Added notes to the 'fsck' command documentation.

[libguestfs.git] / guestfs-actions.pod

diff --git a/guestfs-actions.pod b/guestfs-actions.pod
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@@ -1,3 +1,374 @@
+=head2 guestfs_add_cdrom
+
+ int guestfs_add_cdrom (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *filename);
+
+This function adds a virtual CD-ROM disk image to the guest.
+
+This is equivalent to the qemu parameter C<-cdrom filename>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_add_drive
+
+ int guestfs_add_drive (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *filename);
+
+This function adds a virtual machine disk image C<filename> to the
+guest.  The first time you call this function, the disk appears as IDE
+disk 0 (C</dev/sda>) in the guest, the second time as C</dev/sdb>, and
+so on.
+
+You don't necessarily need to be root when using libguestfs.  However
+you obviously do need sufficient permissions to access the filename
+for whatever operations you want to perform (ie. read access if you
+just want to read the image or write access if you want to modify the
+image).
+
+This is equivalent to the qemu parameter C<-drive file=filename>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_close
+
+ int guestfs_aug_close (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Close the current Augeas handle and free up any resources
+used by it.  After calling this, you have to call
+C<guestfs_aug_init> again before you can use any other
+Augeas functions.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_defnode
+
+ struct guestfs_int_bool *guestfs_aug_defnode (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *name,
+               const char *expr,
+               const char *val);
+
+Defines a variable C<name> whose value is the result of
+evaluating C<expr>.
+
+If C<expr> evaluates to an empty nodeset, a node is created,
+equivalent to calling C<guestfs_aug_set> C<expr>, C<value>.
+C<name> will be the nodeset containing that single node.
+
+On success this returns a pair containing the
+number of nodes in the nodeset, and a boolean flag
+if a node was created.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_int_bool *>,
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_int_bool> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_defvar
+
+ int guestfs_aug_defvar (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *name,
+               const char *expr);
+
+Defines an Augeas variable C<name> whose value is the result
+of evaluating C<expr>.  If C<expr> is NULL, then C<name> is
+undefined.
+
+On success this returns the number of nodes in C<expr>, or
+C<0> if C<expr> evaluates to something which is not a nodeset.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_get
+
+ char *guestfs_aug_get (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Look up the value associated with C<path>.  If C<path>
+matches exactly one node, the C<value> is returned.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_init
+
+ int guestfs_aug_init (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *root,
+               int flags);
+
+Create a new Augeas handle for editing configuration files.
+If there was any previous Augeas handle associated with this
+guestfs session, then it is closed.
+
+You must call this before using any other C<guestfs_aug_*>
+commands.
+
+C<root> is the filesystem root.  C<root> must not be NULL,
+use C</> instead.
+
+The flags are the same as the flags defined in
+E<lt>augeas.hE<gt>, the logical I<or> of the following
+integers:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item C<AUG_SAVE_BACKUP> = 1
+
+Keep the original file with a C<.augsave> extension.
+
+=item C<AUG_SAVE_NEWFILE> = 2
+
+Save changes into a file with extension C<.augnew>, and
+do not overwrite original.  Overrides C<AUG_SAVE_BACKUP>.
+
+=item C<AUG_TYPE_CHECK> = 4
+
+Typecheck lenses (can be expensive).
+
+=item C<AUG_NO_STDINC> = 8
+
+Do not use standard load path for modules.
+
+=item C<AUG_SAVE_NOOP> = 16
+
+Make save a no-op, just record what would have been changed.
+
+=item C<AUG_NO_LOAD> = 32
+
+Do not load the tree in C<guestfs_aug_init>.
+
+=back
+
+To close the handle, you can call C<guestfs_aug_close>.
+
+To find out more about Augeas, see L<http://augeas.net/>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_insert
+
+ int guestfs_aug_insert (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path,
+               const char *label,
+               int before);
+
+Create a new sibling C<label> for C<path>, inserting it into
+the tree before or after C<path> (depending on the boolean
+flag C<before>).
+
+C<path> must match exactly one existing node in the tree, and
+C<label> must be a label, ie. not contain C</>, C<*> or end
+with a bracketed index C<[N]>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_load
+
+ int guestfs_aug_load (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Load files into the tree.
+
+See C<aug_load> in the Augeas documentation for the full gory
+details.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_ls
+
+ char **guestfs_aug_ls (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+This is just a shortcut for listing C<guestfs_aug_match>
+C<path/*> and sorting the resulting nodes into alphabetical order.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_match
+
+ char **guestfs_aug_match (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Returns a list of paths which match the path expression C<path>.
+The returned paths are sufficiently qualified so that they match
+exactly one node in the current tree.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_mv
+
+ int guestfs_aug_mv (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *src,
+               const char *dest);
+
+Move the node C<src> to C<dest>.  C<src> must match exactly
+one node.  C<dest> is overwritten if it exists.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_rm
+
+ int guestfs_aug_rm (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Remove C<path> and all of its children.
+
+On success this returns the number of entries which were removed.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_save
+
+ int guestfs_aug_save (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This writes all pending changes to disk.
+
+The flags which were passed to C<guestfs_aug_init> affect exactly
+how files are saved.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_set
+
+ int guestfs_aug_set (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path,
+               const char *val);
+
+Set the value associated with C<path> to C<value>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_flushbufs
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_flushbufs (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This tells the kernel to flush internal buffers associated
+with C<device>.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_getbsz
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_getbsz (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This returns the block size of a device.
+
+(Note this is different from both I<size in blocks> and
+I<filesystem block size>).
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_getro
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_getro (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+Returns a boolean indicating if the block device is read-only
+(true if read-only, false if not).
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_getsize64
+
+ int64_t guestfs_blockdev_getsize64 (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This returns the size of the device in bytes.
+
+See also C<guestfs_blockdev_getsz>.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_getss
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_getss (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This returns the size of sectors on a block device.
+Usually 512, but can be larger for modern devices.
+
+(Note, this is not the size in sectors, use C<guestfs_blockdev_getsz>
+for that).
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_getsz
+
+ int64_t guestfs_blockdev_getsz (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This returns the size of the device in units of 512-byte sectors
+(even if the sectorsize isn't 512 bytes ... weird).
+
+See also C<guestfs_blockdev_getss> for the real sector size of
+the device, and C<guestfs_blockdev_getsize64> for the more
+useful I<size in bytes>.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_rereadpt
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_rereadpt (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+Reread the partition table on C<device>.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_setbsz
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_setbsz (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device,
+               int blocksize);
+
+This sets the block size of a device.
+
+(Note this is different from both I<size in blocks> and
+I<filesystem block size>).
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_setro
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_setro (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+Sets the block device named C<device> to read-only.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_setrw
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_setrw (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+Sets the block device named C<device> to read-write.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+

 =head2 guestfs_cat
 
  char *guestfs_cat (guestfs_h *handle,
 =head2 guestfs_cat
 
  char *guestfs_cat (guestfs_h *handle,


@@ -5,13 +376,438 @@
 
 Return the contents of the file named C<path>.
 
 
 Return the contents of the file named C<path>.
 

-This function returns a string or NULL on error.  The caller
-must free the returned string after use.
+Note that this function cannot correctly handle binary files
+(specifically, files containing C<\0> character which is treated
+as end of string).  For those you need to use the C<guestfs_download>
+function which has a more complex interface.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.

 
 Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer limit 
 of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB.  To transfer large files you should use
 FTP.
 
 
 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 guestfs_checksum
+
+ char *guestfs_checksum (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *csumtype,
+               const char *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.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_chmod
+
+ int guestfs_chmod (guestfs_h *handle,
+               int mode,
+               const char *path);
+
+Change the mode (permissions) of C<path> to C<mode>.  Only
+numeric modes are supported.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_chown
+
+ int guestfs_chown (guestfs_h *handle,
+               int owner,
+               int group,
+               const char *path);
+
+Change the file owner to C<owner> and group to C<group>.
+
+Only numeric uid and gid are supported.  If you want to use
+names, you will need to locate and parse the password file
+yourself (Augeas support makes this relatively easy).
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_command
+
+ char *guestfs_command (guestfs_h *handle,
+               char * const* const arguments);
+
+This call runs a command from the guest filesystem.  The
+filesystem must be mounted, and must contain a compatible
+operating system (ie. something Linux, with the same
+or compatible processor architecture).
+
+The single parameter is an argv-style list of arguments.
+The first element is the name of the program to run.
+Subsequent elements are parameters.  The list must be
+non-empty (ie. must contain a program name).
+
+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
+first parameter.
+
+Shared libraries and data files required by the program
+must be available on filesystems which are mounted in the
+correct places.  It is the caller's responsibility to ensure
+all filesystems that are needed are mounted at the right
+locations.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_command_lines
+
+ char **guestfs_command_lines (guestfs_h *handle,
+               char * const* const arguments);
+
+This is the same as C<guestfs_command>, but splits the
+result into a list of lines.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_config
+
+ int guestfs_config (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *qemuparam,
+               const char *qemuvalue);
+
+This can be used to add arbitrary qemu command line parameters
+of the form C<-param value>.  Actually it's not quite arbitrary - we
+prevent you from setting some parameters which would interfere with
+parameters that we use.
+
+The first character of C<param> string must be a C<-> (dash).
+
+C<value> can be NULL.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_debug
+
+ char *guestfs_debug (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *subcmd,
+               char * const* const extraargs);
+
+The C<guestfs_debug> command exposes some internals of
+C<guestfsd> (the guestfs daemon) that runs inside the
+qemu subprocess.
+
+There is no comprehensive help for this command.  You have
+to look at the file C<daemon/debug.c> in the libguestfs source
+to find out what you can do.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_download
+
+ int guestfs_download (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *remotefilename,
+               const char *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<guestfs_upload>, C<guestfs_cat>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_exists
+
+ int guestfs_exists (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+This returns C<true> if and only if there is a file, directory
+(or anything) with the given C<path> name.
+
+See also C<guestfs_is_file>, C<guestfs_is_dir>, C<guestfs_stat>.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_file
+
+ char *guestfs_file (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+This call uses the standard L<file(1)> command to determine
+the type or contents of the file.  This also works on devices,
+for example to find out whether a partition contains a filesystem.
+
+The exact command which runs is C<file -bsL path>.  Note in
+particular that the filename is not prepended to the output
+(the C<-b> option).
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_fsck
+
+ int guestfs_fsck (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *fstype,
+               const char *device);
+
+This runs the filesystem checker (fsck) on C<device> which
+should have filesystem type C<fstype>.
+
+The returned integer is the status.  See L<fsck(8)> for the
+list of status codes from C<fsck>.
+
+Notes:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+Multiple status codes can be summed together.
+
+=item *
+
+A non-zero return code can mean "success", for example if
+errors have been corrected on the filesystem.
+
+=item *
+
+Checking or repairing NTFS volumes is not supported
+(by linux-ntfs).
+
+=back
+
+This command is entirely equivalent to running C<fsck -a -t fstype device>.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_autosync
+
+ int guestfs_get_autosync (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Get the autosync flag.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_e2label
+
+ char *guestfs_get_e2label (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This returns the ext2/3/4 filesystem label of the filesystem on
+C<device>.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_e2uuid
+
+ char *guestfs_get_e2uuid (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This returns the ext2/3/4 filesystem UUID of the filesystem on
+C<device>.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_path
+
+ const char *guestfs_get_path (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Return the current search path.
+
+This is always non-NULL.  If it wasn't set already, then this will
+return the default path.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+The string is owned by the guest handle and must I<not> be freed.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_qemu
+
+ const char *guestfs_get_qemu (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+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.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+The string is owned by the guest handle and must I<not> be freed.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_state
+
+ int guestfs_get_state (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns the current state as an opaque integer.  This is
+only useful for printing debug and internal error messages.
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_verbose
+
+ int guestfs_get_verbose (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns the verbose messages flag.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_is_busy
+
+ int guestfs_is_busy (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns true iff this handle is busy processing a command
+(in the C<BUSY> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_is_config
+
+ int guestfs_is_config (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns true iff this handle is being configured
+(in the C<CONFIG> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_is_dir
+
+ int guestfs_is_dir (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+This returns C<true> if and only if there is a directory
+with the given C<path> name.  Note that it returns false for
+other objects like files.
+
+See also C<guestfs_stat>.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_is_file
+
+ int guestfs_is_file (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+This returns C<true> if and only if there is a file
+with the given C<path> name.  Note that it returns false for
+other objects like directories.
+
+See also C<guestfs_stat>.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_is_launching
+
+ int guestfs_is_launching (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns true iff this handle is launching the subprocess
+(in the C<LAUNCHING> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_is_ready
+
+ int guestfs_is_ready (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns true iff this handle is ready to accept commands
+(in the C<READY> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_kill_subprocess
+
+ int guestfs_kill_subprocess (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This kills the qemu subprocess.  You should never need to call this.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_launch
+
+ int guestfs_launch (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Internally libguestfs is implemented by running a virtual machine
+using L<qemu(1)>.
+
+You should call this after configuring the handle
+(eg. adding drives) but before performing any actions.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_list_devices
+
+ char **guestfs_list_devices (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the block devices.
+
+The full block device names are returned, eg. C</dev/sda>
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_list_partitions
+
+ char **guestfs_list_partitions (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the partitions detected on all block devices.
+
+The full partition device names are returned, eg. C</dev/sda1>
+
+This does not return logical volumes.  For that you will need to
+call C<guestfs_lvs>.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+

 =head2 guestfs_ll
 
  char *guestfs_ll (guestfs_h *handle,
 =head2 guestfs_ll
 
  char *guestfs_ll (guestfs_h *handle,


@@ -23,8 +819,8 @@ there is no cwd) in the format of 'ls -la'.
 This command is mostly useful for interactive sessions.  It
 is I<not> intended that you try to parse the output string.
 
 This command is mostly useful for interactive sessions.  It
 is I<not> intended that you try to parse the output string.
 

-This function returns a string or NULL on error.  The caller
-must free the returned string after use.
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.

 
 =head2 guestfs_ls
 
 
 =head2 guestfs_ls
 


@@ -35,12 +831,126 @@ List the files in C<directory> (relative to the root directory,
 there is no cwd).  The '.' and '..' entries are not returned, but
 hidden files are shown.
 
 there is no cwd).  The '.' and '..' entries are not returned, but
 hidden files are shown.
 

-This command is mostly useful for interactive sessions.
+This command is mostly useful for interactive sessions.  Programs
+should probably use C<guestfs_readdir> instead.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lstat
+
+ struct guestfs_stat *guestfs_lstat (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Returns file information for the given C<path>.
+
+This is the same as C<guestfs_stat> except that if C<path>
+is a symbolic link, then the link is stat-ed, not the file it
+refers to.
+
+This is the same as the C<lstat(2)> system call.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_stat *>
+(see L<stat(2)> and E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<free> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lvcreate
+
+ int guestfs_lvcreate (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *logvol,
+               const char *volgroup,
+               int mbytes);
+
+This creates an LVM volume group called C<logvol>
+on the volume group C<volgroup>, with C<size> megabytes.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lvm_remove_all
+
+ int guestfs_lvm_remove_all (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This command removes all LVM logical volumes, volume groups
+and physical volumes.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+B<This command is dangerous.  Without careful use you
+can easily destroy all your data>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lvremove
+
+ int guestfs_lvremove (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+Remove an LVM logical volume C<device>, where C<device> is
+the path to the LV, such as C</dev/VG/LV>.
+
+You can also remove all LVs in a volume group by specifying
+the VG name, C</dev/VG>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lvs
+
+ char **guestfs_lvs (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the logical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<lvs(8)> command.
+
+This returns a list of the logical volume device names
+(eg. C</dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00>).
+
+See also C<guestfs_lvs_full>.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lvs_full
+
+ struct guestfs_lvm_lv_list *guestfs_lvs_full (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the logical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<lvs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_lv_list *>
+(see E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_lv_list> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mkdir
+
+ int guestfs_mkdir (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Create a directory named C<path>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mkdir_p
+
+ int guestfs_mkdir_p (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Create a directory named C<path>, creating any parent directories
+as necessary.  This is like the C<mkdir -p> shell command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mkfs

 
 

-This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
-(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+ int guestfs_mkfs (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *fstype,
+               const char *device);

 
 

-The caller must free the strings I<and> the array after use.
+This creates a filesystem on C<device> (usually a partition
+of LVM logical volume).  The filesystem type is C<fstype>, for
+example C<ext3>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.

 
 =head2 guestfs_mount
 
 
 =head2 guestfs_mount
 


@@ -67,6 +977,339 @@ call, in order to improve reliability.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 

+=head2 guestfs_mount_options
+
+ int guestfs_mount_options (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *options,
+               const char *device,
+               const char *mountpoint);
+
+This is the same as the C<guestfs_mount> command, but it
+allows you to set the mount options as for the
+L<mount(8)> I<-o> flag.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mount_ro
+
+ int guestfs_mount_ro (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device,
+               const char *mountpoint);
+
+This is the same as the C<guestfs_mount> command, but it
+mounts the filesystem with the read-only (I<-o ro>) flag.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mount_vfs
+
+ int guestfs_mount_vfs (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *options,
+               const char *vfstype,
+               const char *device,
+               const char *mountpoint);
+
+This is the same as the C<guestfs_mount> command, but it
+allows you to set both the mount options and the vfstype
+as for the L<mount(8)> I<-o> and I<-t> flags.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mounts
+
+ char **guestfs_mounts (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns the list of currently mounted filesystems.  It returns
+the list of devices (eg. C</dev/sda1>, C</dev/VG/LV>).
+
+Some internal mounts are not shown.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_pvcreate
+
+ int guestfs_pvcreate (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This creates an LVM physical volume on the named C<device>,
+where C<device> should usually be a partition name such
+as C</dev/sda1>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_pvremove
+
+ int guestfs_pvremove (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This wipes a physical volume C<device> so that LVM will no longer
+recognise it.
+
+The implementation uses the C<pvremove> command which refuses to
+wipe physical volumes that contain any volume groups, so you have
+to remove those first.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_pvs
+
+ char **guestfs_pvs (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the physical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<pvs(8)> command.
+
+This returns a list of just the device names that contain
+PVs (eg. C</dev/sda2>).
+
+See also C<guestfs_pvs_full>.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_pvs_full
+
+ struct guestfs_lvm_pv_list *guestfs_pvs_full (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the physical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<pvs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_pv_list *>
+(see E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_pv_list> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_read_lines
+
+ char **guestfs_read_lines (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Return the contents of the file named C<path>.
+
+The file contents are returned as a list of lines.  Trailing
+C<LF> and C<CRLF> character sequences are I<not> returned.
+
+Note that this function cannot correctly handle binary files
+(specifically, files containing C<\0> character which is treated
+as end of line).  For those you need to use the C<guestfs_read_file>
+function which has a more complex interface.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_rm
+
+ int guestfs_rm (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Remove the single file C<path>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_rm_rf
+
+ int guestfs_rm_rf (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Remove the file or directory C<path>, recursively removing the
+contents if its a directory.  This is like the C<rm -rf> shell
+command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_rmdir
+
+ int guestfs_rmdir (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Remove the single directory C<path>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_set_autosync
+
+ int guestfs_set_autosync (guestfs_h *handle,
+               int autosync);
+
+If C<autosync> is true, this enables autosync.  Libguestfs will make a
+best effort attempt to run C<guestfs_umount_all> followed by
+C<guestfs_sync> when the handle is closed
+(also if the program exits without closing handles).
+
+This is disabled by default (except in guestfish where it is
+enabled by default).
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_set_busy
+
+ int guestfs_set_busy (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This sets the state to C<BUSY>.  This is only used when implementing
+actions using the low-level API.
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_set_e2label
+
+ int guestfs_set_e2label (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device,
+               const char *label);
+
+This sets the ext2/3/4 filesystem label of the filesystem on
+C<device> to C<label>.  Filesystem labels are limited to
+16 characters.
+
+You can use either C<guestfs_tune2fs_l> or C<guestfs_get_e2label>
+to return the existing label on a filesystem.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_set_e2uuid
+
+ int guestfs_set_e2uuid (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device,
+               const char *uuid);
+
+This sets the ext2/3/4 filesystem UUID of the filesystem on
+C<device> to C<uuid>.  The format of the UUID and alternatives
+such as C<clear>, C<random> and C<time> are described in the
+L<tune2fs(8)> manpage.
+
+You can use either C<guestfs_tune2fs_l> or C<guestfs_get_e2uuid>
+to return the existing UUID of a filesystem.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_set_path
+
+ int guestfs_set_path (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Set the path that libguestfs searches for kernel and initrd.img.
+
+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.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_set_qemu
+
+ int guestfs_set_qemu (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *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.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_set_ready
+
+ int guestfs_set_ready (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This sets the state to C<READY>.  This is only used when implementing
+actions using the low-level API.
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_set_verbose
+
+ int guestfs_set_verbose (guestfs_h *handle,
+               int verbose);
+
+If C<verbose> is true, this turns on verbose messages (to C<stderr>).
+
+Verbose messages are disabled unless the environment variable
+C<LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG> is defined and set to C<1>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_sfdisk
+
+ int guestfs_sfdisk (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device,
+               int cyls,
+               int heads,
+               int sectors,
+               char * const* const lines);
+
+This is a direct interface to the L<sfdisk(8)> program for creating
+partitions on block devices.
+
+C<device> should be a block device, for example C</dev/sda>.
+
+C<cyls>, C<heads> and C<sectors> are the number of cylinders, heads
+and sectors on the device, which are passed directly to sfdisk as
+the I<-C>, I<-H> and I<-S> parameters.  If you pass C<0> for any
+of these, then the corresponding parameter is omitted.  Usually for
+'large' disks, you can just pass C<0> for these, but for small
+(floppy-sized) disks, sfdisk (or rather, the kernel) cannot work
+out the right geometry and you will need to tell it.
+
+C<lines> is a list of lines that we feed to C<sfdisk>.  For more
+information refer to the L<sfdisk(8)> manpage.
+
+To create a single partition occupying the whole disk, you would
+pass C<lines> as a single element list, when the single element being
+the string C<,> (comma).
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+B<This command is dangerous.  Without careful use you
+can easily destroy all your data>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_stat
+
+ struct guestfs_stat *guestfs_stat (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Returns file information for the given C<path>.
+
+This is the same as the C<stat(2)> system call.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_stat *>
+(see L<stat(2)> and E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<free> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_statvfs
+
+ struct guestfs_statvfs *guestfs_statvfs (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path);
+
+Returns file system statistics for any mounted file system.
+C<path> should be a file or directory in the mounted file system
+(typically it is the mount point itself, but it doesn't need to be).
+
+This is the same as the C<statvfs(2)> system call.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_statvfs *>
+(see L<statvfs(2)> and E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<free> after use>.
+

 =head2 guestfs_sync
 
  int guestfs_sync (guestfs_h *handle);
 =head2 guestfs_sync
 
  int guestfs_sync (guestfs_h *handle);


@@ -75,7 +1318,59 @@ This syncs the disk, so that any writes are flushed through to the
 underlying disk image.
 
 You should always call this if you have modified a disk image, before
 underlying disk image.
 
 You should always call this if you have modified a disk image, before

-calling C<guestfs_close>.
+closing the handle.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_tar_in
+
+ int guestfs_tar_in (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *tarfile,
+               const char *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<guestfs_tgz_in>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_tar_out
+
+ int guestfs_tar_out (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *directory,
+               const char *tarfile);
+
+This command packs the contents of C<directory> and downloads
+it to local file C<tarfile>.
+
+To download a compressed tarball, use C<guestfs_tgz_out>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_tgz_in
+
+ int guestfs_tgz_in (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *tarball,
+               const char *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<guestfs_tar_in>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_tgz_out
+
+ int guestfs_tgz_out (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *directory,
+               const char *tarball);
+
+This command packs the contents of C<directory> and downloads
+it to local file C<tarball>.
+
+To download an uncompressed tarball, use C<guestfs_tar_out>.

 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 


@@ -90,3 +1385,155 @@ to create a new zero-length file.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 

+=head2 guestfs_tune2fs_l
+
+ char **guestfs_tune2fs_l (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This returns the contents of the ext2, ext3 or ext4 filesystem
+superblock on C<device>.
+
+It is the same as running C<tune2fs -l device>.  See L<tune2fs(8)>
+manpage for more details.  The list of fields returned isn't
+clearly defined, and depends on both the version of C<tune2fs>
+that libguestfs was built against, and the filesystem itself.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of
+strings, or NULL if there was an error.
+The array of strings will always have length C<2n+1>, where
+C<n> keys and values alternate, followed by the trailing NULL entry.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_umount
+
+ int guestfs_umount (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *pathordevice);
+
+This unmounts the given filesystem.  The filesystem may be
+specified either by its mountpoint (path) or the device which
+contains the filesystem.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_umount_all
+
+ int guestfs_umount_all (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This unmounts all mounted filesystems.
+
+Some internal mounts are not unmounted by this call.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_upload
+
+ int guestfs_upload (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *filename,
+               const char *remotefilename);
+
+Upload local file C<filename> to C<remotefilename> on the
+filesystem.
+
+C<filename> can also be a named pipe.
+
+See also C<guestfs_download>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_vgcreate
+
+ int guestfs_vgcreate (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *volgroup,
+               char * const* const physvols);
+
+This creates an LVM volume group called C<volgroup>
+from the non-empty list of physical volumes C<physvols>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_vgremove
+
+ int guestfs_vgremove (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *vgname);
+
+Remove an LVM volume group C<vgname>, (for example C<VG>).
+
+This also forcibly removes all logical volumes in the volume
+group (if any).
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_vgs
+
+ char **guestfs_vgs (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the volumes groups detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<vgs(8)> command.
+
+This returns a list of just the volume group names that were
+detected (eg. C<VolGroup00>).
+
+See also C<guestfs_vgs_full>.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_vgs_full
+
+ struct guestfs_lvm_vg_list *guestfs_vgs_full (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+List all the volumes groups detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<vgs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_vg_list *>
+(see E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_vg_list> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_wait_ready
+
+ int guestfs_wait_ready (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Internally libguestfs is implemented by running a virtual machine
+using L<qemu(1)>.
+
+You should call this after C<guestfs_launch> to wait for the launch
+to complete.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_write_file
+
+ int guestfs_write_file (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *path,
+               const char *content,
+               int size);
+
+This call creates a file called C<path>.  The contents of the
+file is the string C<content> (which can contain any 8 bit data),
+with length C<size>.
+
+As a special case, if C<size> is C<0>
+then the length is calculated using C<strlen> (so in this case
+the content cannot contain embedded ASCII NULs).
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+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 guestfs_zero
+
+ int guestfs_zero (guestfs_h *handle,
+               const char *device);
+
+This command writes zeroes over the first few blocks of C<device>.
+
+How many blocks are zeroed isn't specified (but it's I<not> enough
+to securely wipe the device).  It should be sufficient to remove
+any partition tables, filesystem superblocks and so on.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+