* You can also override this by setting the
* "LIBGUESTFS_QEMU" environment variable.
*
- * The string "qemu" is stashed in the libguestfs handle,
- * so the caller must make sure it remains valid for the
- * lifetime of the handle.
- *
* Setting "qemu" to "NULL" restores the default qemu
* binary.
*
* The default is "$libdir/guestfs" unless overridden by
* setting "LIBGUESTFS_PATH" environment variable.
*
- * The string "path" is stashed in the libguestfs handle,
- * so the caller must make sure it remains valid for the
- * lifetime of the handle.
- *
* Setting "path" to "NULL" restores the default path.
*
* @throws LibGuestFSException
throws LibGuestFSException;
/**
+ * add options to kernel command line
+ *
+ * This function is used to add additional options to the
+ * guest kernel command line.
+ *
+ * The default is "NULL" unless overridden by setting
+ * "LIBGUESTFS_APPEND" environment variable.
+ *
+ * Setting "append" to "NULL" means *no* additional options
+ * are passed (libguestfs always adds a few of its own).
+ *
+ * @throws LibGuestFSException
+ */
+ public void set_append (String append)
+ throws LibGuestFSException
+ {
+ if (g == 0)
+ throw new LibGuestFSException ("set_append: handle is closed");
+ _set_append (g, append);
+ }
+ private native void _set_append (long g, String append)
+ throws LibGuestFSException;
+
+ /**
+ * get the additional kernel options
+ *
+ * Return the additional kernel options which are added to
+ * the guest kernel command line.
+ *
+ * If "NULL" then no options are added.
+ *
+ * @throws LibGuestFSException
+ */
+ public String get_append ()
+ throws LibGuestFSException
+ {
+ if (g == 0)
+ throw new LibGuestFSException ("get_append: handle is closed");
+ return _get_append (g);
+ }
+ private native String _get_append (long g)
+ throws LibGuestFSException;
+
+ /**
* set autosync mode
*
* If "autosync" is true, this enables autosync. Libguestfs
throws LibGuestFSException;
/**
+ * leave the busy state
+ *
+ * This sets the state to "READY", or if in "CONFIG" then
+ * it leaves the state as is. This is only used when
+ * implementing actions using the low-level API.
+ *
+ * For more information on states, see guestfs(3).
+ *
+ * @throws LibGuestFSException
+ */
+ public void end_busy ()
+ throws LibGuestFSException
+ {
+ if (g == 0)
+ throw new LibGuestFSException ("end_busy: handle is closed");
+ _end_busy (g);
+ }
+ private native void _end_busy (long g)
+ throws LibGuestFSException;
+
+ /**
* mount a guest disk at a position in the filesystem
*
* Mount a guest disk at a position in the filesystem.
* make a filesystem
*
* This creates a filesystem on "device" (usually a
- * partition of LVM logical volume). The filesystem type is
+ * partition or LVM logical volume). The filesystem type is
* "fstype", for example "ext3".
*
* @throws LibGuestFSException
* calculated using "strlen" (so in this case the content
* cannot contain embedded ASCII NULs).
*
+ * *NB.* Owing to a bug, writing content containing ASCII
+ * NUL characters does *not* work, even if the length is
+ * specified. We hope to resolve this bug in a future
+ * version. In the meantime use "g.upload".
+ *
* Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer
* limit of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB. To transfer
* large files you should use FTP.
* Subsequent elements are parameters. The list must be
* non-empty (ie. must contain a program name).
*
+ * The return value is anything printed to *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 *stderr* from the command.
+ *
* The $PATH environment variable will contain at least
* "/usr/bin" and "/bin". If you require a program from
* another location, you should provide the full path in
* ensure 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.
+ *
* @throws LibGuestFSException
*/
public String command (String[] arguments)
* This is the same as "g.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.
+ *
* @throws LibGuestFSException
*/
public String[] command_lines (String[] arguments)
private native void _drop_caches (long g, int whattodrop)
throws LibGuestFSException;
+ /**
+ * return kernel messages
+ *
+ * This returns the kernel messages ("dmesg" output) from
+ * the guest kernel. This is sometimes useful for extended
+ * debugging of problems.
+ *
+ * Another way to get the same information is to enable
+ * verbose messages with "g.set_verbose" or by setting the
+ * environment variable "LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1" before running
+ * the program.
+ *
+ * @throws LibGuestFSException
+ */
+ public String dmesg ()
+ throws LibGuestFSException
+ {
+ if (g == 0)
+ throw new LibGuestFSException ("dmesg: handle is closed");
+ return _dmesg (g);
+ }
+ private native String _dmesg (long g)
+ throws LibGuestFSException;
+
+ /**
+ * ping the guest daemon
+ *
+ * This is a test probe into the guestfs daemon running
+ * inside the qemu subprocess. Calling this function checks
+ * that the daemon responds to the ping message, without
+ * affecting the daemon or attached block device(s) in any
+ * other way.
+ *
+ * @throws LibGuestFSException
+ */
+ public void ping_daemon ()
+ throws LibGuestFSException
+ {
+ if (g == 0)
+ throw new LibGuestFSException ("ping_daemon: handle is closed");
+ _ping_daemon (g);
+ }
+ private native void _ping_daemon (long g)
+ throws LibGuestFSException;
+
+ /**
+ * test if two files have equal contents
+ *
+ * This compares the two files "file1" and "file2" and
+ * returns true if their content is exactly equal, or false
+ * otherwise.
+ *
+ * The external cmp(1) program is used for the comparison.
+ *
+ * @throws LibGuestFSException
+ */
+ public boolean equal (String file1, String file2)
+ throws LibGuestFSException
+ {
+ if (g == 0)
+ throw new LibGuestFSException ("equal: handle is closed");
+ return _equal (g, file1, file2);
+ }
+ private native boolean _equal (long g, String file1, String file2)
+ throws LibGuestFSException;
+
+ /**
+ * print the printable strings in a file
+ *
+ * This runs the strings(1) command on a file and returns
+ * the list of printable strings found.
+ *
+ * Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer
+ * limit of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB. To transfer
+ * large files you should use FTP.
+ *
+ * @throws LibGuestFSException
+ */
+ public String[] strings (String path)
+ throws LibGuestFSException
+ {
+ if (g == 0)
+ throw new LibGuestFSException ("strings: handle is closed");
+ return _strings (g, path);
+ }
+ private native String[] _strings (long g, String path)
+ throws LibGuestFSException;
+
+ /**
+ * print the printable strings in a file
+ *
+ * This is like the "g.strings" command, but allows you to
+ * specify the encoding.
+ *
+ * See the strings(1) manpage for the full list of
+ * encodings.
+ *
+ * Commonly useful encodings are "l" (lower case L) which
+ * will show strings inside Windows/x86 files.
+ *
+ * The returned strings are transcoded to UTF-8.
+ *
+ * Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer
+ * limit of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB. To transfer
+ * large files you should use FTP.
+ *
+ * @throws LibGuestFSException
+ */
+ public String[] strings_e (String encoding, String path)
+ throws LibGuestFSException
+ {
+ if (g == 0)
+ throw new LibGuestFSException ("strings_e: handle is closed");
+ return _strings_e (g, encoding, path);
+ }
+ private native String[] _strings_e (long g, String encoding, String path)
+ throws LibGuestFSException;
+
+ /**
+ * dump a file in hexadecimal
+ *
+ * This runs "hexdump -C" on the given "path". The result
+ * is the human-readable, canonical hex dump of the file.
+ *
+ * Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer
+ * limit of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB. To transfer
+ * large files you should use FTP.
+ *
+ * @throws LibGuestFSException
+ */
+ public String hexdump (String path)
+ throws LibGuestFSException
+ {
+ if (g == 0)
+ throw new LibGuestFSException ("hexdump: handle is closed");
+ return _hexdump (g, path);
+ }
+ private native String _hexdump (long g, String path)
+ throws LibGuestFSException;
+
}
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