Generated code for debug command.

[libguestfs.git] / guestfish.pod

diff --git a/guestfish.pod b/guestfish.pod
index e3e9c14..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


@@ -170,18 +186,6 @@ parameter, this displays detailed help for a command.
 
 This exits guestfish.  You can also use C<^D> key.
 
 
 This exits guestfish.  You can also use C<^D> key.
 

-=head2 add | drive | add-drive
-
- add filename
-
-This adds a block device to be examined or modified.
-
-=head2 cdrom | add-cdrom
-
- cdrom iso-file
-
-This adds a CD-ROM device to be examined.
-

 =head2 alloc | allocate
 
  alloc filename size
 =head2 alloc | allocate
 
  alloc filename size


@@ -195,14 +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


@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@ number of 512 byte sectors
 
 =back
 
 
 =back
 

-=head2 launch | run
-
-Launch the guest so that you can issue other commands (see below).
-

 @ACTIONS@
 
 =head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
 @ACTIONS@
 
 =head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES


@@ -237,6 +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