Subsequent elements are parameters. The list must be
non-empty (ie. must contain a program name).
+The return value is anything printed to I<stdout> by
+the command.
+
+If the command returns a non-zero exit status, then
+this function returns an error message. The error message
+string is the content of I<stderr> from the command.
+
The C<$PATH> environment variable will contain at least
C</usr/bin> and C</bin>. If you require a program from
another location, you should provide the full path in the
all filesystems that are needed are mounted at the right
locations.
+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 command-lines
command-lines 'arguments ...'
This is the same as C<command>, but splits the
result into a list of lines.
+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 config
config qemuparam qemuvalue
This automatically calls L<sync(2)> before the operation,
so that the maximum guest memory is freed.
+=head2 e2fsck-f
+
+ e2fsck-f device
+
+This runs C<e2fsck -p -f device>, ie. runs the ext2/ext3
+filesystem checker on C<device>, noninteractively (C<-p>),
+even if the filesystem appears to be clean (C<-f>).
+
+This command is only needed because of C<resize2fs>
+(q.v.). Normally you should use C<fsck>.
+
=head2 equal
equal file1 file2
particular that the filename is not prepended to the output
(the C<-b> option).
+=head2 find
+
+ find directory
+
+This command lists out all files and directories, recursively,
+starting at C<directory>. It is essentially equivalent to
+running the shell command C<find directory -print> but some
+post-processing happens on the output, described below.
+
+This returns a list of strings I<without any prefix>. Thus
+if the directory structure was:
+
+ /tmp/a
+ /tmp/b
+ /tmp/c/d
+
+then the returned list from C<find> C</tmp> would be
+4 elements:
+
+ a
+ b
+ c
+ c/d
+
+If C<directory> is not a directory, then this command returns
+an error.
+
+The returned list is sorted.
+
=head2 fsck
fsck fstype device
This command is entirely equivalent to running C<fsck -a -t fstype device>.
+=head2 get-append
+
+ get-append
+
+Return the additional kernel options which are added to the
+guest kernel command line.
+
+If C<NULL> then no options are added.
+
=head2 get-autosync
get-autosync
You can also remove all LVs in a volume group by specifying
the VG name, C</dev/VG>.
+=head2 lvresize
+
+ lvresize device mbytes
+
+This resizes (expands or shrinks) an existing LVM logical
+volume to C<mbytes>. When reducing, data in the reduced part
+is lost.
+
=head2 lvs
lvs
wipe physical volumes that contain any volume groups, so you have
to remove those first.
+=head2 pvresize
+
+ pvresize device
+
+This resizes (expands or shrinks) an existing LVM physical
+volume to match the new size of the underlying device.
+
=head2 pvs
pvs
as end of line). For those you need to use the C<read-file>
function which has a more complex interface.
+=head2 resize2fs
+
+ resize2fs device
+
+This resizes an ext2 or ext3 filesystem to match the size of
+the underlying device.
+
+I<Note:> It is sometimes required that you run C<e2fsck-f>
+on the C<device> before calling this command. For unknown reasons
+C<resize2fs> sometimes gives an error about this and sometimes not.
+In any case, it is always safe to call C<e2fsck-f> before
+calling this function.
+
=head2 rm
rm path
Remove the single directory C<path>.
+=head2 set-append | append
+
+ set-append append
+
+This function is used to add additional options to the
+guest kernel command line.
+
+The default is C<NULL> unless overridden by setting
+C<LIBGUESTFS_APPEND> environment variable.
+
+Setting C<append> to C<NULL> means I<no> additional options
+are passed (libguestfs always adds a few of its own).
+
=head2 set-autosync | autosync
set-autosync true|false
The default is C<$libdir/guestfs> unless overridden by setting
C<LIBGUESTFS_PATH> environment variable.
-The string C<path> is stashed in the libguestfs handle, so the caller
-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
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
pass C<lines> as a single element list, when the single element being
the string C<,> (comma).
+See also: C<sfdisk-l>, C<sfdisk-N>
+
B<This command is dangerous. Without careful use you
can easily destroy all your data>.
+=head2 sfdisk-N
+
+ sfdisk-N device n cyls heads sectors line
+
+This runs L<sfdisk(8)> option to modify just the single
+partition C<n> (note: C<n> counts from 1).
+
+For other parameters, see C<sfdisk>. You should usually
+pass C<0> for the cyls/heads/sectors parameters.
+
+B<This command is dangerous. Without careful use you
+can easily destroy all your data>.
+
+=head2 sfdisk-disk-geometry
+
+ sfdisk-disk-geometry device
+
+This displays the disk geometry of C<device> read from the
+partition table. Especially in the case where the underlying
+block device has been resized, this can be different from the
+kernel's idea of the geometry (see C<sfdisk-kernel-geometry>).
+
+The result is in human-readable format, and not designed to
+be parsed.
+
+=head2 sfdisk-kernel-geometry
+
+ sfdisk-kernel-geometry device
+
+This displays the kernel's idea of the geometry of C<device>.
+
+The result is in human-readable format, and not designed to
+be parsed.
+
+=head2 sfdisk-l
+
+ sfdisk-l device
+
+This displays the partition table on C<device>, in the
+human-readable output of the L<sfdisk(8)> command. It is
+not intended to be parsed.
+
=head2 stat
stat path
Use C<-> instead of a filename to read/write from stdin/stdout.
+=head2 vg-activate
+
+ vg-activate true|false 'volgroups ...'
+
+This command activates or (if C<activate> is false) deactivates
+all logical volumes in the listed volume groups C<volgroups>.
+If activated, then they are made known to the
+kernel, ie. they appear as C</dev/mapper> devices. If deactivated,
+then those devices disappear.
+
+This command is the same as running C<vgchange -a y|n volgroups...>
+
+Note that if C<volgroups> is an empty list then B<all> volume groups
+are activated or deactivated.
+
+=head2 vg-activate-all
+
+ vg-activate-all true|false
+
+This command activates or (if C<activate> is false) deactivates
+all logical volumes in all volume groups.
+If activated, then they are made known to the
+kernel, ie. they appear as C</dev/mapper> devices. If deactivated,
+then those devices disappear.
+
+This command is the same as running C<vgchange -a y|n>
+
=head2 vgcreate
vgcreate volgroup 'physvols ...'
to securely wipe the device). It should be sufficient to remove
any partition tables, filesystem superblocks and so on.
+=head2 zerofree
+
+ zerofree device
+
+This runs the I<zerofree> program on C<device>. This program
+claims to zero unused inodes and disk blocks on an ext2/3
+filesystem, thus making it possible to compress the filesystem
+more effectively.
+
+You should B<not> run this program if the filesystem is
+mounted.
+
+It is possible that using this program can damage the filesystem
+or data on the filesystem.
+
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