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diff --git a/guestfs-actions.pod b/guestfs-actions.pod
index b901919..9d094c9 100644
--- a/guestfs-actions.pod
+++ b/guestfs-actions.pod
@@ -522,6 +522,61 @@ C<value> can be NULL.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_cp
+
+ int guestfs_cp (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *src,
+		const char *dest);
+
+This copies a file from C<src> to C<dest> where C<dest> is
+either a destination filename or destination directory.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_cp_a
+
+ int guestfs_cp_a (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *src,
+		const char *dest);
+
+This copies a file or directory from C<src> to C<dest>
+recursively using the C<cp -a> command.
+
+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_dmesg
+
+ char *guestfs_dmesg (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This returns the kernel messages (C<dmesg> output) from
+the guest kernel.  This is sometimes useful for extended
+debugging of problems.
+
+Another way to get the same information is to enable
+verbose messages with C<guestfs_set_verbose> or by setting
+the environment variable C<LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1> before
+running the program.
+
+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,
@@ -537,6 +592,23 @@ See also C<guestfs_upload>, C<guestfs_cat>.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_drop_caches
+
+ int guestfs_drop_caches (guestfs_h *handle,
+		int whattodrop);
+
+This instructs the guest kernel to drop its page cache,
+and/or dentries and inode caches.  The parameter C<whattodrop>
+tells the kernel what precisely to drop, see
+L<http://linux-mm.org/Drop_Caches>
+
+Setting C<whattodrop> to 3 should drop everything.
+
+This automatically calls L<sync(2)> before the operation,
+so that the maximum guest memory is freed.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_exists
 
  int guestfs_exists (guestfs_h *handle,
@@ -565,6 +637,42 @@ particular that the filename is not prepended to the output
 This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
 I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
 
+=head2 guestfs_fsck
+
+ int guestfs_fsck (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *fstype,
+		const char *device);
+
+This runs the filesystem checker (fsck) on C<device> which
+should have filesystem type C<fstype>.
+
+The returned integer is the status.  See L<fsck(8)> for the
+list of status codes from C<fsck>.
+
+Notes:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+Multiple status codes can be summed together.
+
+=item *
+
+A non-zero return code can mean "success", for example if
+errors have been corrected on the filesystem.
+
+=item *
+
+Checking or repairing NTFS volumes is not supported
+(by linux-ntfs).
+
+=back
+
+This command is entirely equivalent to running C<fsck -a -t fstype device>.
+
+On error this function returns -1.
+
 =head2 guestfs_get_autosync
 
  int guestfs_get_autosync (guestfs_h *handle);
@@ -573,6 +681,28 @@ Get the autosync flag.
 
 This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_get_e2label
+
+ char *guestfs_get_e2label (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+This returns the ext2/3/4 filesystem label of the filesystem on
+C<device>.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
+=head2 guestfs_get_e2uuid
+
+ char *guestfs_get_e2uuid (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+This returns the ext2/3/4 filesystem UUID of the filesystem on
+C<device>.
+
+This function returns a string, or NULL on error.
+I<The caller must free the returned string after use>.
+
 =head2 guestfs_get_path
 
  const char *guestfs_get_path (guestfs_h *handle);
@@ -585,6 +715,18 @@ 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);
@@ -604,6 +746,17 @@ This returns the verbose messages flag.
 
 This function returns a C truth value on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_grub_install
+
+ int guestfs_grub_install (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *root,
+		const char *device);
+
+This command installs GRUB (the Grand Unified Bootloader) on
+C<device>, with the root directory being C<root>.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_is_busy
 
  int guestfs_is_busy (guestfs_h *handle);
@@ -793,6 +946,19 @@ 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);
@@ -877,6 +1043,44 @@ 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);
@@ -890,6 +1094,28 @@ 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_mv
+
+ int guestfs_mv (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *src,
+		const char *dest);
+
+This moves a file from C<src> to C<dest> where C<dest> is
+either a destination filename or destination directory.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_ping_daemon
+
+ int guestfs_ping_daemon (guestfs_h *handle);
+
+This is a test probe into the guestfs daemon running inside
+the qemu subprocess.  Calling this function checks that the
+daemon responds to the ping message, without affecting the daemon
+or attached block device(s) in any other way.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_pvcreate
 
  int guestfs_pvcreate (guestfs_h *handle,
@@ -901,6 +1127,20 @@ 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);
@@ -983,9 +1223,13 @@ This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 		int autosync);
 
 If C<autosync> is true, this enables autosync.  Libguestfs will make a
-best effort attempt to run C<guestfs_sync> when the handle is closed
+best effort attempt to run C<guestfs_umount_all> followed by
+C<guestfs_sync> when the handle is closed
 (also if the program exits without closing handles).
 
+This is disabled by default (except in guestfish where it is
+enabled by default).
+
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
 =head2 guestfs_set_busy
@@ -999,6 +1243,37 @@ For more information on states, see L<guestfs(3)>.
 
 This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
 
+=head2 guestfs_set_e2label
+
+ int guestfs_set_e2label (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device,
+		const char *label);
+
+This sets the ext2/3/4 filesystem label of the filesystem on
+C<device> to C<label>.  Filesystem labels are limited to
+16 characters.
+
+You can use either C<guestfs_tune2fs_l> or C<guestfs_get_e2label>
+to return the existing label on a filesystem.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
+=head2 guestfs_set_e2uuid
+
+ int guestfs_set_e2uuid (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device,
+		const char *uuid);
+
+This sets the ext2/3/4 filesystem UUID of the filesystem on
+C<device> to C<uuid>.  The format of the UUID and alternatives
+such as C<clear>, C<random> and C<time> are described in the
+L<tune2fs(8)> manpage.
+
+You can use either C<guestfs_tune2fs_l> or C<guestfs_get_e2uuid>
+to return the existing UUID of a filesystem.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+
 =head2 guestfs_set_path
 
  int guestfs_set_path (guestfs_h *handle,
@@ -1016,6 +1291,26 @@ 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);
@@ -1115,6 +1410,58 @@ 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,
@@ -1131,8 +1478,8 @@ This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
  char **guestfs_tune2fs_l (guestfs_h *handle,
 		const char *device);
 
-This returns the contents of the ext2 or ext3 filesystem superblock
-on C<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
@@ -1192,6 +1539,18 @@ 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);
@@ -1253,3 +1612,16 @@ 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_zero
+
+ int guestfs_zero (guestfs_h *handle,
+		const char *device);
+
+This command writes zeroes over the first few blocks of C<device>.
+
+How many blocks are zeroed isn't specified (but it's I<not> enough
+to securely wipe the device).  It should be sufficient to remove
+any partition tables, filesystem superblocks and so on.
+
+This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error.
+