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diff --git a/perl/lib/Sys/Guestfs.pm b/perl/lib/Sys/Guestfs.pm
index 7122314..efc2845 100644
--- a/perl/lib/Sys/Guestfs.pm
+++ b/perl/lib/Sys/Guestfs.pm
@@ -337,6 +337,49 @@ Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer limit
 of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB.  To transfer large files you should use
 FTP.
 
+=item $checksum = $h->checksum ($csumtype, $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.
+
 =item $h->chmod ($mode, $path);
 
 Change the mode (permissions) of C<path> to C<mode>.  Only
@@ -389,6 +432,25 @@ The first character of C<param> string must be a C<-> (dash).
 
 C<value> can be NULL.
 
+=item $result = $h->debug ($subcmd, \@extraargs);
+
+The C<$h-E<gt>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.
+
+=item $h->download ($remotefilename, $filename);
+
+Download file C<remotefilename> and save it as C<filename>
+on the local machine.
+
+C<filename> can also be a named pipe.
+
+See also C<$h-E<gt>upload>, C<$h-E<gt>cat>.
+
 =item $existsflag = $h->exists ($path);
 
 This returns C<true> if and only if there is a file, directory
@@ -410,6 +472,16 @@ particular that the filename is not prepended to the output
 
 Get the autosync flag.
 
+=item $label = $h->get_e2label ($device);
+
+This returns the ext2/3/4 filesystem label of the filesystem on
+C<device>.
+
+=item $uuid = $h->get_e2uuid ($device);
+
+This returns the ext2/3/4 filesystem UUID of the filesystem on
+C<device>.
+
 =item $path = $h->get_path ();
 
 Return the current search path.
@@ -417,6 +489,13 @@ Return the current search path.
 This is always non-NULL.  If it wasn't set already, then this will
 return the default path.
 
+=item $qemu = $h->get_qemu ();
+
+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.
+
 =item $state = $h->get_state ();
 
 This returns the current state as an opaque integer.  This is
@@ -539,6 +618,14 @@ and physical volumes.
 B<This command is dangerous.  Without careful use you
 can easily destroy all your data>.
 
+=item $h->lvremove ($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>.
+
 =item @logvols = $h->lvs ();
 
 List all the logical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
@@ -588,6 +675,23 @@ on the underlying device.
 The filesystem options C<sync> and C<noatime> are set with this
 call, in order to improve reliability.
 
+=item $h->mount_options ($options, $device, $mountpoint);
+
+This is the same as the C<$h-E<gt>mount> command, but it
+allows you to set the mount options as for the
+L<mount(8)> I<-o> flag.
+
+=item $h->mount_ro ($device, $mountpoint);
+
+This is the same as the C<$h-E<gt>mount> command, but it
+mounts the filesystem with the read-only (I<-o ro>) flag.
+
+=item $h->mount_vfs ($options, $vfstype, $device, $mountpoint);
+
+This is the same as the C<$h-E<gt>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.
+
 =item @devices = $h->mounts ();
 
 This returns the list of currently mounted filesystems.  It returns
@@ -601,6 +705,15 @@ 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>.
 
+=item $h->pvremove ($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.
+
 =item @physvols = $h->pvs ();
 
 List all the physical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
@@ -645,9 +758,39 @@ Remove the single directory C<path>.
 =item $h->set_autosync ($autosync);
 
 If C<autosync> is true, this enables autosync.  Libguestfs will make a
-best effort attempt to run C<$h-E<gt>sync> when the handle is closed
+best effort attempt to run C<$h-E<gt>umount_all> followed by
+C<$h-E<gt>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).
+
+=item $h->set_busy ();
+
+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)>.
+
+=item $h->set_e2label ($device, $label);
+
+This sets the ext2/3/4 filesystem label of the filesystem on
+C<device> to C<label>.  Filesystem labels are limited to
+16 characters.
+
+You can use either C<$h-E<gt>tune2fs_l> or C<$h-E<gt>get_e2label>
+to return the existing label on a filesystem.
+
+=item $h->set_e2uuid ($device, $uuid);
+
+This sets the ext2/3/4 filesystem UUID of the filesystem on
+C<device> to C<uuid>.  The format of the UUID and alternatives
+such as C<clear>, C<random> and C<time> are described in the
+L<tune2fs(8)> manpage.
+
+You can use either C<$h-E<gt>tune2fs_l> or C<$h-E<gt>get_e2uuid>
+to return the existing UUID of a filesystem.
+
 =item $h->set_path ($path);
 
 Set the path that libguestfs searches for kernel and initrd.img.
@@ -660,6 +803,28 @@ must make sure it remains valid for the lifetime of the handle.
 
 Setting C<path> to C<NULL> restores the default path.
 
+=item $h->set_qemu ($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.
+
+=item $h->set_ready ();
+
+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)>.
+
 =item $h->set_verbose ($verbose);
 
 If C<verbose> is true, this turns on verbose messages (to C<stderr>).
@@ -714,6 +879,34 @@ underlying disk image.
 You should always call this if you have modified a disk image, before
 closing the handle.
 
+=item $h->tar_in ($tarfile, $directory);
+
+This command uploads and unpacks local file C<tarfile> (an
+I<uncompressed> tar file) into C<directory>.
+
+To upload a compressed tarball, use C<$h-E<gt>tgz_in>.
+
+=item $h->tar_out ($directory, $tarfile);
+
+This command packs the contents of C<directory> and downloads
+it to local file C<tarfile>.
+
+To download a compressed tarball, use C<$h-E<gt>tgz_out>.
+
+=item $h->tgz_in ($tarball, $directory);
+
+This command uploads and unpacks local file C<tarball> (a
+I<gzip compressed> tar file) into C<directory>.
+
+To upload an uncompressed tarball, use C<$h-E<gt>tar_in>.
+
+=item $h->tgz_out ($directory, $tarball);
+
+This command packs the contents of C<directory> and downloads
+it to local file C<tarball>.
+
+To download an uncompressed tarball, use C<$h-E<gt>tar_out>.
+
 =item $h->touch ($path);
 
 Touch acts like the L<touch(1)> command.  It can be used to
@@ -722,8 +915,8 @@ to create a new zero-length file.
 
 =item %superblock = $h->tune2fs_l ($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
@@ -742,11 +935,27 @@ This unmounts all mounted filesystems.
 
 Some internal mounts are not unmounted by this call.
 
+=item $h->upload ($filename, $remotefilename);
+
+Upload local file C<filename> to C<remotefilename> on the
+filesystem.
+
+C<filename> can also be a named pipe.
+
+See also C<$h-E<gt>download>.
+
 =item $h->vgcreate ($volgroup, \@physvols);
 
 This creates an LVM volume group called C<volgroup>
 from the non-empty list of physical volumes C<physvols>.
 
+=item $h->vgremove ($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).
+
 =item @volgroups = $h->vgs ();
 
 List all the volumes groups detected.  This is the equivalent