generator: Update docs for checksum to point to checksum-device.

[libguestfs.git] / src / generator.ml

diff --git a/src/generator.ml b/src/generator.ml
index 77fa053..c51df38 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/generator.ml
+++ b/src/generator.ml
@@ -2026,7 +2026,9 @@ Compute the SHA512 hash (using the C<sha512sum> program).
 
 =back
 
-The checksum is returned as a printable string.");
+The checksum is returned as a printable string.
+
+To get the checksum for a device, use C<guestfs_checksum_device>.");
 
   ("tar_in", (RErr, [FileIn "tarfile"; Pathname "directory"]), 69, [],
    [InitBasicFS, Always, TestOutput (
@@ -2989,6 +2991,14 @@ constants.  C<devmajor> and C<devminor> are the
 device major and minor numbers, only used when creating block
 and character special devices.
 
+Note that, just like L<mknod(2)>, the mode must be bitwise
+OR'd with S_IFBLK, S_IFCHR, S_IFIFO or S_IFSOCK (otherwise this call
+just creates a regular file).  These constants are
+available in the standard Linux header files, or you can use
+C<guestfs_mknod_b>, C<guestfs_mknod_c> or C<guestfs_mkfifo>
+which are wrappers around this command which bitwise OR
+in the appropriate constant for you.
+
 The mode actually set is affected by the umask.");
 
   ("mkfifo", (RErr, [Int "mode"; Pathname "path"]), 134, [Optional "mknod"],
@@ -4520,6 +4530,22 @@ There is no comprehensive help for this command.  You have
 to look at the file C<daemon/debug.c> in the libguestfs source
 to find out what it is for.");
 
+  ("base64_in", (RErr, [FileIn "base64file"; Pathname "filename"]), 242, [],
+   [InitBasicFS, Always, TestOutput (
+      [["base64_in"; "../images/hello.b64"; "/hello"];
+       ["cat"; "/hello"]], "hello\n")],
+   "upload base64-encoded data to file",
+   "\
+This command uploads base64-encoded data from C<base64file>
+to C<filename>.");
+
+  ("base64_out", (RErr, [Pathname "filename"; FileOut "base64file"]), 243, [],
+   [],
+   "download file and encode as base64",
+   "\
+This command downloads the contents of C<filename>, writing
+it out to local file C<base64file> encoded as base64.");
+
 ]
 
 let all_functions = non_daemon_functions @ daemon_functions