which should have filesystem type "fstype".
The returned integer is the status. See fsck(8) for the
- list of status codes from "fsck", and note that multiple
- status codes can be summed together.
+ list of status codes from "fsck".
- It is entirely equivalent to running "fsck -a -t fstype
- device". Note that checking or repairing NTFS volumes is
- not supported (by linux-ntfs).
+ 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)
"""
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)
+