha384sum> program).
+
+=item C<sha512>
+
+Compute the SHA512 hash (using the C<sha512sum> program).
+
+=back
+
+The checksum is returned as a printable string.
+
 =head2 chmod
 
  chmod mode path
@@ -315,7 +360,7 @@ yourself (Augeas support makes this relatively easy).
 
 =head2 command
 
- command arguments,...
+ command 'arguments ...'
 
 This call runs a command from the guest filesystem.  The
 filesystem must be mounted, and must contain a compatible
@@ -340,7 +385,7 @@ locations.
 
 =head2 command-lines
 
- command-lines arguments,...
+ command-lines 'arguments ...'
 
 This is the same as C<command>, but splits the
 result into a list of lines.
@@ -358,6 +403,19 @@ 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
@@ -394,6 +452,15 @@ 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-qemu
+
+ get-qemu
+
+Return the current qemu binary.
+
+This is always non-NULL.  If it wasn't set already, then this will
+return the default qemu binary name.
+
 =head2 get-state
 
  get-state
@@ -703,6 +770,23 @@ must make sure it remains valid for the lifetime of the handle.
 
 Setting C<path> to C<NULL> restores the default path.
 
+=head2 set-qemu | qemu
+
+ set-qemu qemu
+
+Set the qemu binary that we will use.
+
+The default is chosen when the library was compiled by the
+configure script.
+
+You can also override this by setting the C<LIBGUESTFS_QEMU>
+environment variable.
+
+The string C<qemu> is stashed in the libguestfs handle, so the caller
+must make sure it remains valid for the lifetime of the handle.
+
+Setting C<qemu> to C<NULL> restores the default qemu binary.
+
 =head2 set-verbose | verbose
 
  set-verbose true|false
@@ -714,7 +798,7 @@ C<LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG> is defined and set to C<1>.
 
 =head2 sfdisk
 
- sfdisk device cyls heads sectors lines,...
+ sfdisk device cyls heads sectors 'lines ...'
 
 This is a direct interface to the L<sfdisk(8)> program for creating
 partitions on block devices.
@@ -767,6 +851,50 @@ underlying disk image.
 You should always call this if you have modified a disk image, before
 closing the handle.
 
+=head2 tar-in
+
+ tar-in (tarfile|-) directory
+
+This command uploads and unpacks local file C<tarfile> (an
+I<uncompressed> tar file) into C<directory>.
+
+To upload a compressed tarball, use C<tgz_in>.
+
+Use C<-> instead of a filename to read/write from stdin/stdout.
+
+=head2 tar-out
+
+ tar-out directory (tarfile|-)
+
+This command packs the contents of C<directory> and downloads
+it to local file C<tarfile>.
+
+To download a compressed tarball, use C<tgz_out>.
+
+Use C<-> instead of a filename to read/write from stdin/stdout.
+
+=head2 tgz-in
+
+ tgz-in (tarball|-) directory
+
+This command uploads and unpacks local file C<tarball> (a
+I<gzip compressed> tar file) into C<directory>.
+
+To upload an uncompressed tarball, use C<tar_in>.
+
+Use C<-> instead of a filename to read/write from stdin/stdout.
+
+=head2 tgz-out
+
+ tgz-out directory (tarball|-)
+
+This command packs the contents of C<directory> and downloads
+it to local file C<tarball>.
+
+To download an uncompressed tarball, use C<tar_out>.
+
+Use C<-> instead of a filename to read/write from stdin/stdout.
+
 =head2 touch
 
  touch path
@@ -803,9 +931,22 @@ 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,...
+ vgcreate volgroup 'physvols ...'
 
 This creates an LVM volume group called C<volgroup>
 from the non-empty list of physical volumes C<physvols>.