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diff --git a/guestfs-actions.pod b/guestfs-actions.pod
index b54917e..7c5223b 100644
--- a/guestfs-actions.pod
+++ b/guestfs-actions.pod
@@ -29,6 +29,346 @@ This is equivalent to the qemu parameter C<-drive file=filename>.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_aug_close
+
+ int guestfs_aug_close (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Close the current Augeas handle and free up any resources
+used by it.  After calling this, you have to call
+C<guestfs_aug_init> again before you can use any other
+Augeas functions.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_defnode
+
+ struct guestfs_int_bool *guestfs_aug_defnode (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *name,
+		const char *expr,
+		const char *val);
+
+Defines a variable C<name> whose value is the result of
+evaluating C<expr>.
+
+If C<expr> evaluates to an empty nodeset, a node is created,
+equivalent to calling C<guestfs_aug_set> C<expr>, C<value>.
+C<name> will be the nodeset containing that single node.
+
+On success this returns a pair containing the
+number of nodes in the nodeset, and a boolean flag
+if a node was created.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_int_bool *>,
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_int_bool> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_defvar
+
+ int guestfs_aug_defvar (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *name,
+		const char *expr);
+
+Defines an Augeas variable C<name> whose value is the result
+of evaluating C<expr>.  If C<expr> is NULL, then C<name> is
+undefined.
+
+On success this returns the number of nodes in C<expr>, or
+C<0> if C<expr> evaluates to something which is not a nodeset.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_get
+
+ char *guestfs_aug_get (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+Look up the value associated with C<path>.  If C<path>
+matches exactly one node, the C<value> is returned.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_init
+
+ int guestfs_aug_init (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *root,
+		int flags);
+
+Create a new Augeas handle for editing configuration files.
+If there was any previous Augeas handle associated with this
+guestfs session, then it is closed.
+
+You must call this before using any other C<guestfs_aug_*>
+commands.
+
+C<root> is the filesystem root.  C<root> must not be NULL,
+use C</> instead.
+
+The flags are the same as the flags defined in
+E<lt>augeas.hE<gt>, the logical I<or> of the following
+integers:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item C<AUG_SAVE_BACKUP> = 1
+
+Keep the original file with a C<.augsave> extension.
+
+=item C<AUG_SAVE_NEWFILE> = 2
+
+Save changes into a file with extension C<.augnew>, and
+do not overwrite original.  Overrides C<AUG_SAVE_BACKUP>.
+
+=item C<AUG_TYPE_CHECK> = 4
+
+Typecheck lenses (can be expensive).
+
+=item C<AUG_NO_STDINC> = 8
+
+Do not use standard load path for modules.
+
+=item C<AUG_SAVE_NOOP> = 16
+
+Make save a no-op, just record what would have been changed.
+
+=item C<AUG_NO_LOAD> = 32
+
+Do not load the tree in C<guestfs_aug_init>.
+
+=back
+
+To close the handle, you can call C<guestfs_aug_close>.
+
+To find out more about Augeas, see L<http://augeas.net/>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_insert
+
+ int guestfs_aug_insert (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path,
+		const char *label,
+		int before);
+
+Create a new sibling C<label> for C<path>, inserting it into
+the tree before or after C<path> (depending on the boolean
+flag C<before>).
+
+C<path> must match exactly one existing node in the tree, and
+C<label> must be a label, ie. not contain C</>, C<*> or end
+with a bracketed index C<[N]>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_load
+
+ int guestfs_aug_load (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Load files into the tree.
+
+See C<aug_load> in the Augeas documentation for the full gory
+details.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_ls
+
+ char **guestfs_aug_ls (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+This is just a shortcut for listing C<guestfs_aug_match>
+C<path/*> and sorting the resulting nodes into alphabetical order.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_match
+
+ char **guestfs_aug_match (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+Returns a list of paths which match the path expression C<path>.
+The returned paths are sufficiently qualified so that they match
+exactly one node in the current tree.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_mv
+
+ int guestfs_aug_mv (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *src,
+		const char *dest);
+
+Move the node C<src> to C<dest>.  C<src> must match exactly
+one node.  C<dest> is overwritten if it exists.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_rm
+
+ int guestfs_aug_rm (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+Remove C<path> and all of its children.
+
+On success this returns the number of entries which were removed.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_save
+
+ int guestfs_aug_save (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This writes all pending changes to disk.
+
+The flags which were passed to C<guestfs_aug_init> affect exactly
+how files are saved.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_aug_set
+
+ int guestfs_aug_set (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path,
+		const char *val);
+
+Set the value associated with C<path> to C<value>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_flushbufs
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_flushbufs (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+This tells the kernel to flush internal buffers associated
+with C<device>.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_getbsz
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_getbsz (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *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.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_getro
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_getro (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+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.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_getsize64
+
+ int64_t guestfs_blockdev_getsize64 (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+This returns the size of the device in bytes.
+
+See also C<guestfs_blockdev_getsz>.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_getss
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_getss (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *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.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_getsz
+
+ int64_t guestfs_blockdev_getsz (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+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.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_rereadpt
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_rereadpt (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+Reread the partition table on C<device>.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_setbsz
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_setbsz (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device,
+		int blocksize);
+
+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.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_setro
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_setro (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+Sets the block device named C<device> to read-only.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_blockdev_setrw
+
+ int guestfs_blockdev_setrw (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+Sets the block device named C<device> to read-write.
+
+This uses the L<blockdev(8)> command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_cat
 
  char *guestfs_cat (guestfs_h *handle,
@@ -38,58 +378,328 @@ Return the contents of the file named C<path>.
 
 Note that this function cannot correctly handle binary files
 (specifically, files containing C<\0> character which is treated
-as end of string).  For those you need to use the C<guestfs_read_file>
+as end of string).  For those you need to use the C<guestfs_download>
 function which has a more complex interface.
 
-This function returns a string or NULL on error.
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
 I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
 
 Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer limit 
 of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB.  To transfer large files you should use
 FTP.
 
+=head2 guestfs_checksum
+
+ char *guestfs_checksum (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *csumtype,
+		const char *path);
+
+This call computes the MD5, SHAx or CRC checksum of the
+file named C<path>.
+
+The type of checksum to compute is given by the C<csumtype>
+parameter which must have one of the following values:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item C<crc>
+
+Compute the cyclic redundancy check (CRC) specified by POSIX
+for the C<cksum> command.
+
+=item C<md5>
+
+Compute the MD5 hash (using the C<md5sum> program).
+
+=item C<sha1>
+
+Compute the SHA1 hash (using the C<sha1sum> program).
+
+=item C<sha224>
+
+Compute the SHA224 hash (using the C<sha224sum> program).
+
+=item C<sha256>
+
+Compute the SHA256 hash (using the C<sha256sum> program).
+
+=item C<sha384>
+
+Compute the SHA384 hash (using the C<sha384sum> program).
+
+=item C<sha512>
+
+Compute the SHA512 hash (using the C<sha512sum> program).
+
+=back
+
+The checksum is returned as a printable string.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_chmod
+
+ int guestfs_chmod (guestfs_h *handle,
+		int mode,
+		const char *path);
+
+Change the mode (permissions) of C<path> to C<mode>.  Only
+numeric modes are supported.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_chown
+
+ int guestfs_chown (guestfs_h *handle,
+		int owner,
+		int group,
+		const char *path);
+
+Change the file owner to C<owner> and group to C<group>.
+
+Only numeric uid and gid are supported.  If you want to use
+names, you will need to locate and parse the password file
+yourself (Augeas support makes this relatively easy).
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_command
+
+ char *guestfs_command (guestfs_h *handle,
+		char * const* const arguments);
+
+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.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_command_lines
+
+ char **guestfs_command_lines (guestfs_h *handle,
+		char * const* const arguments);
+
+This is the same as C<guestfs_command>, but splits the
+result into a list of lines.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
 =head2 guestfs_config
 
- int guestfs_config (guestfs_h *handle,
-		const char *qemuparam,
-		const char *qemuvalue);
+ int guestfs_config (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *qemuparam,
+		const char *qemuvalue);
+
+This can be used to add arbitrary qemu command line parameters
+of the form C<-param value>.  Actually it's not quite arbitrary - we
+prevent you from setting some parameters which would interfere with
+parameters that we use.
+
+The first character of C<param> string must be a C<-> (dash).
+
+C<value> can be NULL.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_debug
+
+ char *guestfs_debug (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *subcmd,
+		char * const* const extraargs);
+
+The C<guestfs_debug> command exposes some internals of
+C<guestfsd> (the guestfs daemon) that runs inside the
+qemu subprocess.
+
+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 you can do.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_download
+
+ int guestfs_download (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *remotefilename,
+		const char *filename);
+
+Download file C<remotefilename> and save it as C<filename>
+on the local machine.
+
+C<filename> can also be a named pipe.
+
+See also C<guestfs_upload>, C<guestfs_cat>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_exists
+
+ int guestfs_exists (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+This returns C<true> if and only if there is a file, directory
+(or anything) with the given C<path> name.
+
+See also C<guestfs_is_file>, C<guestfs_is_dir>, C<guestfs_stat>.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_file
+
+ char *guestfs_file (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+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).
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_autosync
+
+ int guestfs_get_autosync (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Get the autosync flag.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_path
+
+ const char *guestfs_get_path (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Return the current search path.
+
+This is always non-NULL.  If it wasn't set already, then this will
+return the default path.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+The string is owned by the guest handle and must I<not> be freed.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_qemu
+
+ const char *guestfs_get_qemu (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+Return the current qemu binary.
+
+This is always non-NULL.  If it wasn't set already, then this will
+return the default qemu binary name.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+The string is owned by the guest handle and must I<not> be freed.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_state
+
+ int guestfs_get_state (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns the current state as an opaque integer.  This is
+only useful for printing debug and internal error messages.
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_verbose
+
+ int guestfs_get_verbose (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns the verbose messages flag.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_is_busy
+
+ int guestfs_is_busy (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns true iff this handle is busy processing a command
+(in the C<BUSY> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_is_config
+
+ int guestfs_is_config (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns true iff this handle is being configured
+(in the C<CONFIG> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_is_dir
+
+ int guestfs_is_dir (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
 
-This can be used to add arbitrary qemu command line parameters
-of the form C<-param value>.  Actually it's not quite arbitrary - we
-prevent you from setting some parameters which would interfere with
-parameters that we use.
+This returns C<true> if and only if there is a directory
+with the given C<path> name.  Note that it returns false for
+other objects like files.
 
-The first character of C<param> string must be a C<-> (dash).
+See also C<guestfs_stat>.
 
-C<value> can be NULL.
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
 
-This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+=head2 guestfs_is_file
 
-=head2 guestfs_get_autosync
+ int guestfs_is_file (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
 
- int guestfs_get_autosync (guestfs_h *handle);
+This returns C<true> if and only if there is a file
+with the given C<path> name.  Note that it returns false for
+other objects like directories.
 
-Get the autosync flag.
+See also C<guestfs_stat>.
 
 This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
 
-=head2 guestfs_get_path
+=head2 guestfs_is_launching
 
- const char *guestfs_get_path (guestfs_h *handle);
+ int guestfs_is_launching (guestfs_h *handle);
 
-Return the current search path.
+This returns true iff this handle is launching the subprocess
+(in the C<LAUNCHING> state).
 
-This is always non-NULL.  If it wasn't set already, then this will
-return the default path.
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
 
-This function returns a string or NULL on error.
-The string is owned by the guest handle and must I<not> be freed.
+This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
 
-=head2 guestfs_get_verbose
+=head2 guestfs_is_ready
 
- int guestfs_get_verbose (guestfs_h *handle);
+ int guestfs_is_ready (guestfs_h *handle);
 
-This returns the verbose messages flag.
+This returns true iff this handle is ready to accept commands
+(in the C<READY> state).
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
 
 This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
 
@@ -151,7 +761,7 @@ there is no cwd) in the format of 'ls -la'.
 This command is mostly useful for interactive sessions.  It
 is I<not> intended that you try to parse the output string.
 
-This function returns a string or NULL on error.
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
 I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
 
 =head2 guestfs_ls
@@ -170,6 +780,61 @@ This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
 (like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
 I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
 
+=head2 guestfs_lstat
+
+ struct guestfs_stat *guestfs_lstat (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+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.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_stat *>
+(see L<stat(2)> and E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<free> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lvcreate
+
+ int guestfs_lvcreate (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *logvol,
+		const char *volgroup,
+		int mbytes);
+
+This creates an LVM volume group called C<logvol>
+on the volume group C<volgroup>, with C<size> megabytes.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lvm_remove_all
+
+ int guestfs_lvm_remove_all (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This command removes all LVM logical volumes, volume groups
+and physical volumes.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+B<This command is dangerous.  Without careful use you
+can easily destroy all your data>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_lvremove
+
+ int guestfs_lvremove (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+Remove an LVM logical volume C<device>, where C<device> is
+the path to the LV, such as C</dev/VG/LV>.
+
+You can also remove all LVs in a volume group by specifying
+the VG name, C</dev/VG>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_lvs
 
  char **guestfs_lvs (guestfs_h *handle);
@@ -193,8 +858,41 @@ I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
 List all the logical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
 of the L<lvs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
 
-This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_lv_list>.
-I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_lv_list> after use.>.
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_lv_list *>
+(see E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_lv_list> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mkdir
+
+ int guestfs_mkdir (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+Create a directory named C<path>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mkdir_p
+
+ int guestfs_mkdir_p (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+Create a directory named C<path>, creating any parent directories
+as necessary.  This is like the C<mkdir -p> shell command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mkfs
+
+ int guestfs_mkfs (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *fstype,
+		const char *device);
+
+This creates a filesystem on C<device> (usually a partition
+of LVM logical volume).  The filesystem type is C<fstype>, for
+example C<ext3>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
 =head2 guestfs_mount
 
@@ -221,6 +919,82 @@ call, in order to improve reliability.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_mount_options
+
+ int guestfs_mount_options (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *options,
+		const char *device,
+		const char *mountpoint);
+
+This is the same as the C<guestfs_mount> command, but it
+allows you to set the mount options as for the
+L<mount(8)> I<-o> flag.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mount_ro
+
+ int guestfs_mount_ro (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device,
+		const char *mountpoint);
+
+This is the same as the C<guestfs_mount> command, but it
+mounts the filesystem with the read-only (I<-o ro>) flag.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mount_vfs
+
+ int guestfs_mount_vfs (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *options,
+		const char *vfstype,
+		const char *device,
+		const char *mountpoint);
+
+This is the same as the C<guestfs_mount> command, but it
+allows you to set both the mount options and the vfstype
+as for the L<mount(8)> I<-o> and I<-t> flags.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_mounts
+
+ char **guestfs_mounts (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns the list of currently mounted filesystems.  It returns
+the list of devices (eg. C</dev/sda1>, C</dev/VG/LV>).
+
+Some internal mounts are not shown.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_pvcreate
+
+ int guestfs_pvcreate (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+This creates an LVM physical volume on the named C<device>,
+where C<device> should usually be a partition name such
+as C</dev/sda1>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_pvremove
+
+ int guestfs_pvremove (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+This wipes a physical volume C<device> so that LVM will no longer
+recognise it.
+
+The implementation uses the C<pvremove> command which refuses to
+wipe physical volumes that contain any volume groups, so you have
+to remove those first.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_pvs
 
  char **guestfs_pvs (guestfs_h *handle);
@@ -244,8 +1018,58 @@ I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
 List all the physical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
 of the L<pvs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
 
-This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_pv_list>.
-I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_pv_list> after use.>.
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_pv_list *>
+(see E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_pv_list> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_read_lines
+
+ char **guestfs_read_lines (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+Return the contents of the file named C<path>.
+
+The file contents are returned as a list of lines.  Trailing
+C<LF> and C<CRLF> character sequences are I<not> returned.
+
+Note that this function cannot correctly handle binary files
+(specifically, files containing C<\0> character which is treated
+as end of line).  For those you need to use the C<guestfs_read_file>
+function which has a more complex interface.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of strings
+(like L<environ(3)>), or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_rm
+
+ int guestfs_rm (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+Remove the single file C<path>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_rm_rf
+
+ int guestfs_rm_rf (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+Remove the file or directory C<path>, recursively removing the
+contents if its a directory.  This is like the C<rm -rf> shell
+command.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_rmdir
+
+ int guestfs_rmdir (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+Remove the single directory C<path>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
 =head2 guestfs_set_autosync
 
@@ -258,6 +1082,17 @@ best effort attempt to run C<guestfs_sync> when the handle is closed
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_set_busy
+
+ int guestfs_set_busy (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This sets the state to C<BUSY>.  This is only used when implementing
+actions using the low-level API.
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_set_path
 
  int guestfs_set_path (guestfs_h *handle,
@@ -275,6 +1110,37 @@ Setting C<path> to C<NULL> restores the default path.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_set_qemu
+
+ int guestfs_set_qemu (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *qemu);
+
+Set the qemu binary that we will use.
+
+The default is chosen when the library was compiled by the
+configure script.
+
+You can also override this by setting the C<LIBGUESTFS_QEMU>
+environment variable.
+
+The string C<qemu> is stashed in the libguestfs handle, so the caller
+must make sure it remains valid for the lifetime of the handle.
+
+Setting C<qemu> to C<NULL> restores the default qemu binary.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_set_ready
+
+ int guestfs_set_ready (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This sets the state to C<READY>.  This is only used when implementing
+actions using the low-level API.
+
+For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_set_verbose
 
  int guestfs_set_verbose (guestfs_h *handle,
@@ -287,6 +1153,70 @@ C<LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG> is defined and set to C<1>.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_sfdisk
+
+ int guestfs_sfdisk (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device,
+		int cyls,
+		int heads,
+		int sectors,
+		char * const* const lines);
+
+This is a direct interface to the L<sfdisk(8)> program for creating
+partitions on block devices.
+
+C<device> should be a block device, for example C</dev/sda>.
+
+C<cyls>, C<heads> and C<sectors> are the number of cylinders, heads
+and sectors on the device, which are passed directly to sfdisk as
+the I<-C>, I<-H> and I<-S> parameters.  If you pass C<0> for any
+of these, then the corresponding parameter is omitted.  Usually for
+'large' disks, you can just pass C<0> for these, but for small
+(floppy-sized) disks, sfdisk (or rather, the kernel) cannot work
+out the right geometry and you will need to tell it.
+
+C<lines> is a list of lines that we feed to C<sfdisk>.  For more
+information refer to the L<sfdisk(8)> manpage.
+
+To create a single partition occupying the whole disk, you would
+pass C<lines> as a single element list, when the single element being
+the string C<,> (comma).
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+B<This command is dangerous.  Without careful use you
+can easily destroy all your data>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_stat
+
+ struct guestfs_stat *guestfs_stat (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+Returns file information for the given C<path>.
+
+This is the same as the C<stat(2)> system call.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_stat *>
+(see L<stat(2)> and E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<free> after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_statvfs
+
+ struct guestfs_statvfs *guestfs_statvfs (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path);
+
+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.
+
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_statvfs *>
+(see L<statvfs(2)> and E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<free> after use>.
+
 =head2 guestfs_sync
 
  int guestfs_sync (guestfs_h *handle);
@@ -299,6 +1229,58 @@ closing the handle.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_tar_in
+
+ int guestfs_tar_in (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *tarfile,
+		const char *directory);
+
+This command uploads and unpacks local file C<tarfile> (an
+I<uncompressed> tar file) into C<directory>.
+
+To upload a compressed tarball, use C<guestfs_tgz_in>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_tar_out
+
+ int guestfs_tar_out (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *directory,
+		const char *tarfile);
+
+This command packs the contents of C<directory> and downloads
+it to local file C<tarfile>.
+
+To download a compressed tarball, use C<guestfs_tgz_out>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_tgz_in
+
+ int guestfs_tgz_in (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *tarball,
+		const char *directory);
+
+This command uploads and unpacks local file C<tarball> (a
+I<gzip compressed> tar file) into C<directory>.
+
+To upload an uncompressed tarball, use C<guestfs_tar_in>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_tgz_out
+
+ int guestfs_tgz_out (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *directory,
+		const char *tarball);
+
+This command packs the contents of C<directory> and downloads
+it to local file C<tarball>.
+
+To download an uncompressed tarball, use C<guestfs_tar_out>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_touch
 
  int guestfs_touch (guestfs_h *handle,
@@ -310,6 +1292,84 @@ to create a new zero-length file.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_tune2fs_l
+
+ char **guestfs_tune2fs_l (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+This returns the contents of the ext2, ext3 or ext4 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.
+
+This function returns a NULL-terminated array of
+strings, or NULL if there was an error.
+The array of strings will always have length C<2n+1>, where
+C<n> keys and values alternate, followed by the trailing NULL entry.
+I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_umount
+
+ int guestfs_umount (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *pathordevice);
+
+This unmounts the given filesystem.  The filesystem may be
+specified either by its mountpoint (path) or the device which
+contains the filesystem.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_umount_all
+
+ int guestfs_umount_all (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This unmounts all mounted filesystems.
+
+Some internal mounts are not unmounted by this call.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_upload
+
+ int guestfs_upload (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *filename,
+		const char *remotefilename);
+
+Upload local file C<filename> to C<remotefilename> on the
+filesystem.
+
+C<filename> can also be a named pipe.
+
+See also C<guestfs_download>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_vgcreate
+
+ int guestfs_vgcreate (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *volgroup,
+		char * const* const physvols);
+
+This creates an LVM volume group called C<volgroup>
+from the non-empty list of physical volumes C<physvols>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_vgremove
+
+ int guestfs_vgremove (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *vgname);
+
+Remove an LVM volume group C<vgname>, (for example C<VG>).
+
+This also forcibly removes all logical volumes in the volume
+group (if any).
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_vgs
 
  char **guestfs_vgs (guestfs_h *handle);
@@ -333,8 +1393,10 @@ I<The caller must free the strings and the array after use>.
 List all the volumes groups detected.  This is the equivalent
 of the L<vgs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
 
-This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_vg_list>.
-I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_vg_list> after use.>.
+This function returns a C<struct guestfs_lvm_vg_list *>
+(see E<lt>guestfs-structs.hE<gt>),
+or NULL if there was an error.
+I<The caller must call C<guestfs_free_lvm_vg_list> after use>.
 
 =head2 guestfs_wait_ready
 
@@ -348,3 +1410,24 @@ to complete.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_write_file
+
+ int guestfs_write_file (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *path,
+		const char *content,
+		int size);
+
+This call creates a file called C<path>.  The contents of the
+file is the string C<content> (which can contain any 8 bit data),
+with length C<size>.
+
+As a special case, if C<size> is C<0>
+then the length is calculated using C<strlen> (so in this case
+the content cannot contain embedded ASCII NULs).
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer limit 
+of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB.  To transfer large files you should use
+FTP.
+