Generated code for drop-caches command.

[libguestfs.git] / python / guestfs.py

diff --git a/python/guestfs.py b/python/guestfs.py
index 1ebaa74..6c425bc 100644 (file)
--- a/python/guestfs.py
+++ b/python/guestfs.py
@@ -194,9 +194,12 @@ class GuestFS:
 
     def set_autosync (self, autosync):
         u"""If "autosync" is true, this enables autosync. Libguestfs
-        will make a best effort attempt to run "g.sync" when the
-        handle is closed (also if the program exits without
-        closing handles).
+        will make a best effort attempt to run "g.umount_all"
+        followed by "g.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).
         """
         return libguestfsmod.set_autosync (self._o, autosync)
 
@@ -1113,3 +1116,108 @@ class GuestFS:
         """
         return libguestfsmod.pvremove (self._o, device)
 
+    def set_e2label (self, device, label):
+        u"""This sets the ext2/3/4 filesystem label of the
+        filesystem on "device" to "label". Filesystem labels are
+        limited to 16 characters.
+        
+        You can use either "g.tune2fs_l" or "g.get_e2label" to
+        return the existing label on a filesystem.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.set_e2label (self._o, device, label)
+
+    def get_e2label (self, device):
+        u"""This returns the ext2/3/4 filesystem label of the
+        filesystem on "device".
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.get_e2label (self._o, device)
+
+    def set_e2uuid (self, device, uuid):
+        u"""This sets the ext2/3/4 filesystem UUID of the filesystem
+        on "device" to "uuid". The format of the UUID and
+        alternatives such as "clear", "random" and "time" are
+        described in the tune2fs(8) manpage.
+        
+        You can use either "g.tune2fs_l" or "g.get_e2uuid" to
+        return the existing UUID of a filesystem.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.set_e2uuid (self._o, device, uuid)
+
+    def get_e2uuid (self, device):
+        u"""This returns the ext2/3/4 filesystem UUID of the
+        filesystem on "device".
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.get_e2uuid (self._o, device)
+
+    def fsck (self, fstype, device):
+        u"""This runs the filesystem checker (fsck) on "device"
+        which should have filesystem type "fstype".
+        
+        The returned integer is the status. See fsck(8) for the
+        list of status codes from "fsck".
+        
+        Notes:
+        
+        *   Multiple status codes can be summed together.
+        
+        *   A non-zero return code can mean "success", for
+        example if errors have been corrected on the
+        filesystem.
+        
+        *   Checking or repairing NTFS volumes is not supported
+        (by linux-ntfs).
+        
+        This command is entirely equivalent to running "fsck -a
+        -t fstype device".
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.fsck (self._o, fstype, device)
+
+    def zero (self, device):
+        u"""This command writes zeroes over the first few blocks of
+        "device".
+        
+        How many blocks are zeroed isn't specified (but it's
+        *not* enough to securely wipe the device). It should be
+        sufficient to remove any partition tables, filesystem
+        superblocks and so on.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.zero (self._o, device)
+
+    def grub_install (self, root, device):
+        u"""This command installs GRUB (the Grand Unified
+        Bootloader) on "device", with the root directory being
+        "root".
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.grub_install (self._o, root, device)
+
+    def cp (self, src, dest):
+        u"""This copies a file from "src" to "dest" where "dest" is
+        either a destination filename or destination directory.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.cp (self._o, src, dest)
+
+    def cp_a (self, src, dest):
+        u"""This copies a file or directory from "src" to "dest"
+        recursively using the "cp -a" command.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.cp_a (self._o, src, dest)
+
+    def mv (self, src, dest):
+        u"""This moves a file from "src" to "dest" where "dest" is
+        either a destination filename or destination directory.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.mv (self._o, src, dest)
+
+    def drop_caches (self, whattodrop):
+        u"""This instructs the guest kernel to drop its page cache,
+        and/or dentries and inode caches. The parameter
+        "whattodrop" tells the kernel what precisely to drop,
+        see <http://linux-mm.org/Drop_Caches>
+        
+        Setting "whattodrop" to 3 should drop everything.
+        
+        This automatically calls sync(2) before the operation,
+        so that the maximum guest memory is freed.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.drop_caches (self._o, whattodrop)
+