This automatically calls L<sync(2)> before the operation,
so that the maximum guest memory is freed.
+=item $sizekb = $h->du ($path);
+
+This command runs the C<du -s> command to estimate file space
+usage for C<path>.
+
+C<path> can be a file or a directory. If C<path> is a directory
+then the estimate includes the contents of the directory and all
+subdirectories (recursively).
+
+The result is the estimated size in I<kilobytes>
+(ie. units of 1024 bytes).
+
=item $h->e2fsck_f ($device);
This runs C<e2fsck -p -f device>, ie. runs the ext2/ext3
This returns the ext2/3/4 filesystem UUID of the filesystem on
C<device>.
+=item $memsize = $h->get_memsize ();
+
+This gets the memory size in megabytes allocated to the
+qemu subprocess.
+
+If C<$h-E<gt>set_memsize> was not called
+on this handle, and if C<LIBGUESTFS_MEMSIZE> was not set,
+then this returns the compiled-in default value for memsize.
+
+For more information on the architecture of libguestfs,
+see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
=item $path = $h->get_path ();
Return the current search path.
of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB. To transfer large files you should use
FTP.
+=item @filenames = $h->initrd_list ($path);
+
+This command lists out files contained in an initrd.
+
+The files are listed without any initial C</> character. The
+files are listed in the order they appear (not necessarily
+alphabetical). Directory names are listed as separate items.
+
+Old Linux kernels (2.4 and earlier) used a compressed ext2
+filesystem as initrd. We I<only> support the newer initramfs
+format (compressed cpio files).
+
=item $busy = $h->is_busy ();
This returns true iff this handle is busy processing a command
See also: L<mkdtemp(3)>
+=item $h->mkfifo ($mode, $path);
+
+This call creates a FIFO (named pipe) called C<path> with
+mode C<mode>. It is just a convenient wrapper around
+C<$h-E<gt>mknod>.
+
=item $h->mkfs ($fstype, $device);
This creates a filesystem on C<device> (usually a partition
or LVM logical volume). The filesystem type is C<fstype>, for
example C<ext3>.
+=item $h->mknod ($mode, $devmajor, $devminor, $path);
+
+This call creates block or character special devices, or
+named pipes (FIFOs).
+
+The C<mode> parameter should be the mode, using the standard
+constants. C<devmajor> and C<devminor> are the
+device major and minor numbers, only used when creating block
+and character special devices.
+
+=item $h->mknod_b ($mode, $devmajor, $devminor, $path);
+
+This call creates a block device node called C<path> with
+mode C<mode> and device major/minor C<devmajor> and C<devminor>.
+It is just a convenient wrapper around C<$h-E<gt>mknod>.
+
+=item $h->mknod_c ($mode, $devmajor, $devminor, $path);
+
+This call creates a char device node called C<path> with
+mode C<mode> and device major/minor C<devmajor> and C<devminor>.
+It is just a convenient wrapper around C<$h-E<gt>mknod>.
+
+=item $h->mkswap ($device);
+
+Create a swap partition on C<device>.
+
+=item $h->mkswap_L ($label, $device);
+
+Create a swap partition on C<device> with label C<label>.
+
+=item $h->mkswap_U ($uuid, $device);
+
+Create a swap partition on C<device> with UUID C<uuid>.
+
=item $h->mount ($device, $mountpoint);
Mount a guest disk at a position in the filesystem. Block devices
The filesystem options C<sync> and C<noatime> are set with this
call, in order to improve reliability.
+=item $h->mount_loop ($file, $mountpoint);
+
+This command lets you mount C<file> (a filesystem image
+in a file) on a mount point. It is entirely equivalent to
+the command C<mount -o loop file mountpoint>.
+
=item $h->mount_options ($options, $device, $mountpoint);
This is the same as the C<$h-E<gt>mount> command, but it
You can use either C<$h-E<gt>tune2fs_l> or C<$h-E<gt>get_e2uuid>
to return the existing UUID of a filesystem.
+=item $h->set_memsize ($memsize);
+
+This sets the memory size in megabytes allocated to the
+qemu subprocess. This only has any effect if called before
+C<$h-E<gt>launch>.
+
+You can also change this by setting the environment
+variable C<LIBGUESTFS_MEMSIZE> before the handle is
+created.
+
+For more information on the architecture of libguestfs,
+see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
=item $h->set_path ($path);
Set the path that libguestfs searches for kernel and initrd.img.
clearly defined, and depends on both the version of C<tune2fs>
that libguestfs was built against, and the filesystem itself.
+=item $oldmask = $h->umask ($mask);
+
+This function sets the mask used for creating new files and
+device nodes to C<mask & 0777>.
+
+Typical umask values would be C<022> which creates new files
+with permissions like "-rw-r--r--" or "-rwxr-xr-x", and
+C<002> which creates new files with permissions like
+"-rw-rw-r--" or "-rwxrwxr-x".
+
+See also L<umask(2)>, C<$h-E<gt>mknod>, C<$h-E<gt>mkdir>.
+
+This call returns the previous umask.
+
=item $h->umount ($pathordevice);
This unmounts the given filesystem. The filesystem may be
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