Generated code for debug command.

[libguestfs.git] / guestfish.pod

diff --git a/guestfish.pod b/guestfish.pod
index d5a7e5a..9dadc94 100644 (file)
--- a/guestfish.pod
+++ b/guestfish.pod
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Create a new C</etc/motd> file in a guest:
  add disk.img
  run
  mount /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 /
  add disk.img
  run
  mount /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 /

- upload new_motd /etc/motd
+ write_file /etc/motd "Hello users" 0

  _EOF_
 
 List the LVs in a guest:
  _EOF_
 
 List the LVs in a guest:


@@ -156,6 +156,22 @@ The only exception is that if the C<-m> or C<--mount> option was
 given, the guest is automatically run for you (simply because
 guestfish can't mount the disks you asked for without doing this).
 
 given, the guest is automatically run for you (simply because
 guestfish can't mount the disks you asked for without doing this).
 

+=head1 QUOTING
+
+You can quote ordinary parameters using either single or double
+quotes.  For example:
+
+ add "file with a space.img"
+
+ rm '/file name'
+
+ rm '/"'
+
+A few commands require a list of strings to be passed.  For these, use
+a space-separated list, enclosed in quotes.  For example:
+
+ vgcreate VG "/dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1"
+

 =head1 COMMANDS
 
 =head2 help
 =head1 COMMANDS
 
 =head2 help


@@ -183,14 +199,10 @@ Size can be specified (where C<nn> means a number):
 
 =over 4
 
 
 =over 4
 

-=item C<nn>
+=item C<nn> or C<nn>K or C<nn>KB

 
 number of kilobytes, eg: C<1440> = standard 3.5in floppy
 
 
 number of kilobytes, eg: C<1440> = standard 3.5in floppy
 

-=item C<nn>K or C<nn>KB
-
-number of kilobytes
-

 =item C<nn>M or C<nn>MB
 
 number of megabytes
 =item C<nn>M or C<nn>MB
 
 number of megabytes


@@ -221,6 +233,17 @@ same effect as using the B<-v> option.
 Set the path that guestfish uses to search for kernel and initrd.img.
 See the discussion of paths in L<guestfs(3)>.
 
 Set the path that guestfish uses to search for kernel and initrd.img.
 See the discussion of paths in L<guestfs(3)>.
 

+=item LIBGUESTFS_QEMU
+
+Set the default qemu binary that libguestfs uses.  If not set, then
+the qemu which was found at compile time by the configure script is
+used.
+
+=item HOME
+
+If compiled with GNU readline support, then the command history
+is saved in C<$HOME/.guestfish>
+

 =back
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO
 =back
 
 =head1 SEE ALSO