X-Git-Url: http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=guestfish.pod;h=45a2854e21d0e6431d80a13af7d66a64dc923c63;hp=e3e9c14d903bc5ae8df2f0cd674f6001eaaae6db;hb=36f9dac1a2530b575dab9226f6ddd85e6e8c8590;hpb=21ba59ce3cbc594ce9c7aeecd4dadb8430e4042d diff --git a/guestfish.pod b/guestfish.pod index e3e9c14..45a2854 100644 --- a/guestfish.pod +++ b/guestfish.pod @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Create a new C file in a guest: add disk.img run mount /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 / - upload new_motd /etc/motd + write_file /etc/motd "Hello users" 0 _EOF_ List the LVs in a guest: @@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ automatically launched. Disable autosync. This is enabled by default. See the discussion of autosync in the L manpage. +=item B<-r> | B<--ro> + +This changes the C<-m> option so that mounts are done read-only +(see C in the L manpage). + =item B<-v> | B<--verbose> Enable very verbose messages. This is particularly useful if you find @@ -156,6 +161,22 @@ The only exception is that if the C<-m> or C<--mount> option was given, the guest is automatically run for you (simply because guestfish can't mount the disks you asked for without doing this). +=head1 QUOTING + +You can quote ordinary parameters using either single or double +quotes. For example: + + add "file with a space.img" + + rm '/file name' + + rm '/"' + +A few commands require a list of strings to be passed. For these, use +a space-separated list, enclosed in quotes. For example: + + vgcreate VG "/dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1" + =head1 COMMANDS =head2 help @@ -170,18 +191,6 @@ parameter, this displays detailed help for a command. This exits guestfish. You can also use C<^D> key. -=head2 add | drive | add-drive - - add filename - -This adds a block device to be examined or modified. - -=head2 cdrom | add-cdrom - - cdrom iso-file - -This adds a CD-ROM device to be examined. - =head2 alloc | allocate alloc filename size @@ -195,14 +204,10 @@ Size can be specified (where C means a number): =over 4 -=item C +=item C or CK or CKB number of kilobytes, eg: C<1440> = standard 3.5in floppy -=item CK or CKB - -number of kilobytes - =item CM or CMB number of megabytes @@ -217,10 +222,6 @@ number of 512 byte sectors =back -=head2 launch | run - -Launch the guest so that you can issue other commands (see below). - @ACTIONS@ =head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES @@ -237,6 +238,17 @@ same effect as using the B<-v> option. Set the path that guestfish uses to search for kernel and initrd.img. See the discussion of paths in L. +=item LIBGUESTFS_QEMU + +Set the default qemu binary that libguestfs uses. If not set, then +the qemu which was found at compile time by the configure script is +used. + +=item HOME + +If compiled with GNU readline support, then the command history +is saved in C<$HOME/.guestfish> + =back =head1 SEE ALSO