+ ("file", (RString "description", [String "path"]), 49, [],
+ [InitBasicFS, TestOutput (
+ [["touch"; "/new"];
+ ["file"; "/new"]], "empty");
+ InitBasicFS, TestOutput (
+ [["write_file"; "/new"; "some content\n"; "0"];
+ ["file"; "/new"]], "ASCII text");
+ InitBasicFS, TestLastFail (
+ [["file"; "/nofile"]])],
+ "determine file type",
+ "\
+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).");
+
+ ("command", (RString "output", [StringList "arguments"]), 50, [],
+ [], (* XXX how to test? *)
+ "run a command from the guest filesystem",
+ "\
+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.");
+
+ ("command_lines", (RStringList "lines", [StringList "arguments"]), 51, [],
+ [], (* XXX how to test? *)
+ "run a command, returning lines",
+ "\
+This is the same as C<guestfs_command>, but splits the
+result into a list of lines.");
+
+ ("stat", (RStat "statbuf", [String "path"]), 52, [],
+ [InitBasicFS, TestOutputStruct (
+ [["touch"; "/new"];
+ ["stat"; "/new"]], [CompareWithInt ("size", 0)])],
+ "get file information",
+ "\
+Returns file information for the given C<path>.
+
+This is the same as the C<stat(2)> system call.");
+
+ ("lstat", (RStat "statbuf", [String "path"]), 53, [],
+ [InitBasicFS, TestOutputStruct (
+ [["touch"; "/new"];
+ ["lstat"; "/new"]], [CompareWithInt ("size", 0)])],
+ "get file information for a symbolic link",
+ "\
+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.");
+
+ ("statvfs", (RStatVFS "statbuf", [String "path"]), 54, [],
+ [InitBasicFS, TestOutputStruct (
+ [["statvfs"; "/"]], [CompareWithInt ("bfree", 487702);
+ CompareWithInt ("blocks", 490020);
+ CompareWithInt ("bsize", 1024)])],
+ "get file system statistics",
+ "\
+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.");
+
+ ("tune2fs_l", (RHashtable "superblock", [String "device"]), 55, [],
+ [], (* XXX test *)
+ "get ext2/ext3 superblock details",
+ "\
+This returns the contents of the ext2 or ext3 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.");
+
+ ("blockdev_setro", (RErr, [String "device"]), 56, [],
+ [InitEmpty, TestOutputTrue (
+ [["blockdev_setro"; "/dev/sda"];
+ ["blockdev_getro"; "/dev/sda"]])],
+ "set block device to read-only",
+ "\
+Sets the block device named C<device> to read-only.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.");
+
+ ("blockdev_setrw", (RErr, [String "device"]), 57, [],
+ [InitEmpty, TestOutputFalse (
+ [["blockdev_setrw"; "/dev/sda"];
+ ["blockdev_getro"; "/dev/sda"]])],
+ "set block device to read-write",
+ "\
+Sets the block device named C<device> to read-write.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.");
+
+ ("blockdev_getro", (RBool "ro", [String "device"]), 58, [],
+ [InitEmpty, TestOutputTrue (
+ [["blockdev_setro"; "/dev/sda"];
+ ["blockdev_getro"; "/dev/sda"]])],
+ "is block device set to read-only",
+ "\
+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.");
+
+ ("blockdev_getss", (RInt "sectorsize", [String "device"]), 59, [],
+ [InitEmpty, TestOutputInt (
+ [["blockdev_getss"; "/dev/sda"]], 512)],
+ "get sectorsize of block 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.");
+
+ ("blockdev_getbsz", (RInt "blocksize", [String "device"]), 60, [],
+ [InitEmpty, TestOutputInt (
+ [["blockdev_getbsz"; "/dev/sda"]], 4096)],
+ "get blocksize of block 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.");
+
+ ("blockdev_setbsz", (RErr, [String "device"; Int "blocksize"]), 61, [],
+ [], (* XXX test *)
+ "set blocksize of block device",
+ "\
+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.");
+
+ ("blockdev_getsz", (RInt64 "sizeinsectors", [String "device"]), 62, [],
+ [InitEmpty, TestOutputInt (
+ [["blockdev_getsz"; "/dev/sda"]], 1024000)],
+ "get total size of device in 512-byte sectors",
+ "\
+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.");
+
+ ("blockdev_getsize64", (RInt64 "sizeinbytes", [String "device"]), 63, [],
+ [InitEmpty, TestOutputInt (
+ [["blockdev_getsize64"; "/dev/sda"]], 524288000)],
+ "get total size of device in bytes",
+ "\
+This returns the size of the device in bytes.
+
+See also C<guestfs_blockdev_getsz>.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.");
+
+ ("blockdev_flushbufs", (RErr, [String "device"]), 64, [],
+ [InitEmpty, TestRun
+ [["blockdev_flushbufs"; "/dev/sda"]]],
+ "flush device buffers",
+ "\
+This tells the kernel to flush internal buffers associated
+with C<device>.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.");
+
+ ("blockdev_rereadpt", (RErr, [String "device"]), 65, [],
+ [InitEmpty, TestRun
+ [["blockdev_rereadpt"; "/dev/sda"]]],
+ "reread partition table",
+ "\
+Reread the partition table on C<device>.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.");
+