Add 'df' and 'df-h' commands.

[libguestfs.git] / guestfish-actions.pod

diff --git a/guestfish-actions.pod b/guestfish-actions.pod
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--- a/guestfish-actions.pod
+++ b/guestfish-actions.pod
@@ -705,6 +705,33 @@ See that manual page for more details.
 This command installs GRUB (the Grand Unified Bootloader) on
 C<device>, with the root directory being C<root>.
 
+=head2 head
+
+ head path
+
+This command returns up to the first 10 lines of a file as
+a list of strings.
+
+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 head-n
+
+ head-n nrlines path
+
+If the parameter C<nrlines> is a positive number, this returns the first
+C<nrlines> lines of the file C<path>.
+
+If the parameter C<nrlines> is a negative number, this returns lines
+from the file C<path>, excluding the last C<nrlines> lines.
+
+If the parameter C<nrlines> is zero, this returns an empty list.
+
+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 hexdump
 
  hexdump path
@@ -913,15 +940,18 @@ as necessary.  This is like the C<mkdir -p> shell command.
 
 This command creates a temporary directory.  The
 C<template> parameter should be a full pathname for the
-temporary directory with the six characters being
+temporary directory name with the final six characters being
 "XXXXXX".
 
-For example: "/tmp/tmpXXXXXX" or "/Temp/tmpXXXXXX",
-the second one being suitable for Windows.
+For example: "/tmp/myprogXXXXXX" or "/Temp/myprogXXXXXX",
+the second one being suitable for Windows filesystems.
 
 The name of the temporary directory that was created
 is returned.
 
+The temporary directory is created with mode 0700
+and is owned by root.
+
 The caller is responsible for deleting the temporary
 directory and its contents after use.
 
@@ -1263,7 +1293,7 @@ can easily destroy all your data>.
 
 =head2 sfdisk-N
 
- sfdisk-N device n cyls heads sectors line
+ sfdisk-N device partnum cyls heads sectors line
 
 This runs L<sfdisk(8)> option to modify just the single
 partition C<n> (note: C<n> counts from 1).
@@ -1392,6 +1422,33 @@ underlying disk image.
 You should always call this if you have modified a disk image, before
 closing the handle.
 
+=head2 tail
+
+ tail path
+
+This command returns up to the last 10 lines of a file as
+a list of strings.
+
+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 tail-n
+
+ tail-n nrlines path
+
+If the parameter C<nrlines> is a positive number, this returns the last
+C<nrlines> lines of the file C<path>.
+
+If the parameter C<nrlines> is a negative number, this returns lines
+from the file C<path>, starting with the C<-nrlines>th line.
+
+If the parameter C<nrlines> is zero, this returns an empty list.
+
+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 tar-in
 
  tar-in (tarfile|-) directory
@@ -1547,6 +1604,27 @@ See also C<vgs-full>.
 List all the volumes groups detected.  This is the equivalent
 of the L<vgs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
 
+=head2 wc-c
+
+ wc-c path
+
+This command counts the characters in a file, using the
+C<wc -c> external command.
+
+=head2 wc-l
+
+ wc-l path
+
+This command counts the lines in a file, using the
+C<wc -l> external command.
+
+=head2 wc-w
+
+ wc-w path
+
+This command counts the words in a file, using the
+C<wc -w> external command.
+
 =head2 write-file
 
  write-file path content size