X-Git-Url: http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=po-docs%2Fja.po;h=1aa39d7f08896f220935b31826d87fd04a262b12;hp=783f7265dfac8d54bf9b4b7e547de82f05ee18de;hb=c21d6dc29c91691f2dcd914d0cc85f060f83289c;hpb=746c4b7789ad82e7b7521e456069cef8a1a9592c diff --git a/po-docs/ja.po b/po-docs/ja.po index 783f726..1aa39d7 100644 --- a/po-docs/ja.po +++ b/po-docs/ja.po @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n" "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: libguestfs@redhat.com\n" -"POT-Creation-Date: 2010-11-25 18:53+0000\n" +"POT-Creation-Date: 2011-07-13 15:55+0200\n" "PO-Revision-Date: 2010-09-02 14:46+0100\n" "Last-Translator: FULL NAME \n" "Language-Team: LANGUAGE \n" @@ -16,42 +16,34 @@ msgstr "" "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n" "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n" -# type: =encoding -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1 ../fish/guestfish.pod:1 -#: ../test-tool/libguestfs-test-tool.pod:1 ../fuse/guestmount.pod:1 -#: ../tools/virt-edit.pl:30 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:33 -#: ../tools/virt-resize.pl:38 ../tools/virt-list-filesystems.pl:28 -#: ../tools/virt-tar.pl:29 ../tools/virt-rescue.pl:29 -#: ../tools/virt-make-fs.pl:33 ../tools/virt-list-partitions.pl:28 -msgid "utf8" -msgstr "" - # type: =head1 +#. type: =head1 #: ../src/guestfs.pod:3 ../fish/guestfish.pod:3 #: ../test-tool/libguestfs-test-tool.pod:3 ../fuse/guestmount.pod:3 -#: ../tools/virt-edit.pl:32 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:35 -#: ../tools/virt-resize.pl:40 ../tools/virt-list-filesystems.pl:30 -#: ../tools/virt-tar.pl:31 ../tools/virt-rescue.pl:31 -#: ../tools/virt-make-fs.pl:35 ../tools/virt-list-partitions.pl:30 +#: ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:35 ../tools/virt-list-filesystems.pl:30 +#: ../tools/virt-tar.pl:31 ../tools/virt-make-fs.pl:35 +#: ../tools/virt-list-partitions.pl:30 msgid "NAME" msgstr "名前" # type: textblock +#. type: textblock #: ../src/guestfs.pod:5 msgid "guestfs - Library for accessing and modifying virtual machine images" msgstr "" # type: =head1 +#. type: =head1 #: ../src/guestfs.pod:7 ../fish/guestfish.pod:7 #: ../test-tool/libguestfs-test-tool.pod:7 ../fuse/guestmount.pod:7 -#: ../tools/virt-edit.pl:36 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:39 -#: ../tools/virt-resize.pl:44 ../tools/virt-list-filesystems.pl:34 -#: ../tools/virt-tar.pl:35 ../tools/virt-rescue.pl:35 -#: ../tools/virt-make-fs.pl:39 ../tools/virt-list-partitions.pl:34 +#: ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:39 ../tools/virt-list-filesystems.pl:34 +#: ../tools/virt-tar.pl:35 ../tools/virt-make-fs.pl:39 +#: ../tools/virt-list-partitions.pl:34 msgid "SYNOPSIS" msgstr "" # type: verbatim +#. type: verbatim #: ../src/guestfs.pod:9 #, no-wrap msgid "" @@ -60,6 +52,7 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim +#. type: verbatim #: ../src/guestfs.pod:11 #, no-wrap msgid "" @@ -69,13 +62,13 @@ msgid "" " guestfs_mount (g, \"/dev/sda1\", \"/\");\n" " guestfs_touch (g, \"/hello\");\n" " guestfs_umount (g, \"/\");\n" -" guestfs_sync (g);\n" " guestfs_close (g);\n" "\n" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:20 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:19 #, no-wrap msgid "" " cc prog.c -o prog -lguestfs\n" @@ -85,17 +78,18 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:24 ../fish/guestfish.pod:30 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:23 ../fish/guestfish.pod:30 #: ../test-tool/libguestfs-test-tool.pod:11 ../fuse/guestmount.pod:20 -#: ../tools/virt-edit.pl:50 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:63 -#: ../tools/virt-resize.pl:50 ../tools/virt-list-filesystems.pl:40 -#: ../tools/virt-tar.pl:72 ../tools/virt-rescue.pl:51 -#: ../tools/virt-make-fs.pl:47 ../tools/virt-list-partitions.pl:40 +#: ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:63 ../tools/virt-list-filesystems.pl:40 +#: ../tools/virt-tar.pl:77 ../tools/virt-make-fs.pl:47 +#: ../tools/virt-list-partitions.pl:40 msgid "DESCRIPTION" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:26 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:25 msgid "" "Libguestfs is a library for accessing and modifying guest disk images. " "Amongst the things this is good for: making batch configuration changes to " @@ -106,7 +100,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:34 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:33 msgid "" "Libguestfs uses Linux kernel and qemu code, and can access any type of guest " "filesystem that Linux and qemu can, including but not limited to: ext2/3/4, " @@ -115,7 +110,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:39 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:38 msgid "" "Libguestfs provides ways to enumerate guest storage (eg. partitions, LVs, " "what filesystem is in each LV, etc.). It can also run commands in the " @@ -123,7 +119,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:44 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:43 msgid "" "Libguestfs is a library that can be linked with C and C++ management " "programs (or management programs written in OCaml, Perl, Python, Ruby, Java, " @@ -132,33 +129,38 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:49 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:48 msgid "" "You don't need to be root to use libguestfs, although obviously you do need " "enough permissions to access the disk images." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:52 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:51 msgid "" "Libguestfs is a large API because it can do many things. For a gentle " "introduction, please read the L section next." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:55 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:54 msgid "" "There are also some example programs in the L manual " "page." msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:58 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:57 msgid "API OVERVIEW" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:60 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:59 msgid "" "This section provides a gentler overview of the libguestfs API. We also try " "to group API calls together, where that may not be obvious from reading " @@ -166,12 +168,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:65 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:64 msgid "HANDLES" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:67 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:66 msgid "" "Before you can use libguestfs calls, you have to create a handle. Then you " "must add at least one disk image to the handle, followed by launching the " @@ -181,12 +185,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:74 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:73 msgid "The general structure of all libguestfs-using programs looks like this:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:77 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:76 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_h *g = guestfs_create ();\n" @@ -194,7 +200,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:79 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:78 #, no-wrap msgid "" " /* Call guestfs_add_drive additional times if there are\n" @@ -205,7 +212,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:84 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:83 #, no-wrap msgid "" " /* Most manipulation calls won't work until you've launched\n" @@ -217,7 +225,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:90 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:89 #, no-wrap msgid "" " /* Now you can examine what partitions, LVs etc are available.\n" @@ -228,7 +237,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:95 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:94 #, no-wrap msgid "" " /* To access a filesystem in the image, you must mount it.\n" @@ -237,8 +247,8 @@ msgid "" " \n" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:99 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:98 #, no-wrap msgid "" " /* Now you can perform filesystem actions on the guest\n" @@ -249,20 +259,21 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:104 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:103 #, no-wrap msgid "" -" /* You only need to call guestfs_sync if you have made\n" -" * changes to the guest image. (But if you've made changes\n" -" * then you *must* sync). See also: guestfs_umount and\n" -" * guestfs_umount_all calls.\n" +" /* This is only needed for libguestfs < 1.5.24. Since then\n" +" * it is done automatically when you close the handle. See\n" +" * discussion of autosync in this page.\n" " */\n" " guestfs_sync (g);\n" " \n" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:111 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:109 #, no-wrap msgid "" " /* Close the handle 'g'. */\n" @@ -271,23 +282,27 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:114 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:112 msgid "" "The code above doesn't include any error checking. In real code you should " "check return values carefully for errors. In general all functions that " "return integers return C<-1> on error, and all functions that return " "pointers return C on error. See section L below for " "how to handle errors, and consult the documentation for each function call " -"below to see precisely how they return error indications." +"below to see precisely how they return error indications. See L for fully worked examples." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:122 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:121 msgid "DISK IMAGES" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:124 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:123 msgid "" "The image filename (C<\"guest.img\"> in the example above) could be a disk " "image from a virtual machine, a L copy of a physical hard disk, an " @@ -297,7 +312,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:130 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:129 msgid "" "The call you should use in modern code for adding drives is L. To add a disk image, allowing writes, and " @@ -305,7 +321,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:134 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:133 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_add_drive_opts (g, filename,\n" @@ -315,12 +332,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:138 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:137 msgid "You can add a disk read-only using:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:140 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:139 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_add_drive_opts (g, filename,\n" @@ -331,14 +350,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:145 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:144 msgid "" "or by calling the older function L. In either case " "libguestfs won't modify the file." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:148 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:147 msgid "" "Be extremely cautious if the disk image is in use, eg. if it is being used " "by a virtual machine. Adding it read-write will almost certainly cause disk " @@ -346,7 +367,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:152 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:151 msgid "" "You must add at least one disk image, and you may add multiple disk images. " "In the API, the disk images are usually referred to as C (for the " @@ -354,7 +376,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:157 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:156 msgid "" "Once L has been called you cannot add any more images. You " "can call L to get a list of the device names, in the " @@ -362,63 +385,74 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:162 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:161 msgid "MOUNTING" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:164 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:163 msgid "" "Before you can read or write files, create directories and so on in a disk " "image that contains filesystems, you have to mount those filesystems using " -"L. If you already know that a disk image contains (for " -"example) one partition with a filesystem on that partition, then you can " -"mount it directly:" +"L or L. If you already know that " +"a disk image contains (for example) one partition with a filesystem on that " +"partition, then you can mount it directly:" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim +#. type: verbatim #: ../src/guestfs.pod:170 #, no-wrap msgid "" -" guestfs_mount (g, \"/dev/sda1\", \"/\");\n" +" guestfs_mount_options (g, \"\", \"/dev/sda1\", \"/\");\n" "\n" msgstr "" -# type: textblock +#. type: textblock #: ../src/guestfs.pod:172 msgid "" "where C means literally the first partition (C<1>) of the first " "disk image that we added (C). If the disk contains Linux LVM2 " -"logical volumes you could refer to those instead (eg. C)." +"logical volumes you could refer to those instead (eg. C). Note " +"that these are libguestfs virtual devices, and are nothing to do with host " +"devices." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:176 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:178 msgid "" "If you are given a disk image and you don't know what it contains then you " "have to find out. Libguestfs can do that too: use L and L to list possible partitions and " "LVs, and either try mounting each to see what is mountable, or else examine " -"them with L or L. Libguestfs also has a " -"set of APIs for inspection of disk images (see L below). But " -"you might find it easier to look at higher level programs built on top of " -"libguestfs, in particular L." +"them with L or L. To list just " +"filesystems, use L." msgstr "" -# type: textblock +#. type: textblock #: ../src/guestfs.pod:186 msgid "" -"To mount a disk image read-only, use L. There are " +"Libguestfs also has a set of APIs for inspection of unknown disk images (see " +"L below). But you might find it easier to look at higher level " +"programs built on top of libguestfs, in particular L." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:191 +msgid "" +"To mount a filesystem read-only, use L. There are " "several other variations of the C call." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:189 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:194 msgid "FILESYSTEM ACCESS AND MODIFICATION" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:191 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:196 msgid "" "The majority of the libguestfs API consists of fairly low-level calls for " "accessing and modifying the files, directories, symlinks etc on mounted " @@ -428,21 +462,24 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:197 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:202 msgid "" "Specify filenames as full paths, starting with C<\"/\"> and including the " "mount point." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:200 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:205 msgid "" "For example, if you mounted a filesystem at C<\"/\"> and you want to read " "the file called C<\"etc/passwd\"> then you could do:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:203 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:208 #, no-wrap msgid "" " char *data = guestfs_cat (g, \"/etc/passwd\");\n" @@ -450,7 +487,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:205 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:210 msgid "" "This would return C as a newly allocated buffer containing the full " "content of that file (with some conditions: see also L below), " @@ -458,14 +496,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:209 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:214 msgid "" "As another example, to create a top-level directory on that filesystem " "called C<\"var\"> you would do:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:212 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:217 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_mkdir (g, \"/var\");\n" @@ -473,12 +513,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:214 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:219 msgid "To create a symlink you could do:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:216 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:221 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_ln_s (g, \"/etc/init.d/portmap\",\n" @@ -487,14 +529,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:219 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:224 msgid "" "Libguestfs will reject attempts to use relative paths and there is no " "concept of a current working directory." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:222 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:227 msgid "" "Libguestfs can return errors in many situations: for example if the " "filesystem isn't writable, or if a file or directory that you requested " @@ -504,33 +548,38 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:228 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:233 msgid "" "File writes are affected by the per-handle umask, set by calling L and defaulting to 022. See L." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:231 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:236 msgid "PARTITIONING" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:233 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:238 msgid "" "Libguestfs contains API calls to read, create and modify partition tables on " "disk images." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:236 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:241 msgid "" "In the common case where you want to create a single partition covering the " "whole disk, you should use the L call:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:240 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:245 #, no-wrap msgid "" " const char *parttype = \"mbr\";\n" @@ -541,18 +590,21 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:245 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:250 msgid "" "Obviously this effectively wipes anything that was on that disk image before." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:248 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:253 msgid "LVM2" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:250 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:255 msgid "" "Libguestfs provides access to a large part of the LVM2 API, such as L and L. It won't make much sense unless " @@ -561,27 +613,30 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:255 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:260 msgid "" "This author strongly recommends reading the LVM HOWTO, online at L." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:258 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:263 msgid "DOWNLOADING" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:260 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:265 msgid "" "Use L to download small, text only files. This call is " "limited to files which are less than 2 MB and which cannot contain any ASCII " -"NUL (C<\\0>) characters. However it has a very simple to use API." +"NUL (C<\\0>) characters. However the API is very simple to use." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:265 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:269 msgid "" "L can be used to read files which contain arbitrary 8 " "bit data, since it returns a (pointer, size) pair. However it is still " @@ -589,31 +644,36 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:269 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:273 msgid "" "L can be used to download any file, with no limits on " "content or size (even files larger than 4 GB)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:272 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:276 msgid "" "To download multiple files, see L and L." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:275 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:279 msgid "UPLOADING" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:277 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:281 msgid "" "It's often the case that you want to write a file or files to the disk image." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:280 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:284 msgid "" "To write a small file with fixed content, use L. To create " "a file of all zeroes, use L (sparse) or L. This call has no limits on " "file content or size (even files larger than 4 GB)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:289 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:293 msgid "" "To upload multiple files, see L and L." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:291 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:295 msgid "" "However the fastest way to upload I is to " "turn them into a squashfs or CD ISO (see L and L to B" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:312 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:316 msgid "" "Use L to copy a single file, or L to copy " "directories recursively." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:315 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:319 msgid "B to B" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:317 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:321 msgid "" "Use L which efficiently uses L to copy between files and " "devices in the guest." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:320 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:324 msgid "Example: duplicate the contents of an LV:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:322 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:326 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_dd (g, \"/dev/VG/Original\", \"/dev/VG/Copy\");\n" @@ -700,7 +771,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:324 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:328 msgid "" "The destination (C) must be at least as large as the source " "(C). To copy less than the whole source device, use L to B" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:330 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:334 msgid "Use L. See L above." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:332 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:336 msgid "B to B" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:334 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:338 msgid "Use L. See L above." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:338 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:342 +msgid "UPLOADING AND DOWNLOADING TO PIPES AND FILE DESCRIPTORS" +msgstr "" + +# type: textblock +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:344 +msgid "" +"Calls like L, L, L, L etc appear to only take filenames as arguments, so it " +"appears you can only upload and download to files. However many Un*x-like " +"hosts let you use the special device files C, C, C and C to read and write from stdin, stdout, stderr, " +"and arbitrary file descriptor N." +msgstr "" + +# type: textblock +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:352 +msgid "For example, L writes its output to stdout by doing:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:355 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" guestfs_download (g, filename, \"/dev/stdout\");\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:357 +msgid "and you can write tar output to a file descriptor C by doing:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:359 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" char devfd[64];\n" +" snprintf (devfd, sizeof devfd, \"/dev/fd/%d\", fd);\n" +" guestfs_tar_out (g, \"/\", devfd);\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +# type: =head2 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:363 msgid "LISTING FILES" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:340 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:365 msgid "" "L is just designed for humans to read (mainly when using the " "L-equivalent command C)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:343 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:368 msgid "" "L is a quick way to get a list of files in a directory from " "programs, as a flat list of strings." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:346 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:371 msgid "" "L is a programmatic way to get a list of files in a " "directory, plus additional information about each one. It is more " @@ -755,18 +882,21 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:350 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:375 msgid "" "L and L can be used to recursively list files." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:353 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:378 msgid "RUNNING COMMANDS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:355 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:380 msgid "" "Although libguestfs is primarily an API for manipulating files inside guest " "images, we also provide some limited facilities for running commands inside " @@ -774,99 +904,117 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:359 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:384 msgid "There are many limitations to this:" msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:363 ../src/guestfs.pod:368 ../src/guestfs.pod:373 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:377 ../src/guestfs.pod:382 ../src/guestfs.pod:386 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:391 ../src/guestfs.pod:396 ../src/guestfs.pod:955 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:959 ../src/guestfs.pod:963 ../src/guestfs.pod:968 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:976 ../src/guestfs.pod:995 ../src/guestfs.pod:1003 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1025 ../src/guestfs.pod:1029 ../src/guestfs.pod:1033 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1037 ../src/guestfs.pod:1041 ../src/guestfs.pod:1045 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1527 ../src/guestfs.pod:1532 ../src/guestfs.pod:1536 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1646 ../src/guestfs.pod:1651 ../src/guestfs.pod:1655 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1999 ../src/guestfs.pod:2005 ../src/guestfs.pod:2010 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2016 ../src/guestfs.pod:2128 ../src/guestfs.pod:2132 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2136 ../src/guestfs.pod:2140 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:15 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:22 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:569 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:577 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:584 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:591 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1587 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1591 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1595 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1599 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:388 ../src/guestfs.pod:393 ../src/guestfs.pod:398 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:402 ../src/guestfs.pod:407 ../src/guestfs.pod:411 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:416 ../src/guestfs.pod:421 ../src/guestfs.pod:1064 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1068 ../src/guestfs.pod:1072 ../src/guestfs.pod:1077 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1085 ../src/guestfs.pod:1104 ../src/guestfs.pod:1112 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1134 ../src/guestfs.pod:1138 ../src/guestfs.pod:1142 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1146 ../src/guestfs.pod:1150 ../src/guestfs.pod:1154 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1643 ../src/guestfs.pod:1648 ../src/guestfs.pod:1652 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1754 ../src/guestfs.pod:1759 ../src/guestfs.pod:1763 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1773 ../src/guestfs.pod:2008 ../src/guestfs.pod:2013 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2019 ../src/guestfs.pod:2027 ../src/guestfs.pod:2381 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2387 ../src/guestfs.pod:2392 ../src/guestfs.pod:2398 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2972 ../src/guestfs.pod:2976 ../src/guestfs.pod:2980 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2984 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:15 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:22 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:583 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:591 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:598 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:605 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1603 #: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1607 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1611 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1615 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1625 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1629 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1633 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1771 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1775 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1780 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1785 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1846 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1850 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1855 ../fish/guestfish.pod:377 -#: ../fish/guestfish.pod:381 ../fish/guestfish.pod:385 -#: ../fish/guestfish.pod:389 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:13 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:20 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:375 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:383 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:390 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:397 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1067 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1071 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1075 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1079 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1087 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1091 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1095 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1105 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1109 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1113 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1203 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1207 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1212 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1217 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1259 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1263 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1268 -#: ../tools/virt-resize.pl:347 ../tools/virt-resize.pl:352 -#: ../tools/virt-resize.pl:362 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1615 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1623 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1627 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1631 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1641 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1645 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1649 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1787 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1791 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1796 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1801 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1862 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1866 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1871 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2789 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2795 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2803 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2810 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2817 ../fish/guestfish.pod:445 +#: ../fish/guestfish.pod:449 ../fish/guestfish.pod:453 +#: ../fish/guestfish.pod:457 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:13 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:20 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:385 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:393 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:400 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:407 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1074 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1078 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1082 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1086 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1094 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1098 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1102 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1112 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1116 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1120 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1210 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1214 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1219 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1224 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1266 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1270 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1275 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1902 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1908 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1916 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1923 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1930 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:195 +#: ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:200 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:206 +#: ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:708 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:714 +#: ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:720 msgid "*" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:365 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:390 msgid "" "The kernel version that the command runs under will be different from what " "it expects." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:370 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:395 msgid "" "If the command needs to communicate with daemons, then most likely they " "won't be running." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:375 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:400 msgid "The command will be running in limited memory." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:379 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:404 msgid "" "The network may not be available unless you enable it (see L)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:384 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:409 msgid "Only supports Linux guests (not Windows, BSD, etc)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:388 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:413 msgid "" "Architecture limitations (eg. won't work for a PPC guest on an X86 host)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:393 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:418 msgid "" "For SELinux guests, you may need to enable SELinux and load policy first. " "See L in this manpage." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:398 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:423 msgid "" "I It is not safe to run commands from untrusted, possibly " "malicious guests. These commands may attempt to exploit your program by " @@ -878,7 +1026,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:407 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:432 msgid "" "A secure alternative is to use libguestfs to install a \"firstboot\" script " "(a script which runs when the guest next boots normally), and to have this " @@ -888,26 +1037,30 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:415 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:440 msgid "" "The two main API calls to run commands are L and L (there are also variations)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:418 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:443 msgid "" "The difference is that L runs commands using the shell, so any " "shell globs, redirections, etc will work." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:421 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:446 msgid "CONFIGURATION FILES" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:423 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:448 msgid "" "To read and write configuration files in Linux guest filesystems, we " "strongly recommend using Augeas. For example, Augeas understands how to " @@ -916,7 +1069,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:428 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:453 msgid "" "The main Augeas calls are bound through the C APIs. We don't " "document Augeas itself here because there is excellent documentation on the " @@ -924,7 +1078,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:432 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:457 msgid "" "If you don't want to use Augeas (you fool!) then try calling L to get the file as a list of lines which you can iterate " @@ -932,29 +1087,35 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:436 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:461 msgid "SELINUX" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:438 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:463 msgid "" "We support SELinux guests. To ensure that labeling happens correctly in " "SELinux guests, you need to enable SELinux and load the guest's policy:" msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:444 ../src/guestfs.pod:1148 ../src/guestfs.pod:1279 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:469 ../src/guestfs.pod:1257 ../src/guestfs.pod:1395 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2426 msgid "1." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:446 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:471 msgid "Before launching, do:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:448 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:473 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_set_selinux (g, 1);\n" @@ -962,19 +1123,23 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:450 ../src/guestfs.pod:1152 ../src/guestfs.pod:1283 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:475 ../src/guestfs.pod:1261 ../src/guestfs.pod:1399 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2451 msgid "2." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:452 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:477 msgid "" "After mounting the guest's filesystem(s), load the policy. This is best " "done by running the L command in the guest itself:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:456 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:481 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_sh (g, \"/usr/sbin/load_policy\");\n" @@ -982,26 +1147,30 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:458 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:483 msgid "" "(Older versions of C require you to specify the name of the " "policy file)." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:461 ../src/guestfs.pod:1289 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:486 ../src/guestfs.pod:1405 msgid "3." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:463 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:488 msgid "" "Optionally, set the security context for the API. The correct security " "context to use can only be known by inspecting the guest. As an example:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:467 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:492 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_setcon (g, \"unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0\");\n" @@ -1009,24 +1178,28 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:471 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:496 msgid "This will work for running commands and editing existing files." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:473 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:498 msgid "" "When new files are created, you may need to label them explicitly, for " "example by running the external command C." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:477 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:502 msgid "UMASK" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:479 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:504 msgid "" "Certain calls are affected by the current file mode creation mask (the " "\"umask\"). In particular ones which create files or directories, such as " @@ -1036,14 +1209,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:485 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:510 msgid "" "The default umask is C<022>, so files are created with modes such as C<0644> " "and directories with C<0755>." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:488 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:513 msgid "" "There are two ways to avoid being affected by umask. Either set umask to 0 " "(call C early after launching). Or call L." msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:494 ../fish/guestfish.pod:670 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:519 ../fish/guestfish.pod:767 msgid "ENCRYPTED DISKS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:496 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:521 msgid "" "Libguestfs allows you to access Linux guests which have been encrypted using " "whole disk encryption that conforms to the Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) " @@ -1070,21 +1248,24 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:502 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:527 msgid "" "Use L to identify LUKS-encrypted block devices (it " "returns the string C)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:505 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:530 msgid "" "Then open these devices by calling L. Obviously you " "will require the passphrase!" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:508 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:533 msgid "" "Opening a LUKS device creates a new device mapper device called C (where C is the string you supply to L followed by L. The logical volume" @@ -1101,7 +1283,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:518 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:543 msgid "" "Use the reverse process to close a LUKS device. Unmount any logical volumes " "on it, deactivate the volume groups by caling C but since version 1.5.3 the most " -"frequently used part of this library has been rewritten in C and moved into " -"the core code)." +"contains operating systems, an install CD or a live CD. (These APIs used to " +"be in a separate Perl-only library called L but since " +"version 1.5.3 the most frequently used part of this library has been " +"rewritten in C and moved into the core code)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:533 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:559 msgid "" "Add all disks belonging to the unknown virtual machine and call L in the usual way." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:536 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:562 msgid "" "Then call L. This function uses other libguestfs calls " "and certain heuristics, and returns a list of operating systems that were " @@ -1146,7 +1332,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:545 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:571 msgid "" "For each root, you can then call various C functions " "to get additional details about that operating system. For example, call L /dev/sda1\n" @@ -1176,21 +1365,24 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:562 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:588 msgid "" "The caller can then make calls to L to mount the " "filesystems as suggested." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:565 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:591 msgid "" "Be careful to mount filesystems in the right order (eg. C before C). Sorting the keys of the hash by length, shortest first, should work." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:569 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:595 msgid "" "Inspection currently only works for some common operating systems. " "Contributors are welcome to send patches for other operating systems that we " @@ -1198,7 +1390,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:573 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:599 msgid "" "Encrypted disks must be opened before inspection. See L " "for more details. The L function just ignores any " @@ -1206,7 +1399,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:577 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:603 msgid "" "A note on the implementation: The call L performs " "inspection and caches the results in the guest handle. Subsequent calls to " @@ -1218,20 +1412,65 @@ msgid "" "details)." msgstr "" +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:612 +msgid "INSPECTING INSTALL DISKS" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:614 +msgid "" +"Libguestfs (since 1.9.4) can detect some install disks, install CDs, live " +"CDs and more." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:617 +msgid "" +"Call L to return the format of the operating " +"system, which currently can be C (a regular operating system) or " +"C (some sort of install disk)." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:621 +msgid "" +"Further information is available about the operating system that can be " +"installed using the regular inspection APIs like L, L etc." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:626 +msgid "" +"Some additional information specific to installer disks is also available " +"from the L, L and L calls." +msgstr "" + # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:586 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:631 msgid "SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WINDOWS GUESTS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:588 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:633 msgid "" "Libguestfs can mount NTFS partitions. It does this using the L driver." msgstr "" +# type: =head3 +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:636 +msgid "DRIVE LETTERS AND PATHS" +msgstr "" + # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:591 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:638 msgid "" "DOS and Windows still use drive letters, and the filesystems are always " "treated as case insensitive by Windows itself, and therefore you might find " @@ -1240,31 +1479,37 @@ msgid "" "might be referred to as C." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:597 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:644 msgid "" -"Drive letter mappings are outside the scope of libguestfs. You have to use " -"libguestfs to read the appropriate Windows Registry and configuration files, " -"to determine yourself how drives are mapped (see also L and L)." +"Drive letter mappings can be found using inspection (see L and " +"L)" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:602 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:647 msgid "" -"Replacing backslash characters with forward slash characters is also outside " -"the scope of libguestfs, but something that you can easily do." +"Dealing with separator characters (backslash vs forward slash) is outside " +"the scope of libguestfs, but usually a simple character replacement will " +"work." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:605 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:651 msgid "" -"Where we can help is in resolving the case insensitivity of paths. For " -"this, call L." +"To resolve the case insensitivity of paths, call L." +msgstr "" + +# type: =head3 +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:654 +msgid "ACCESSING THE WINDOWS REGISTRY" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:608 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:656 msgid "" "Libguestfs also provides some help for decoding Windows Registry \"hive\" " "files, through the library C which is part of the libguestfs project " @@ -1274,36 +1519,106 @@ msgid "" "reg(1)> for more help on this issue." msgstr "" +# type: =head3 +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:664 +msgid "SYMLINKS ON NTFS-3G FILESYSTEMS" +msgstr "" + +# type: textblock +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:666 +msgid "" +"Ntfs-3g tries to rewrite \"Junction Points\" and NTFS \"symbolic links\" to " +"provide something which looks like a Linux symlink. The way it tries to do " +"the rewriting is described here:" +msgstr "" + +# type: textblock +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:670 +msgid "" +"L" +msgstr "" + +# type: textblock +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:672 +msgid "" +"The essential problem is that ntfs-3g simply does not have enough " +"information to do a correct job. NTFS links can contain drive letters and " +"references to external device GUIDs that ntfs-3g has no way of resolving. " +"It is almost certainly the case that libguestfs callers should ignore what " +"ntfs-3g does (ie. don't use L on NTFS volumes)." +msgstr "" + +# type: textblock +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:679 +msgid "" +"Instead if you encounter a symbolic link on an ntfs-3g filesystem, use L to read the C extended " +"attribute, and read the raw reparse data from that (you can find the format " +"documented in various places around the web)." +msgstr "" + +# type: =head3 +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:684 +msgid "EXTENDED ATTRIBUTES ON NTFS-3G FILESYSTEMS" +msgstr "" + +# type: textblock +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:686 +msgid "" +"There are other useful extended attributes that can be read from ntfs-3g " +"filesystems (using L). See:" +msgstr "" + +# type: textblock +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:689 +msgid "" +"L" +msgstr "" + # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:616 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:691 msgid "USING LIBGUESTFS WITH OTHER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:618 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:693 msgid "" "Although we don't want to discourage you from using the C API, we will " "mention here that the same API is also available in other languages." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:621 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:696 msgid "" "The API is broadly identical in all supported languages. This means that " -"the C call C is C<$g-Emount($path)> in Perl, C in Python, and C in OCaml. In other " -"words, a straightforward, predictable isomorphism between each language." +"the C call C is C<$g-Eadd_drive_ro($file)> " +"in Perl, C in Python, and C in " +"OCaml. In other words, a straightforward, predictable isomorphism between " +"each language." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:627 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:702 msgid "" "Error messages are automatically transformed into exceptions if the language " "supports it." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:630 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:705 msgid "" "We don't try to \"object orientify\" parts of the API in OO languages, " "although contributors are welcome to write higher level APIs above what we " @@ -1311,36 +1626,42 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:636 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:711 msgid "B" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:638 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:713 msgid "" "You can use the I header file from C++ programs. The C++ API is " "identical to the C API. C++ classes and exceptions are not used." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:642 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:717 msgid "B" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:644 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:719 msgid "" "The C# bindings are highly experimental. Please read the warnings at the " "top of C." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:647 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:722 msgid "B" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:649 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:724 msgid "" "This is the only language binding that is working but incomplete. Only " "calls which return simple integers have been bound in Haskell, and we are " @@ -1348,91 +1669,103 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:653 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:728 msgid "B" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:655 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:730 msgid "" "Full documentation is contained in the Javadoc which is distributed with " "libguestfs." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:658 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:733 msgid "B" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:660 -msgid "For documentation see L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:735 +msgid "See L." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:662 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:737 msgid "B" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:664 -msgid "For documentation see L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:739 +msgid "See L and L." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:666 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:741 msgid "B" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:668 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:743 msgid "" "For documentation see C supplied with libguestfs sources or in " "the php-libguestfs package for your distribution." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:671 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:746 msgid "The PHP binding only works correctly on 64 bit machines." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:673 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:748 msgid "B" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:675 -msgid "For documentation see L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:750 +msgid "See L." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:677 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:752 msgid "B" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:679 -msgid "For documentation see L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:754 +msgid "See L." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:681 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:756 msgid "B" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:683 -msgid "For documentation see L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:758 +msgid "See L." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:687 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:762 msgid "LIBGUESTFS GOTCHAS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:689 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:764 msgid "" "L: \"A feature of a " "system [...] that works in the way it is documented but is counterintuitive " @@ -1440,7 +1773,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:693 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:768 msgid "" "Since we developed libguestfs and the associated tools, there are several " "things we would have designed differently, but are now stuck with for " @@ -1449,12 +1783,21 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:701 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:776 msgid "Autosync / forgetting to sync." msgstr "" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:778 +msgid "" +"I Autosync is enabled by default for all API users starting from " +"libguestfs 1.5.24. This section only applies to older versions." +msgstr "" + # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:703 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:781 msgid "" "When modifying a filesystem from C or another language, you B unmount " "all filesystems and call L explicitly before you close the " @@ -1462,7 +1805,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:707 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:785 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_set_autosync (g, 1);\n" @@ -1470,14 +1814,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:709 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:787 msgid "" "to have the unmount/sync done automatically for you when the handle 'g' is " "closed. (This feature is called \"autosync\", L q.v.)" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:713 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:791 msgid "" "If you forget to do this, then it is entirely possible that your changes " "won't be written out, or will be partially written, or (very rarely) that " @@ -1485,27 +1831,23 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:717 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:795 msgid "" "Note that in L autosync is the default. So quick and dirty " "guestfish scripts that forget to sync will work just fine, which can make " "this very puzzling if you are trying to debug a problem." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:721 -msgid "" -"Update: Autosync is enabled by default for all API users starting from " -"libguestfs 1.5.24." -msgstr "" - # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:724 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:799 msgid "Mount option C<-o sync> should not be the default." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:726 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:801 msgid "" "If you use L, then C<-o sync,noatime> are added implicitly. " "However C<-o sync> does not add any reliability benefit, but does have a " @@ -1513,31 +1855,36 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:730 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:805 msgid "" "The work around is to use L and set the mount " "options that you actually want to use." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:733 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:808 msgid "Read-only should be the default." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:735 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:810 msgid "" "In L, I<--ro> should be the default, and you should have to " "specify I<--rw> if you want to make changes to the image." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:738 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:813 msgid "This would reduce the potential to corrupt live VM images." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:740 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:815 msgid "" "Note that many filesystems change the disk when you just mount and unmount, " "even if you didn't perform any writes. You need to use L doesn't do what people expect (open C for " "examination). It tries to run a guestfish command C which doesn't " @@ -1560,12 +1909,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:753 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:828 msgid "guestfish megabyte modifiers don't work right on all commands" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:755 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:830 msgid "" "In recent guestfish you can use C<1M> to mean 1 megabyte (and similarly for " "other modifiers). What guestfish actually does is to multiply the number " @@ -1575,12 +1926,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:762 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:837 msgid "The most common is L. The guestfish command:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:764 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:839 #, no-wrap msgid "" " lvcreate LV VG 100M\n" @@ -1588,7 +1941,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:766 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:841 msgid "" "does not do what you might expect. Instead because L is " "already expecting megabytes, this tries to create a 100 I (100 " @@ -1597,19 +1951,22 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:771 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:846 msgid "" "This could be fixed in the generator by specially marking parameters and " "return values which take bytes or other units." msgstr "" # type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:774 +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:849 msgid "Ambiguity between devices and paths" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:776 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:851 msgid "" "There is a subtle ambiguity in the API between a device name (eg. C) and a similar pathname. A file might just happen to be called " @@ -1617,7 +1974,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:781 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:856 msgid "" "In the current API we usually resolve this ambiguity by having two separate " "calls, for example L and L. " @@ -1626,7 +1984,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:787 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:862 msgid "" "To avoid both the ambiguity and the need to duplicate some calls, we could " "make paths/devices into structured names. One way to do this would be to " @@ -1636,7 +1995,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:793 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:868 #, no-wrap msgid "" " type path = Path of string | Device of int | Partition of int * int\n" @@ -1644,12 +2004,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:795 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:870 msgid "which would allow you to pass arguments like:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:797 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:872 #, no-wrap msgid "" " Path \"/foo/bar\"\n" @@ -1660,75 +2022,40 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:802 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:877 msgid "" "As you can see there are still problems to resolve even with this " "representation. Also consider how it might work in guestfish." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:807 -msgid "PROTOCOL LIMITS" +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:882 +msgid "KEYS AND PASSPHRASES" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:809 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:884 msgid "" -"Internally libguestfs uses a message-based protocol to pass API calls and " -"their responses to and from a small \"appliance\" (see L for " -"plenty more detail about this). The maximum message size used by the " -"protocol is slightly less than 4 MB. For some API calls you may need to be " -"aware of this limit. The API calls which may be affected are individually " -"documented, with a link back to this section of the documentation." +"Certain libguestfs calls take a parameter that contains sensitive key " +"material, passed in as a C string." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:817 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:887 msgid "" -"A simple call such as L returns its result (the file data) in " -"a simple string. Because this string is at some point internally encoded as " -"a message, the maximum size that it can return is slightly under 4 MB. If " -"the requested file is larger than this then you will get an error." +"In the future we would hope to change the libguestfs implementation so that " +"keys are L-ed into physical RAM, and thus can never end up in " +"swap. However this is I done at the moment, because of the complexity " +"of such an implementation." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:823 -msgid "" -"In order to transfer large files into and out of the guest filesystem, you " -"need to use particular calls that support this. The sections L " -"and L document how to do this." -msgstr "" - -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:827 -msgid "" -"You might also consider mounting the disk image using our FUSE filesystem " -"support (L)." -msgstr "" - -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:830 -msgid "KEYS AND PASSPHRASES" -msgstr "" - -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:832 -msgid "" -"Certain libguestfs calls take a parameter that contains sensitive key " -"material, passed in as a C string." -msgstr "" - -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:835 -msgid "" -"In the future we would hope to change the libguestfs implementation so that " -"keys are L-ed into physical RAM, and thus can never end up in " -"swap. However this is I done at the moment, because of the complexity " -"of such an implementation." -msgstr "" - -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:840 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:892 msgid "" "Therefore you should be aware that any key parameter you pass to libguestfs " "might end up being written out to the swap partition. If this is a concern, " @@ -1736,19 +2063,22 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:845 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:897 msgid "MULTIPLE HANDLES AND MULTIPLE THREADS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:847 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:899 msgid "" "All high-level libguestfs actions are synchronous. If you want to use " "libguestfs asynchronously then you must create a thread." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:850 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:902 msgid "" "Only use the handle from a single thread. Either use the handle exclusively " "from one thread, or provide your own mutex so that two threads cannot issue " @@ -1756,33 +2086,37 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:854 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:906 msgid "" "See the graphical program guestfs-browser for one possible architecture for " "multithreaded programs using libvirt and libguestfs." msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:857 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:909 msgid "PATH" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:859 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:911 msgid "" -"Libguestfs needs a kernel and initrd.img, which it finds by looking along an " +"Libguestfs needs a supermin appliance, which it finds by looking along an " "internal path." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:862 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:914 msgid "" "By default it looks for these in the directory C<$libdir/guestfs> (eg. C or C)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:865 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:917 msgid "" "Use L or set the environment variable L " "to change the directories that libguestfs will search in. The value is a " @@ -1793,12 +2127,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:872 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:924 msgid "QEMU WRAPPERS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:874 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:926 msgid "" "If you want to compile your own qemu, run qemu from a non-standard location, " "or pass extra arguments to qemu, then you can write a shell-script wrapper " @@ -1806,7 +2142,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:878 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:930 msgid "" "There is one important rule to remember: you I> as the " "last command in the shell script (so that qemu replaces the shell and " @@ -1815,14 +2152,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:883 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:935 msgid "" "Here is an example of a wrapper, where I have built my own copy of qemu from " "source:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:886 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:938 #, no-wrap msgid "" " #!/bin/sh -\n" @@ -1832,7 +2171,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:890 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:942 msgid "" "Save this script as C (or wherever), C, and " "then use it by setting the LIBGUESTFS_QEMU environment variable. For " @@ -1840,7 +2180,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:894 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:946 #, no-wrap msgid "" " LIBGUESTFS_QEMU=/tmp/qemu.wrapper guestfish\n" @@ -1848,19 +2189,132 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:896 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:948 msgid "" "Note that libguestfs also calls qemu with the -help and -version options in " "order to determine features." msgstr "" +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:951 +msgid "ATTACHING TO RUNNING DAEMONS" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:953 +msgid "" +"I This is B and has a tendency to eat " +"babies. Use with caution." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:956 +msgid "" +"I This section explains how to attach to a running daemon from a " +"low level perspective. For most users, simply using virt tools such as " +"L with the I<--live> option will \"just work\"." +msgstr "" + +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:960 +msgid "Using guestfs_set_attach_method" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:962 +msgid "" +"By calling L you can change how the library " +"connects to the C daemon in L (read L for some background)." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:966 +msgid "" +"The normal attach method is C, where a small appliance is created " +"containing the daemon, and then the library connects to this." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:969 +msgid "" +"Setting attach method to C> (where I is the path of a " +"Unix domain socket) causes L to connect to an existing " +"daemon over the Unix domain socket." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:973 +msgid "" +"The normal use for this is to connect to a running virtual machine that " +"contains a C daemon, and send commands so you can read and write " +"files inside the live virtual machine." +msgstr "" + +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:977 +msgid "Using guestfs_add_domain with live flag" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:979 +msgid "" +"L provides some help for getting the correct attach " +"method. If you pass the C option to this function, then (if the " +"virtual machine is running) it will examine the libvirt XML looking for a " +"virtio-serial channel to connect to:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:985 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" \n" +" ...\n" +" \n" +" ...\n" +" \n" +" \n" +" \n" +" \n" +" ...\n" +" \n" +" \n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:997 +msgid "" +"L extracts C and sets the attach " +"method to C." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1000 +msgid "" +"Some of the libguestfs tools (including guestfish) support a I<--live> " +"option which is passed through to L thus allowing you " +"to attach to and modify live virtual machines." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1004 +msgid "" +"The virtual machine needs to have been set up beforehand so that it has the " +"virtio-serial channel and so that guestfsd is running inside it." +msgstr "" + # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:899 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1008 msgid "ABI GUARANTEE" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:901 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1010 msgid "" "We guarantee the libguestfs ABI (binary interface), for public, high-level " "actions as outlined in this section. Although we will deprecate some " @@ -1870,12 +2324,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:907 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1016 msgid "BLOCK DEVICE NAMING" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:909 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1018 msgid "" "In the kernel there is now quite a profusion of schemata for naming block " "devices (in this context, by I I mean a physical or virtual " @@ -1889,7 +2345,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:921 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1030 msgid "" "As discussed above, libguestfs uses a qemu appliance running an embedded " "Linux kernel to access block devices. We can run a variety of appliances " @@ -1897,7 +2354,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:925 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1034 msgid "" "This causes a problem for libguestfs because many API calls use device or " "partition names. Working scripts and the recipe (example) scripts that we " @@ -1905,7 +2363,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:930 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1039 msgid "" "Therefore libguestfs defines C as the I. " "Internally C names are translated, if necessary, to other names as " @@ -1914,7 +2373,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:936 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1045 msgid "" "Note that this I applies to parameters. The L, " "L and similar calls return the true names of the " @@ -1922,12 +2382,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:941 +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1050 msgid "ALGORITHM FOR BLOCK DEVICE NAME TRANSLATION" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:943 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1052 msgid "" "Usually this translation is transparent. However in some (very rare) cases " "you may need to know the exact algorithm. Such cases include where you use " @@ -1936,7 +2398,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:949 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1058 msgid "" "The algorithm is applied only to I which are known to be either " "device or partition names. Return values from functions such as L?" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:965 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1074 msgid "" "Does the named device exist? If so, we use that device. However if I " "then we continue with this algorithm." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:970 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1079 msgid "Replace initial C string with C." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:972 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1081 msgid "For example, change C to C." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:974 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1083 msgid "If that named device exists, use it. If not, continue." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:978 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1087 msgid "Replace initial C string with C." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:980 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1089 msgid "If that named device exists, use it. If not, return an error." msgstr "" # type: =head3 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:984 +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1093 msgid "PORTABILITY CONCERNS WITH BLOCK DEVICE NAMING" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:986 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1095 msgid "" "Although the standard naming scheme and automatic translation is useful for " "simple programs and guestfish scripts, for larger programs it is best not to " @@ -1999,51 +2472,59 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:990 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1099 msgid "" "Where possible for maximum future portability programs using libguestfs " "should use these future-proof techniques:" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:997 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1106 msgid "" "Use L or L to list actual " "device names, and then use those names directly." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1000 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1109 msgid "" "Since those device names exist by definition, they will never be translated." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1005 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1114 msgid "" "Use higher level ways to identify filesystems, such as LVM names, UUIDs and " "filesystem labels." msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1010 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1119 msgid "SECURITY" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1012 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1121 msgid "" "This section discusses security implications of using libguestfs, " "particularly with untrusted or malicious guests or disk images." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1015 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1124 msgid "GENERAL SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1017 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1126 msgid "" "Be careful with any files or data that you download from a guest (by " "\"download\" we mean not just the L command but any " @@ -2053,42 +2534,50 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1027 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1136 msgid "the data (file etc) not being present" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1031 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1140 msgid "being present but empty" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1035 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1144 msgid "being much larger than normal" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1039 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1148 msgid "containing arbitrary 8 bit data" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1043 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1152 msgid "being in an unexpected character encoding" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1047 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1156 msgid "containing homoglyphs." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1051 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1160 msgid "SECURITY OF MOUNTING FILESYSTEMS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1053 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1162 msgid "" "When you mount a filesystem under Linux, mistakes in the kernel filesystem " "(VFS) module can sometimes be escalated into exploits by deliberately " @@ -2104,7 +2593,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1066 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1175 msgid "" "That explains why you should never mount a filesystem from an untrusted " "guest on your host kernel. How about libguestfs? We run a Linux kernel " @@ -2118,19 +2608,22 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1077 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1186 msgid "" "In any case callers can reduce the attack surface by forcing the filesystem " "type when mounting (use L)." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1080 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1189 msgid "PROTOCOL SECURITY" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1082 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1191 msgid "" "The protocol is designed to be secure, being based on RFC 4506 (XDR) with a " "defined upper message size. However a program that uses libguestfs must " @@ -2140,12 +2633,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1088 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1197 msgid "INSPECTION SECURITY" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1090 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1199 msgid "" "Parts of the inspection API (see L) return untrusted strings " "directly from the guest, and these could contain any 8 bit data. Callers " @@ -2154,7 +2649,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1096 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1205 msgid "" "Guest configuration may be altered in unusual ways by the administrator of " "the virtual machine, and may not reflect reality (particularly for untrusted " @@ -2165,7 +2661,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1104 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1213 msgid "" "The inspection API parses guest configuration using two external libraries: " "Augeas (Linux configuration) and hivex (Windows Registry). Both are " @@ -2175,12 +2672,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1110 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1219 msgid "RUNNING UNTRUSTED GUEST COMMANDS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1112 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1221 msgid "" "Be very cautious about running commands from the guest. By running a " "command in the guest, you are giving CPU time to a binary that you do not " @@ -2190,24 +2689,28 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1118 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1227 msgid "CVE-2010-3851" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1120 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1229 msgid "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/642934" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1122 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1231 msgid "" "This security bug concerns the automatic disk format detection that qemu " "does on disk images." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1125 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1234 msgid "" "A raw disk image is just the raw bytes, there is no header. Other disk " "images like qcow2 contain a special header. Qemu deals with this by looking " @@ -2216,7 +2719,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1130 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1239 msgid "" "This allows a guest which has been given a raw disk image to write some " "other header. At next boot (or when the disk image is accessed by " @@ -2225,7 +2729,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1135 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1244 msgid "" "This in itself would not be a problem, but qcow2 offers many features, one " "of which is to allow a disk image to refer to another image (called the " @@ -2237,25 +2742,29 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1143 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1252 msgid "" "In libguestfs this is rather hard to exploit except under two circumstances:" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1150 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1259 msgid "You have enabled the network or have opened the disk in write mode." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1154 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1263 msgid "" "You are also running untrusted code from the guest (see L)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1159 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1268 msgid "" "The way to avoid this is to specify the expected disk format when adding " "disks (the optional C option to L). You " @@ -2264,51 +2773,58 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1164 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1273 msgid "" "For disks added from libvirt using calls like L, the " "format is fetched from libvirt and passed through." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1167 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1276 msgid "" "For libguestfs tools, use the I<--format> command line parameter as " "appropriate." msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1170 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1279 msgid "CONNECTION MANAGEMENT" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1172 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1281 msgid "guestfs_h *" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1174 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1283 msgid "" "C is the opaque type representing a connection handle. Create a " "handle by calling L. Call L to free the " "handle and release all resources used." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1178 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1287 msgid "" "For information on using multiple handles and threads, see the section L below." +"MULTIPLE HANDLES AND MULTIPLE THREADS> above." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1181 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1290 msgid "guestfs_create" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1183 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1292 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_h *guestfs_create (void);\n" @@ -2316,43 +2832,48 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1185 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1294 msgid "Create a connection handle." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1187 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1296 msgid "" -"You have to call L (or one of the equivalent calls) " -"on the handle at least once." +"On success this returns a non-NULL pointer to a handle. On error it returns " +"NULL." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1190 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1299 msgid "" -"This function returns a non-NULL pointer to a handle on success or NULL on " -"error." +"You have to \"configure\" the handle after creating it. This includes " +"calling L (or one of the equivalent calls) on the " +"handle at least once." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1193 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1303 msgid "After configuring the handle, you have to call L." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1195 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1305 msgid "" -"You may also want to configure error handling for the handle. See L section below." +"You may also want to configure error handling for the handle. See the L section below." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1198 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1308 msgid "guestfs_close" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1200 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1310 #, no-wrap msgid "" " void guestfs_close (guestfs_h *g);\n" @@ -2360,24 +2881,41 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1202 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1312 msgid "This closes the connection handle and frees up all resources used." msgstr "" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1314 +msgid "" +"If autosync was set on the handle and the handle was launched, then this " +"implicitly calls various functions to unmount filesystems and sync the " +"disk. See L for more details." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1318 +msgid "If a close callback was set on the handle, then it is called." +msgstr "" + # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1204 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1320 msgid "ERROR HANDLING" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1206 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1322 msgid "" "API functions can return errors. For example, almost all functions that " "return C will return C<-1> to indicate an error." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1209 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1325 msgid "" "Additional information is available for errors: an error message string and " "optionally an error number (errno) if the thing that failed was a system " @@ -2385,7 +2923,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1213 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1329 msgid "" "You can get at the additional information about the last error on the handle " "by calling L, L, and/or by setting " @@ -2393,7 +2932,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1218 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1334 msgid "" "When the handle is created, a default error handler is installed which " "prints the error message string to C. For small short-running " @@ -2401,7 +2941,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1222 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1338 #, no-wrap msgid "" " if (guestfs_launch (g) == -1)\n" @@ -2410,21 +2951,24 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1225 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1341 msgid "" "since the default error handler will ensure that an error message has been " "printed to C before the program exits." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1228 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1344 msgid "" "For other programs the caller will almost certainly want to install an " "alternate error handler or do error handling in-line like this:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1231 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1347 #, no-wrap msgid "" " g = guestfs_create ();\n" @@ -2432,7 +2976,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1233 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1349 #, no-wrap msgid "" " /* This disables the default behaviour of printing errors\n" @@ -2442,7 +2987,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1237 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1353 #, no-wrap msgid "" " if (guestfs_launch (g) == -1) {\n" @@ -2456,7 +3002,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1245 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1361 msgid "" "Out of memory errors are handled differently. The default action is to call " "L. If this is undesirable, then you can set a handler using L returns C if the handle cannot be created, and " "because there is no handle if this happens there is no way to get additional " @@ -2474,12 +3022,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1255 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1371 msgid "guestfs_last_error" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1257 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1373 #, no-wrap msgid "" " const char *guestfs_last_error (guestfs_h *g);\n" @@ -2487,26 +3037,30 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1259 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1375 msgid "" "This returns the last error message that happened on C. If there has not " "been an error since the handle was created, then this returns C." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1263 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1379 msgid "" "The lifetime of the returned string is until the next error occurs, or L is called." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1266 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1382 msgid "guestfs_last_errno" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1268 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1384 #, no-wrap msgid "" " int guestfs_last_errno (guestfs_h *g);\n" @@ -2514,28 +3068,33 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1270 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1386 msgid "This returns the last error number (errno) that happened on C." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1272 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1388 msgid "If successful, an errno integer not equal to zero is returned." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1274 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1390 msgid "" "If no error, this returns 0. This call can return 0 in three situations:" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1281 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1397 msgid "There has not been any error on the handle." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1285 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1401 msgid "" "There has been an error but the errno was meaningless. This corresponds to " "the case where the error did not come from a failed system call, but for " @@ -2543,14 +3102,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1291 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1407 msgid "" "There was an error from a failed system call, but for some reason the errno " "was not captured and returned. This usually indicates a bug in libguestfs." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1297 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1413 msgid "" "Libguestfs tries to convert the errno from inside the applicance into a " "corresponding errno for the caller (not entirely trivial: the appliance " @@ -2561,12 +3122,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1305 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1421 msgid "guestfs_set_error_handler" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1307 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1423 #, no-wrap msgid "" " typedef void (*guestfs_error_handler_cb) (guestfs_h *g,\n" @@ -2579,7 +3142,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1314 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1430 msgid "" "The callback C will be called if there is an error. The parameters " "passed to the callback are an opaque data pointer and the error message " @@ -2587,14 +3151,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1318 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1434 msgid "" "C is not passed to the callback. To get that the callback must call " "L." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1321 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1437 msgid "" "Note that the message string C is freed as soon as the callback " "function returns, so if you want to stash it somewhere you must make your " @@ -2602,22 +3168,26 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1325 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1441 msgid "The default handler prints messages on C." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1327 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1443 msgid "If you set C to C then I handler is called." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1329 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1445 msgid "guestfs_get_error_handler" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1331 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1447 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_error_handler_cb guestfs_get_error_handler (guestfs_h *g,\n" @@ -2626,17 +3196,20 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1334 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1450 msgid "Returns the current error handler callback." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1336 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1452 msgid "guestfs_set_out_of_memory_handler" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1338 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1454 #, no-wrap msgid "" " typedef void (*guestfs_abort_cb) (void);\n" @@ -2646,30 +3219,35 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1342 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1458 msgid "" "The callback C will be called if there is an out of memory situation. " "I." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1345 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1461 msgid "The default is to call L." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1347 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1463 msgid "" "You cannot set C to C. You can't ignore out of memory situations." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1350 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1466 msgid "guestfs_get_out_of_memory_handler" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1352 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1468 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_abort_fn guestfs_get_out_of_memory_handler (guestfs_h *g);\n" @@ -2677,42 +3255,50 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1354 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1470 msgid "This returns the current out of memory handler." msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1356 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1472 msgid "API CALLS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1358 ../fish/guestfish.pod:908 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1474 ../fish/guestfish.pod:1010 msgid "@ACTIONS@" msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1360 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1476 msgid "STRUCTURES" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1362 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1478 msgid "@STRUCTS@" msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1364 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1480 msgid "AVAILABILITY" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1366 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1482 msgid "GROUPS OF FUNCTIONALITY IN THE APPLIANCE" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1368 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1484 msgid "" "Using L you can test availability of the following " "groups of functions. This test queries the appliance to see if the " @@ -2720,17 +3306,20 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1373 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1489 msgid "@AVAILABILITY@" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1375 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1491 msgid "GUESTFISH supported COMMAND" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1377 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1493 msgid "" "In L there is a handy interactive command C which " "prints out the available groups and whether they are supported by this build " @@ -2738,19 +3327,22 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1382 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1498 msgid "SINGLE CALLS AT COMPILE TIME" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1384 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1500 msgid "" "Since version 1.5.8, Cguestfs.hE> defines symbols for each C API " "function, such as:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1387 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1503 #, no-wrap msgid "" " #define LIBGUESTFS_HAVE_DD 1\n" @@ -2758,12 +3350,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1389 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1505 msgid "if L is available." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1391 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1507 msgid "" "Before version 1.5.8, if you needed to test whether a single libguestfs " "function is available at compile time, we recommended using build tools such " @@ -2771,7 +3365,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1396 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1512 #, no-wrap msgid "" " AC_CHECK_LIB([guestfs],[guestfs_create])\n" @@ -2780,19 +3375,22 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1399 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1515 msgid "" "which would result in C being either defined or not defined " "in your program." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1402 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1518 msgid "SINGLE CALLS AT RUN TIME" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1404 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1520 msgid "" "Testing at compile time doesn't guarantee that a function really exists in " "the library. The reason is that you might be dynamically linked against a " @@ -2802,7 +3400,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1411 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1527 msgid "" "You can use L to test if a function is available at run time, as " "in this example program (note that you still need the compile time check as " @@ -2810,7 +3409,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1415 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1531 #, no-wrap msgid "" " #include \n" @@ -2822,7 +3422,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1421 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1537 #, no-wrap msgid "" " main ()\n" @@ -2834,7 +3435,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1427 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1543 #, no-wrap msgid "" " /* Test if the function guestfs_dd is really available. */\n" @@ -2849,7 +3451,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1436 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1552 #, no-wrap msgid "" " if (!has_function)\n" @@ -2868,7 +3471,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1449 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1565 msgid "" "You may think the above is an awful lot of hassle, and it is. There are " "other ways outside of the C linking system to ensure that this kind of " @@ -2876,7 +3480,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1454 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1570 #, no-wrap msgid "" " Requires: libguestfs >= 1.0.80\n" @@ -2884,12 +3489,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1456 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1572 msgid "CALLS WITH OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1458 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1574 msgid "" "A recent feature of the API is the introduction of calls which take optional " "arguments. In C these are declared 3 ways. The main way is as a call which " @@ -2897,7 +3504,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1463 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1579 #, no-wrap msgid "" " int guestfs_add_drive_opts (guestfs_h *g, const char *filename, ...);\n" @@ -2905,14 +3513,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1465 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1581 msgid "" "Call this with a list of optional arguments, terminated by C<-1>. So to " "call with no optional arguments specified:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1468 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1584 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_add_drive_opts (g, filename, -1);\n" @@ -2920,12 +3530,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1470 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1586 msgid "With a single optional argument:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1472 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1588 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_add_drive_opts (g, filename,\n" @@ -2935,12 +3547,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1476 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1592 msgid "With two:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1478 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1594 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_add_drive_opts (g, filename,\n" @@ -2951,19 +3565,22 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1483 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1599 msgid "" "and so forth. Don't forget the terminating C<-1> otherwise Bad Things will " "happen!" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1486 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1602 msgid "USING va_list FOR OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1488 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1604 msgid "" "The second variant has the same name with the suffix C<_va>, which works the " "same way but takes a C. See the C manual for details. For the " @@ -2971,7 +3588,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1492 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1608 #, no-wrap msgid "" " int guestfs_add_drive_opts_va (guestfs_h *g, const char *filename,\n" @@ -2980,12 +3598,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1495 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1611 msgid "CONSTRUCTING OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1497 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1613 msgid "" "The third variant is useful where you need to construct these calls. You " "pass in a structure where you fill in the optional fields. The structure " @@ -2995,7 +3615,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1503 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1619 #, no-wrap msgid "" " struct guestfs_add_drive_opts_argv {\n" @@ -3010,12 +3631,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1512 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1628 msgid "You could call it like this:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1514 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1630 #, no-wrap msgid "" " struct guestfs_add_drive_opts_argv optargs = {\n" @@ -3028,7 +3651,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1521 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1637 #, no-wrap msgid "" " guestfs_add_drive_opts_argv (g, filename, &optargs);\n" @@ -3036,36 +3660,43 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1523 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:11 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1842 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:9 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1255 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1639 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:11 +#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1858 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2785 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:9 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1262 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1898 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:704 msgid "Notes:" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1529 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1645 msgid "The C<_BITMASK> suffix on each option name when specifying the bitmask." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1534 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1650 msgid "You do not need to fill in all fields of the structure." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1538 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1654 msgid "" "There must be a one-to-one correspondence between fields of the structure " "that are filled in, and bits set in the bitmask." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1543 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1659 msgid "OPTIONAL ARGUMENTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1545 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1661 msgid "" "In other languages, optional arguments are expressed in the way that is " "natural for that language. We refer you to the language-specific " @@ -3073,176 +3704,132 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1549 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1665 msgid "For guestfish, see L." msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1551 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1667 msgid "SETTING CALLBACKS TO HANDLE EVENTS" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1553 -msgid "" -"The child process generates events in some situations. Current events " -"include: receiving a log message, the child process exits." -msgstr "" - -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1556 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1669 msgid "" -"Use the C functions to set a callback for different " -"types of events." +"B This section documents the generic event mechanism introduced in " +"libguestfs 1.10, which you should use in new code if possible. The old " +"functions C, " +"C, " +"C, C and " +"C are no longer documented in this manual " +"page. Because of the ABI guarantee, the old functions continue to work." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1559 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1678 msgid "" -"Only I can be registered for each handle. " -"Calling C again overwrites the previous callback of " -"that type. Cancel all callbacks of this type by calling this function with " -"C set to C." -msgstr "" - -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1564 -msgid "guestfs_set_log_message_callback" +"Handles generate events when certain things happen, such as log messages " +"being generated, progress messages during long-running operations, or the " +"handle being closed. The API calls described below let you register a " +"callback to be called when events happen. You can register multiple " +"callbacks (for the same, different or overlapping sets of events), and " +"individually remove callbacks. If callbacks are not removed, then they " +"remain in force until the handle is closed." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1566 -#, no-wrap +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1686 msgid "" -" typedef void (*guestfs_log_message_cb) (guestfs_h *g, void *opaque,\n" -" char *buf, int len);\n" -" void guestfs_set_log_message_callback (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" guestfs_log_message_cb cb,\n" -" void *opaque);\n" -"\n" +"In the current implementation, events are only generated synchronously: that " +"means that events (and hence callbacks) can only happen while you are in the " +"middle of making another libguestfs call. The callback is called in the " +"same thread." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1572 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1691 msgid "" -"The callback function C will be called whenever qemu or the guest writes " -"anything to the console." -msgstr "" - -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1575 -msgid "Use this function to capture kernel messages and similar." +"Events may contain a payload, usually nothing (void), an array of 64 bit " +"unsigned integers, or a message buffer. Payloads are discussed later on." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1577 -msgid "" -"Normally there is no log message handler, and log messages are just " -"discarded." +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1695 +msgid "CLASSES OF EVENTS" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1580 -msgid "guestfs_set_subprocess_quit_callback" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1699 +msgid "GUESTFS_EVENT_CLOSE (payload type: void)" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1582 -#, no-wrap +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1702 msgid "" -" typedef void (*guestfs_subprocess_quit_cb) (guestfs_h *g, void *opaque);\n" -" void guestfs_set_subprocess_quit_callback (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" guestfs_subprocess_quit_cb cb,\n" -" void *opaque);\n" -"\n" +"The callback function will be called while the handle is being closed " +"(synchronously from L)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1587 -msgid "" -"The callback function C will be called when the child process quits, " -"either asynchronously or if killed by L. (This " -"corresponds to a transition from any state to the CONFIG state)." -msgstr "" - -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1592 -msgid "guestfs_set_launch_done_callback" -msgstr "" - -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1594 -#, no-wrap +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1705 msgid "" -" typedef void (*guestfs_launch_done_cb) (guestfs_h *g, void *opaque);\n" -" void guestfs_set_launch_done_callback (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" guestfs_launch_done_cb cb,\n" -" void *opaque);\n" -"\n" +"Note that libguestfs installs an L handler to try to clean up " +"handles that are open when the program exits. This means that this callback " +"might be called indirectly from L, which can cause unexpected " +"problems in higher-level languages (eg. if your HLL interpreter has already " +"been cleaned up by the time this is called, and if your callback then jumps " +"into some HLL function)." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1599 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1712 msgid "" -"The callback function C will be called when the child process becomes " -"ready first time after it has been launched. (This corresponds to a " -"transition from LAUNCHING to the READY state)." +"If no callback is registered: the handle is closed without any callback " +"being invoked." msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1603 -msgid "guestfs_set_close_callback" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1715 +msgid "GUESTFS_EVENT_SUBPROCESS_QUIT (payload type: void)" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1605 -#, no-wrap +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1718 msgid "" -" typedef void (*guestfs_close_cb) (guestfs_h *g, void *opaque);\n" -" void guestfs_set_close_callback (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" guestfs_close_cb cb,\n" -" void *opaque);\n" -"\n" +"The callback function will be called when the child process quits, either " +"asynchronously or if killed by L. (This " +"corresponds to a transition from any state to the CONFIG state)." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1610 -msgid "" -"The callback function C will be called while the handle is being closed " -"(synchronously from L)." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1722 ../src/guestfs.pod:1731 +msgid "If no callback is registered: the event is ignored." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1613 -msgid "" -"Note that libguestfs installs an L handler to try to clean up " -"handles that are open when the program exits. This means that this callback " -"might be called indirectly from L, which can cause unexpected " -"problems in higher-level languages (eg. if your HLL interpreter has already " -"been cleaned up by the time this is called, and if your callback then jumps " -"into some HLL function)." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1724 +msgid "GUESTFS_EVENT_LAUNCH_DONE (payload type: void)" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1621 -msgid "guestfs_set_progress_callback" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1727 +msgid "" +"The callback function will be called when the child process becomes ready " +"first time after it has been launched. (This corresponds to a transition " +"from LAUNCHING to the READY state)." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1623 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" typedef void (*guestfs_progress_cb) (guestfs_h *g, void *opaque,\n" -" int proc_nr, int serial,\n" -" uint64_t position, uint64_t total);\n" -" void guestfs_set_progress_callback (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" guestfs_progress_cb cb,\n" -" void *opaque);\n" -"\n" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1733 +msgid "GUESTFS_EVENT_PROGRESS (payload type: array of 4 x uint64_t)" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1630 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1736 msgid "" "Some long-running operations can generate progress messages. If this " "callback is registered, then it will be called each time a progress message " @@ -3251,106 +3838,442 @@ msgid "" "change in future versions)." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1636 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1742 +msgid "" +"The callback receives in the payload four unsigned 64 bit numbers which are " +"(in order): C, C, C, C." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1745 msgid "" -"The callback receives two numbers: C and C. The units of " -"C are not defined, although for some operations C may relate " -"in some way to the amount of data to be transferred (eg. in bytes or " -"megabytes), and C may be the portion which has been transferred." +"The units of C are not defined, although for some operations C " +"may relate in some way to the amount of data to be transferred (eg. in bytes " +"or megabytes), and C may be the portion which has been transferred." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1642 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1750 msgid "The only defined and stable parts of the API are:" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1648 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1756 msgid "" "The callback can display to the user some type of progress bar or indicator " "which shows the ratio of C:C." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1653 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1761 msgid "0 E= C E= C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1657 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1765 msgid "" "If any progress notification is sent during a call, then a final progress " -"notification is always sent when C = C." +"notification is always sent when C = C (I the call " +"fails with an error)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1660 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1769 msgid "" "This is to simplify caller code, so callers can easily set the progress " "indicator to \"100%\" at the end of the operation, without requiring special " "code to detect this case." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1666 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1775 msgid "" -"The callback also receives the procedure number and serial number of the " -"call. These are only useful for debugging protocol issues, and the callback " -"can normally ignore them. The callback may want to print these numbers in " -"error messages or debugging messages." +"For some calls we are unable to estimate the progress of the call, but we " +"can still generate progress messages to indicate activity. This is known as " +"\"pulse mode\", and is directly supported by certain progress bar " +"implementations (eg. GtkProgressBar)." msgstr "" -# type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1671 -msgid "PRIVATE DATA AREA" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1780 +msgid "" +"For these calls, zero or more progress messages are generated with " +"C and C, followed by a final message with " +"C." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1673 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1784 msgid "" -"You can attach named pieces of private data to the libguestfs handle, and " -"fetch them by name for the lifetime of the handle. This is called the " -"private data area and is only available from the C API." +"As noted above, if the call fails with an error then the final message may " +"not be generated." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1677 -msgid "To attach a named piece of data, use the following call:" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1789 +msgid "" +"The callback also receives the procedure number (C) and serial " +"number (C) of the call. These are only useful for debugging " +"protocol issues, and the callback can normally ignore them. The callback " +"may want to print these numbers in error messages or debugging messages." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1679 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" void guestfs_set_private (guestfs_h *g, const char *key, void *data);\n" -"\n" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1795 +msgid "If no callback is registered: progress messages are discarded." +msgstr "" + +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1797 +msgid "GUESTFS_EVENT_APPLIANCE (payload type: message buffer)" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1800 +msgid "" +"The callback function is called whenever a log message is generated by qemu, " +"the appliance kernel, guestfsd (daemon), or utility programs." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1803 +msgid "" +"If the verbose flag (L) is set before launch (L) then additional debug messages are generated." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1806 ../src/guestfs.pod:1820 +msgid "" +"If no callback is registered: the messages are discarded unless the verbose " +"flag is set in which case they are sent to stderr. You can override the " +"printing of verbose messages to stderr by setting up a callback." +msgstr "" + +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1811 +msgid "GUESTFS_EVENT_LIBRARY (payload type: message buffer)" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1814 +msgid "" +"The callback function is called whenever a log message is generated by the " +"library part of libguestfs." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1817 +msgid "" +"If the verbose flag (L) is set then additional debug " +"messages are generated." +msgstr "" + +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1825 +msgid "GUESTFS_EVENT_TRACE (payload type: message buffer)" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1828 +msgid "" +"The callback function is called whenever a trace message is generated. This " +"only applies if the trace flag (L) is set." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1831 +msgid "" +"If no callback is registered: the messages are sent to stderr. You can " +"override the printing of trace messages to stderr by setting up a callback." +msgstr "" + +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1837 +msgid "guestfs_set_event_callback" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1839 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" int guestfs_set_event_callback (guestfs_h *g,\n" +" guestfs_event_callback cb,\n" +" uint64_t event_bitmask,\n" +" int flags,\n" +" void *opaque);\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1845 +msgid "" +"This function registers a callback (C) for all event classes in the " +"C." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1848 +msgid "" +"For example, to register for all log message events, you could call this " +"function with the bitmask C. " +"To register a single callback for all possible classes of events, use " +"C." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1854 +msgid "C should always be passed as 0." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1856 +msgid "" +"C is an opaque pointer which is passed to the callback. You can use " +"it for any purpose." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1859 +msgid "" +"The return value is the event handle (an integer) which you can use to " +"delete the callback (see below)." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1862 +msgid "" +"If there is an error, this function returns C<-1>, and sets the error in the " +"handle in the usual way (see L etc.)" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1865 +msgid "" +"Callbacks remain in effect until they are deleted, or until the handle is " +"closed." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1868 +msgid "" +"In the case where multiple callbacks are registered for a particular event " +"class, all of the callbacks are called. The order in which multiple " +"callbacks are called is not defined." +msgstr "" + +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1872 +msgid "guestfs_delete_event_callback" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1874 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" void guestfs_delete_event_callback (guestfs_h *g, int event_handle);\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1876 +msgid "" +"Delete a callback that was previously registered. C should be " +"the integer that was returned by a previous call to " +"C on the same handle." +msgstr "" + +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1880 +msgid "guestfs_event_callback" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1882 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" typedef void (*guestfs_event_callback) (\n" +" guestfs_h *g,\n" +" void *opaque,\n" +" uint64_t event,\n" +" int event_handle,\n" +" int flags,\n" +" const char *buf, size_t buf_len,\n" +" const uint64_t *array, size_t array_len);\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1891 +msgid "" +"This is the type of the event callback function that you have to provide." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1894 +msgid "" +"The basic parameters are: the handle (C), the opaque user pointer " +"(C), the event class (eg. C), the event " +"handle, and C which in the current API you should ignore." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1898 +msgid "" +"The remaining parameters contain the event payload (if any). Each event may " +"contain a payload, which usually relates to the event class, but for future " +"proofing your code should be written to handle any payload for any event " +"class." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1903 +msgid "" +"C and C contain a message buffer (if C, then " +"there is no message buffer). Note that this message buffer can contain " +"arbitrary 8 bit data, including NUL bytes." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1907 +msgid "" +"C and C is an array of 64 bit unsigned integers. At the " +"moment this is only used for progress messages." +msgstr "" + +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1910 +msgid "EXAMPLE: CAPTURING LOG MESSAGES" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1912 +msgid "" +"One motivation for the generic event API was to allow GUI programs to " +"capture debug and other messages. In libguestfs E 1.8 these were sent " +"unconditionally to C." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1916 +msgid "" +"Events associated with log messages are: C, " +"C and C. (Note that error " +"messages are not events; you must capture error messages separately)." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1921 +msgid "" +"Programs have to set up a callback to capture the classes of events of " +"interest:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1924 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" int eh =\n" +" guestfs_set_event_callback\n" +" (g, message_callback,\n" +" GUESTFS_EVENT_LIBRARY|GUESTFS_EVENT_APPLIANCE|\n" +" GUESTFS_EVENT_TRACE,\n" +" 0, NULL) == -1)\n" +" if (eh == -1) {\n" +" // handle error in the usual way\n" +" }\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1934 +msgid "" +"The callback can then direct messages to the appropriate place. In this " +"example, messages are directed to syslog:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1937 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" static void\n" +" message_callback (\n" +" guestfs_h *g,\n" +" void *opaque,\n" +" uint64_t event,\n" +" int event_handle,\n" +" int flags,\n" +" const char *buf, size_t buf_len,\n" +" const uint64_t *array, size_t array_len)\n" +" {\n" +" const int priority = LOG_USER|LOG_INFO;\n" +" if (buf_len > 0)\n" +" syslog (priority, \"event 0x%lx: %s\", event, buf);\n" +" }\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +# type: =head1 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1952 +msgid "PRIVATE DATA AREA" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1954 +msgid "" +"You can attach named pieces of private data to the libguestfs handle, fetch " +"them by name, and walk over them, for the lifetime of the handle. This is " +"called the private data area and is only available from the C API." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1681 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1959 +msgid "To attach a named piece of data, use the following call:" +msgstr "" + +# type: verbatim +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1961 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" void guestfs_set_private (guestfs_h *g, const char *key, void *data);\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1963 msgid "" "C is the name to associate with this data, and C is an arbitrary " -"pointer (which can be C). Any previous item with the same name is " +"pointer (which can be C). Any previous item with the same key is " "overwritten." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1685 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1967 msgid "" -"You can use any C you want, but names beginning with an underscore " -"character are reserved for internal libguestfs purposes (for implementing " -"language bindings). It is recommended to prefix the name with some unique " +"You can use any C you want, but your key should I start with an " +"underscore character. Keys beginning with an underscore character are " +"reserved for internal libguestfs purposes (eg. for implementing language " +"bindings). It is recommended that you prefix the key with some unique " "string to avoid collisions with other users." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1690 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1973 msgid "To retrieve the pointer, use:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1692 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1975 #, no-wrap msgid "" " void *guestfs_get_private (guestfs_h *g, const char *key);\n" @@ -3358,51 +4281,213 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1694 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1977 msgid "" "This function returns C if either no data is found associated with " "C, or if the user previously set the C's C pointer to " "C." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1698 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1981 msgid "" "Libguestfs does not try to look at or interpret the C pointer in any " "way. As far as libguestfs is concerned, it need not be a valid pointer at " "all. In particular, libguestfs does I try to free the data when the " "handle is closed. If the data must be freed, then the caller must either " "free it before calling L or must set up a close callback to " -"do it (see L, and note that only one callback " -"can be registered for a handle)." +"do it (see L)." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1706 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1988 +msgid "To walk over all entries, use these two functions:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1990 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" void *guestfs_first_private (guestfs_h *g, const char **key_rtn);\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1992 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" void *guestfs_next_private (guestfs_h *g, const char **key_rtn);\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1994 +msgid "" +"C returns the first key, pointer pair (\"first\" does " +"not have any particular meaning -- keys are not returned in any defined " +"order). A pointer to the key is returned in C<*key_rtn> and the " +"corresponding data pointer is returned from the function. C is " +"returned if there are no keys stored in the handle." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2000 +msgid "" +"C returns the next key, pointer pair. The return " +"value of this function is also C is there are no further entries to " +"return." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2004 +msgid "Notes about walking over entries:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2010 +msgid "" +"You must not call C while walking over the entries." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2015 +msgid "" +"The handle maintains an internal iterator which is reset when you call " +"C. This internal iterator is invalidated when you " +"call C." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2021 +msgid "If you have set the data pointer associated with a key to C, ie:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2023 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" guestfs_set_private (g, key, NULL);\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2025 +msgid "then that C is not returned when walking." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2029 +msgid "" +"C<*key_rtn> is only valid until the next call to C, " +"C or C." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2035 +msgid "" +"The following example code shows how to print all keys and data pointers " +"that are associated with the handle C:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2038 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" const char *key;\n" +" void *data = guestfs_first_private (g, &key);\n" +" while (data != NULL)\n" +" {\n" +" printf (\"key = %s, data = %p\\n\", key, data);\n" +" data = guestfs_next_private (g, &key);\n" +" }\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2046 +msgid "" +"More commonly you are only interested in keys that begin with an application-" +"specific prefix C. Modify the loop like so:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2049 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" const char *key;\n" +" void *data = guestfs_first_private (g, &key);\n" +" while (data != NULL)\n" +" {\n" +" if (strncmp (key, \"foo_\", strlen (\"foo_\")) == 0)\n" +" printf (\"key = %s, data = %p\\n\", key, data);\n" +" data = guestfs_next_private (g, &key);\n" +" }\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2058 +msgid "" +"If you need to modify keys while walking, then you have to jump back to the " +"beginning of the loop. For example, to delete all keys prefixed with " +"C:" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2062 +#, no-wrap msgid "" -"The private data area is implemented using a hash table, and should be " -"reasonably efficient for moderate numbers of keys." +" const char *key;\n" +" void *data;\n" +" again:\n" +" data = guestfs_first_private (g, &key);\n" +" while (data != NULL)\n" +" {\n" +" if (strncmp (key, \"foo_\", strlen (\"foo_\")) == 0)\n" +" {\n" +" guestfs_set_private (g, key, NULL);\n" +" /* note that 'key' pointer is now invalid, and so is\n" +" the internal iterator */\n" +" goto again;\n" +" }\n" +" data = guestfs_next_private (g, &key);\n" +" }\n" +"\n" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2078 +msgid "" +"Note that the above loop is guaranteed to terminate because the keys are " +"being deleted, but other manipulations of keys within the loop might not " +"terminate unless you also maintain an indication of which keys have been " +"visited." msgstr "" # type: =end -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1709 ../src/guestfs.pod:1714 +#. type: =end +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2083 ../src/guestfs.pod:2088 msgid "html" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1711 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2085 msgid "" " " msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1716 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2090 msgid "ARCHITECTURE" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1718 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2092 msgid "" "Internally, libguestfs is implemented by running an appliance (a special " "type of small virtual machine) using L. Qemu runs as a child " @@ -3410,7 +4495,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1722 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2096 #, no-wrap msgid "" " ___________________\n" @@ -3436,14 +4522,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1742 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2116 msgid "" "The library, linked to the main program, creates the child process and hence " "the appliance in the L function." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1745 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2119 msgid "" "Inside the appliance is a Linux kernel and a complete stack of userspace " "tools (such as LVM and ext2 programs) and a small controlling daemon called " @@ -3455,7 +4543,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1754 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2128 msgid "" "A common misunderstanding is that the appliance \"is\" the virtual machine. " "Although the disk image you are attached to might also be used by some " @@ -3466,17 +4555,20 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1761 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2135 msgid "STATE MACHINE" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1763 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2137 msgid "libguestfs uses a state machine to model the child process:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1765 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2139 #, no-wrap msgid "" " |\n" @@ -3504,7 +4596,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1787 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2161 msgid "" "The normal transitions are (1) CONFIG (when the handle is created, but there " "is no child process), (2) LAUNCHING (when the child process is booting up), " @@ -3513,7 +4606,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1792 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2166 msgid "" "The guest may be killed by L, or may die " "asynchronously at any time (eg. due to some internal error), and that causes " @@ -3521,14 +4615,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1796 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2170 msgid "" "Configuration commands for qemu such as L can only be " "issued when in the CONFIG state." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1799 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2173 msgid "" "The API offers one call that goes from CONFIG through LAUNCHING to READY. " "L blocks until the child process is READY to accept " @@ -3537,7 +4633,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1805 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2179 msgid "" "API actions such as L can only be issued when in the READY " "state. These API calls block waiting for the command to be carried out (ie. " @@ -3547,7 +4644,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1811 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2185 msgid "" "Finally, the child process sends asynchronous messages back to the main " "program, such as kernel log messages. You can register a callback to " @@ -3555,24 +4653,28 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1815 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2189 msgid "INTERNALS" msgstr "" # type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1817 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2191 msgid "COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1819 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2193 msgid "" "Don't rely on using this protocol directly. This section documents how it " "currently works, but it may change at any time." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1822 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2196 msgid "" "The protocol used to talk between the library and the daemon running inside " "the qemu virtual machine is a simple RPC mechanism built on top of XDR (RFC " @@ -3580,14 +4682,16 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1826 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2200 msgid "" "The detailed format of structures is in C (note: " "this file is automatically generated)." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1829 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2203 msgid "" "There are two broad cases, ordinary functions that don't have any C " "and C parameters, which are handled with very simple request/reply " @@ -3597,17 +4701,20 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head3 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1836 +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2210 msgid "ORDINARY FUNCTIONS (NO FILEIN/FILEOUT PARAMS)" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1838 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2212 msgid "For ordinary functions, the request message is:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1840 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2214 #, no-wrap msgid "" " total length (header + arguments,\n" @@ -3618,7 +4725,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1845 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2219 msgid "" "The total length field allows the daemon to allocate a fixed size buffer " "into which it slurps the rest of the message. As a result, the total length " @@ -3627,26 +4735,43 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1851 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2225 msgid "" "Note also that many functions don't take any arguments, in which case the " "C_args> is completely omitted." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1854 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2228 msgid "" "The header contains the procedure number (C) which is how the " "receiver knows what type of args structure to expect, or none at all." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1858 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2232 +msgid "" +"For functions that take optional arguments, the optional arguments are " +"encoded in the C_args> structure in the same way as ordinary " +"arguments. A bitmask in the header indicates which optional arguments are " +"meaningful. The bitmask is also checked to see if it contains bits set " +"which the daemon does not know about (eg. if more optional arguments were " +"added in a later version of the library), and this causes the call to be " +"rejected." +msgstr "" + +# type: textblock +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2240 msgid "The reply message for ordinary functions is:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1860 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2242 #, no-wrap msgid "" " total length (header + ret,\n" @@ -3657,27 +4782,31 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1865 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2247 msgid "" "As above the C_ret> structure may be completely omitted for " "functions that return no formal return values." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1868 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2250 msgid "" "As above the total length of the reply is limited to C." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1871 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2253 msgid "" "In the case of an error, a flag is set in the header, and the reply message " "is slightly changed:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1874 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2256 #, no-wrap msgid "" " total length (header + error,\n" @@ -3688,19 +4817,22 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1879 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2261 msgid "" "The C structure contains the error message as a " "string." msgstr "" # type: =head3 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1882 +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2264 msgid "FUNCTIONS THAT HAVE FILEIN PARAMETERS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1884 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2266 msgid "" "A C parameter indicates that we transfer a file I the guest. " "The normal request message is sent (see above). However this is followed by " @@ -3708,7 +4840,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1888 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2270 #, no-wrap msgid "" " total length (header + arguments,\n" @@ -3722,12 +4855,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1896 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2278 msgid "The \"sequence of chunks\" is:" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1898 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2280 #, no-wrap msgid "" " length of chunk (not including length word itself)\n" @@ -3741,7 +4876,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1906 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2288 msgid "" "The final chunk has the C field set to zero. Additionally a flag " "is set in the final chunk to indicate either successful completion or early " @@ -3749,7 +4885,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1910 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2292 msgid "" "At time of writing there are no functions that have more than one FileIn " "parameter. However this is (theoretically) supported, by sending the " @@ -3758,7 +4895,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1915 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2297 msgid "" "Both the library (sender) I the daemon (receiver) may cancel the " "transfer. The library does this by sending a chunk with a special flag set " @@ -3767,7 +4905,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1921 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2303 msgid "" "The daemon may also cancel. It does this by writing a special word " "C to the socket. The library listens for this during " @@ -3779,7 +4918,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1930 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2312 msgid "" "This protocol allows the transfer of arbitrary sized files (no 32 bit " "limit), and also files where the size is not known in advance (eg. from " @@ -3789,19 +4929,22 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head3 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1936 +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2318 msgid "FUNCTIONS THAT HAVE FILEOUT PARAMETERS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1938 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2320 msgid "" "The protocol for FileOut parameters is exactly the same as for FileIn " "parameters, but with the roles of daemon and library reversed." msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1941 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2323 #, no-wrap msgid "" " total length (header + ret,\n" @@ -3815,12 +4958,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head3 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1949 +#. type: =head3 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2331 msgid "INITIAL MESSAGE" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1951 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2333 msgid "" "When the daemon launches it sends an initial word (C) " "which indicates that the guest and daemon is alive. This is what L, followed by a fixed size progress message." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1961 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2343 msgid "" -"The library turns them into progress callbacks (see " -"C) if there is a callback registered, or " -"discards them if not." +"The library turns them into progress callbacks (see L) if there is a callback registered, or discards them " +"if not." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1965 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2347 msgid "" "The daemon self-limits the frequency of progress messages it sends (see " "C). Not all calls generate progress " @@ -3857,12 +5005,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1969 +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2351 msgid "LIBGUESTFS VERSION NUMBERS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1971 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2353 msgid "" "Since April 2010, libguestfs has started to make separate development and " "stable releases, along with corresponding branches in our git repository. " @@ -3870,7 +5020,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1976 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2358 #, no-wrap msgid "" " even numbers for stable: 1.2.x, 1.4.x, ...\n" @@ -3887,12 +5038,14 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1987 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2369 msgid "Thus \"1.3.5\" is the 5th update to the development branch \"1.3\"." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1989 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2371 msgid "" "As time passes we cherry pick fixes from the development branch and backport " "those into the stable branch, the effect being that the stable branch should " @@ -3902,26 +5055,30 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:1995 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2377 msgid "Our criteria for backporting changes are:" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2001 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2383 msgid "" "Documentation changes which don't affect any code are backported unless the " "documentation refers to a future feature which is not in stable." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2007 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2389 msgid "" "Bug fixes which are not controversial, fix obvious problems, and have been " "well tested are backported." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2012 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2394 msgid "" "Simple rearrangements of code which shouldn't affect how it works get " "backported. This is so that the code in the two branches doesn't get too " @@ -3929,7 +5086,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2018 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2400 msgid "" "We I backport new features, new APIs, new tools etc, except in one " "exceptional case: the new feature is required in order to implement an " @@ -3937,7 +5095,8 @@ msgid "" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2024 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2406 msgid "" "A new stable branch starts when we think the new features in development are " "substantial and compelling enough over the current stable branch to warrant " @@ -3947,23935 +5106,29058 @@ msgid "" "will stabilize over time." msgstr "" -# type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2032 ../fish/guestfish.pod:915 -#: ../test-tool/libguestfs-test-tool.pod:104 ../tools/virt-edit.pl:330 -#: ../tools/virt-rescue.pl:255 -msgid "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES" +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2414 +msgid "EXTENDING LIBGUESTFS" msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2036 ../fish/guestfish.pod:941 -msgid "LIBGUESTFS_APPEND" +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2416 +msgid "ADDING A NEW API ACTION" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2038 ../fish/guestfish.pod:943 -msgid "Pass additional options to the guest kernel." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2418 +msgid "" +"Large amounts of boilerplate code in libguestfs (RPC, bindings, " +"documentation) are generated, and this makes it easy to extend the " +"libguestfs API." msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2040 ../fish/guestfish.pod:945 -msgid "LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2422 +msgid "To add a new API action there are two changes:" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2042 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2428 msgid "" -"Set C to enable verbose messages. This has the same " -"effect as calling C." +"You need to add a description of the call (name, parameters, return type, " +"tests, documentation) to C." msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2045 ../fish/guestfish.pod:950 -msgid "LIBGUESTFS_MEMSIZE" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2431 +msgid "" +"There are two sorts of API action, depending on whether the call goes " +"through to the daemon in the appliance, or is serviced entirely by the " +"library (see L above). L is an example of the " +"former, since the sync is done in the appliance. L is " +"an example of the latter, since a trace flag is maintained in the handle and " +"all tracing is done on the library side." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2047 ../fish/guestfish.pod:952 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2439 msgid "" -"Set the memory allocated to the qemu process, in megabytes. For example:" +"Most new actions are of the first type, and get added to the " +"C list. Each function has a unique procedure number used " +"in the RPC protocol which is assigned to that action when we publish " +"libguestfs and cannot be reused. Take the latest procedure number and " +"increment it." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2050 ../fish/guestfish.pod:955 -#, no-wrap +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2445 msgid "" -" LIBGUESTFS_MEMSIZE=700\n" -"\n" +"For library-only actions of the second type, add to the " +"C list. Since these functions are serviced by the " +"library and do not travel over the RPC mechanism to the daemon, these " +"functions do not need a procedure number, and so the procedure number is set " +"to C<-1>." msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2052 ../fish/guestfish.pod:957 -msgid "LIBGUESTFS_PATH" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2453 +msgid "Implement the action (in C):" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2054 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2455 msgid "" -"Set the path that libguestfs uses to search for kernel and initrd.img. See " -"the discussion of paths in section PATH above." -msgstr "" - -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2057 ../fish/guestfish.pod:962 -msgid "LIBGUESTFS_QEMU" +"For daemon actions, implement the function CnameE> in the " +"C directory." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2059 ../fish/guestfish.pod:964 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2458 msgid "" -"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." +"For library actions, implement the function CnameE> " +"(note: double underscore) in the C directory." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2063 -msgid "See also L above." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2461 +msgid "In either case, use another function as an example of what to do." msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2065 ../fish/guestfish.pod:968 -msgid "LIBGUESTFS_TRACE" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2465 +msgid "After making these changes, use C to compile." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2067 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2467 msgid "" -"Set C to enable command traces. This has the same " -"effect as calling C." -msgstr "" - -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2070 ../fish/guestfish.pod:977 -msgid "TMPDIR" +"Note that you don't need to implement the RPC, language bindings, manual " +"pages or anything else. It's all automatically generated from the OCaml " +"description." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2072 ../fish/guestfish.pod:979 -msgid "Location of temporary directory, defaults to C." +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2471 +msgid "ADDING TESTS FOR AN API ACTION" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2074 ../fish/guestfish.pod:981 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2473 msgid "" -"If libguestfs was compiled to use the supermin appliance then the real " -"appliance is cached in this directory, shared between all handles belonging " -"to the same EUID. You can use C<$TMPDIR> to configure another directory to " -"use in case C is not large enough." -msgstr "" - -# type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2082 ../fish/guestfish.pod:1039 -#: ../test-tool/libguestfs-test-tool.pod:109 ../fuse/guestmount.pod:233 -#: ../tools/virt-edit.pl:350 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:484 -#: ../tools/virt-resize.pl:1485 ../tools/virt-list-filesystems.pl:189 -#: ../tools/virt-tar.pl:281 ../tools/virt-rescue.pl:267 -#: ../tools/virt-make-fs.pl:534 ../tools/virt-list-partitions.pl:257 -msgid "SEE ALSO" +"You can supply zero or as many tests as you want per API call. The tests " +"can either be added as part of the API description (C), or in some rarer cases you may want to drop a script " +"into C. Note that adding a script to C is " +"slower, so if possible use the first method." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2084 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2479 msgid "" -"L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L, " -"L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L, " -"L, L, L." +"The following describes the test environment used when you add an API test " +"in C." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2107 -msgid "" -"Tools with a similar purpose: L, L, L, L, L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2482 +msgid "The test environment has 4 block devices:" msgstr "" -# type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2114 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:499 -#: ../tools/virt-make-fs.pl:548 -msgid "BUGS" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2486 +msgid "C 500MB" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2116 -msgid "To get a list of bugs against libguestfs use this link:" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2488 +msgid "General block device for testing." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2118 -msgid "" -"L" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2490 +msgid "C 50MB" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2120 -msgid "To report a new bug against libguestfs use this link:" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2492 +msgid "" +"C is an ext2 filesystem used for testing filesystem write " +"operations." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2122 -msgid "" -"L" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2495 +msgid "C 10MB" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2124 -msgid "When reporting a bug, please check:" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2497 +msgid "Used in a few tests where two block devices are needed." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2130 -msgid "That the bug hasn't been reported already." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2499 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2134 -msgid "That you are testing a recent version." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2501 +msgid "ISO with fixed content (see C)." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2138 -msgid "Describe the bug accurately, and give a way to reproduce it." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2505 +msgid "" +"To be able to run the tests in a reasonable amount of time, the libguestfs " +"appliance and block devices are reused between tests. So don't try testing " +"L :-x" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2142 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2509 msgid "" -"Run libguestfs-test-tool and paste the B output into the " -"bug report." +"Each test starts with an initial scenario, selected using one of the " +"C expressions, described in C. These " +"initialize the disks mentioned above in a particular way as documented in " +"C. You should not assume anything about the previous " +"contents of other disks that are not initialized." msgstr "" -# type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2147 ../fish/guestfish.pod:1058 -#: ../test-tool/libguestfs-test-tool.pod:115 ../fuse/guestmount.pod:244 -msgid "AUTHORS" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2515 +msgid "" +"You can add a prerequisite clause to any individual test. This is a run-" +"time check, which, if it fails, causes the test to be skipped. Useful if " +"testing a command which might not work on all variations of libguestfs " +"builds. A test that has prerequisite of C means to run " +"unconditionally." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2149 ../fish/guestfish.pod:1060 -#: ../test-tool/libguestfs-test-tool.pod:117 ../fuse/guestmount.pod:246 -msgid "Richard W.M. Jones (C)" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2521 +msgid "" +"In addition, packagers can skip individual tests by setting environment " +"variables before running C." msgstr "" -# type: =head1 -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2151 ../fish/guestfish.pod:1062 -#: ../test-tool/libguestfs-test-tool.pod:119 ../fuse/guestmount.pod:248 -#: ../tools/virt-edit.pl:366 ../tools/virt-win-reg.pl:514 -#: ../tools/virt-resize.pl:1510 ../tools/virt-list-filesystems.pl:206 -#: ../tools/virt-tar.pl:296 ../tools/virt-rescue.pl:281 -#: ../tools/virt-make-fs.pl:563 ../tools/virt-list-partitions.pl:273 -msgid "COPYRIGHT" +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2524 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" SKIP_TEST__=1\n" +"\n" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2153 ../fish/guestfish.pod:1064 -#: ../fuse/guestmount.pod:250 -msgid "Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Red Hat Inc. L" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2526 +msgid "eg: C skips test #3 of L." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2156 -msgid "" -"This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it " -"under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the " -"Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your " -"option) any later version." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2528 +msgid "or:" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2161 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2530 +#, no-wrap msgid "" -"This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT " -"ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or " -"FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License " -"for more details." +" SKIP_TEST_=1\n" +"\n" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2166 -msgid "" -"You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License " -"along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, " -"Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2532 +msgid "eg: C skips all L tests." msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1 -msgid "guestfs_add_cdrom" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2534 +msgid "Packagers can run only certain tests by setting for example:" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2536 #, no-wrap msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_cdrom (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *filename);\n" +" TEST_ONLY=\"vfs_type zerofree\"\n" "\n" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:7 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:5 -msgid "This function adds a virtual CD-ROM disk image to the guest." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2538 +msgid "" +"See C for more details of how these environment variables " +"work." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:9 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:7 -msgid "This is equivalent to the qemu parameter C<-cdrom filename>." +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2541 +msgid "DEBUGGING NEW API ACTIONS" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:17 -msgid "" -"This call checks for the existence of C. This stops you from " -"specifying other types of drive which are supported by qemu such as C " -"and C URLs. To specify those, use the general C call " -"instead." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2543 +msgid "Test new actions work before submitting them." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:24 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2545 +msgid "You can use guestfish to try out new commands." +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2547 msgid "" -"If you just want to add an ISO file (often you use this as an efficient way " -"to transfer large files into the guest), then you should probably use " -"C instead." +"Debugging the daemon is a problem because it runs inside a minimal " +"environment. However you can fprintf messages in the daemon to stderr, and " +"they will show up if you use C." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:30 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:126 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:187 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:224 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:238 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:259 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:279 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:293 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:408 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:428 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:442 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:487 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:515 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:533 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:600 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:633 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:647 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:662 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:761 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:779 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:793 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:807 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:968 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:988 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1006 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1090 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1108 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1127 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1141 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1161 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1231 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1262 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1287 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1324 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1430 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1464 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1682 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1704 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1791 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2213 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2357 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2418 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2453 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3182 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3197 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3217 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3342 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3356 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3369 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3383 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3398 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3434 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3506 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3526 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3543 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3566 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3589 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3621 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3640 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3659 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3694 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3706 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3742 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3758 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3771 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3786 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3803 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3896 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3916 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3929 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3980 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3998 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4016 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4032 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4046 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4060 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4077 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4092 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4112 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4161 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4192 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4211 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4230 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4242 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4259 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4272 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4287 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4302 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4337 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4352 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4372 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4386 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4403 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4452 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4489 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4503 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4531 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4548 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4566 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4700 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4757 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4779 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4797 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4829 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4895 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4912 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4925 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4939 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5228 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5247 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5261 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5273 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5287 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5299 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5313 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5329 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5350 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5369 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5388 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5406 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5429 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5447 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5466 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5487 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5506 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5523 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5551 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5575 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5594 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5618 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5633 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5648 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5667 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5704 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5727 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5753 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5861 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5982 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5994 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6007 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6020 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6042 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6055 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6068 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6081 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6096 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6155 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6172 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6188 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6204 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6221 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6234 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6254 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6290 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6304 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6345 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6358 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6376 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6405 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6436 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6555 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6573 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6587 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6642 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6655 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6700 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6733 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6787 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6813 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6879 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6898 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6927 -msgid "This function returns 0 on success or -1 on error." +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2551 +msgid "FORMATTING CODE AND OTHER CONVENTIONS" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:32 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:240 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:261 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:28 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:153 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:167 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2553 msgid "" -"This function is deprecated. In new code, use the C call " -"instead." +"Our C source code generally adheres to some basic code-formatting " +"conventions. The existing code base is not totally consistent on this " +"front, but we do prefer that contributed code be formatted similarly. In " +"short, use spaces-not-TABs for indentation, use 2 spaces for each " +"indentation level, and other than that, follow the K&R style." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:35 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:243 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:264 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1435 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1921 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1942 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6821 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6990 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:31 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:156 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:170 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:951 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1308 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:1322 -#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:4549 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:4646 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2559 msgid "" -"Deprecated functions will not be removed from the API, but the fact that " -"they are deprecated indicates that there are problems with correct use of " -"these functions." +"If you use Emacs, add the following to one of one of your start-up files (e." +"g., ~/.emacs), to help ensure that you get indentation right:" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:39 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:128 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1092 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1893 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1991 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2094 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3184 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3199 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4339 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5408 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5525 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5635 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6098 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6223 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6735 -msgid "(Added in 0.3)" +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2562 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" ;;; In libguestfs, indent with spaces everywhere (not TABs).\n" +" ;;; Exceptions: Makefile and ChangeLog modes.\n" +" (add-hook 'find-file-hook\n" +" '(lambda () (if (and buffer-file-name\n" +" (string-match \"/libguestfs\\\\>\"\n" +" (buffer-file-name))\n" +" (not (string-equal mode-name \"Change Log\"))\n" +" (not (string-equal mode-name \"Makefile\")))\n" +" (setq indent-tabs-mode nil))))\n" +" \n" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:41 -msgid "guestfs_add_domain" +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2572 +#, no-wrap +msgid "" +" ;;; When editing C sources in libguestfs, use this style.\n" +" (defun libguestfs-c-mode ()\n" +" \"C mode with adjusted defaults for use with libguestfs.\"\n" +" (interactive)\n" +" (c-set-style \"K&R\")\n" +" (setq c-indent-level 2)\n" +" (setq c-basic-offset 2))\n" +" (add-hook 'c-mode-hook\n" +" '(lambda () (if (string-match \"/libguestfs\\\\>\"\n" +" (buffer-file-name))\n" +" (libguestfs-c-mode))))\n" +"\n" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:43 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2584 +msgid "Enable warnings when compiling (and fix any problems this finds):" +msgstr "" + +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2587 #, no-wrap msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_domain (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *dom,\n" -" ...);\n" +" ./configure --enable-gcc-warnings\n" "\n" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:48 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:137 -msgid "" -"You may supply a list of optional arguments to this call. Use zero or more " -"of the following pairs of parameters, and terminate the list with C<-1> on " -"its own. See L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2589 +msgid "Useful targets are:" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:53 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2591 #, no-wrap msgid "" -" GUESTFS_ADD_DOMAIN_LIBVIRTURI, const char *libvirturi,\n" -" GUESTFS_ADD_DOMAIN_READONLY, int readonly,\n" -" GUESTFS_ADD_DOMAIN_IFACE, const char *iface,\n" +" make syntax-check # checks the syntax of the C code\n" +" make check # runs the test suite\n" "\n" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:57 -msgid "" -"This function adds the disk(s) attached to the named libvirt domain C. " -"It works by connecting to libvirt, requesting the domain and domain XML from " -"libvirt, parsing it for disks, and calling C on each " -"one." +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2594 +msgid "DAEMON CUSTOM PRINTF FORMATTERS" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:62 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:46 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2596 msgid "" -"The number of disks added is returned. This operation is atomic: if an " -"error is returned, then no disks are added." +"In the daemon code we have created custom printf formatters C<%Q> and C<%R>, " +"which are used to do shell quoting." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:65 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:49 -msgid "" -"This function does some minimal checks to make sure the libvirt domain is " -"not running (unless C is true). In a future version we will try " -"to acquire the libvirt lock on each disk." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2601 +msgid "%Q" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:69 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:53 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2603 msgid "" -"Disks must be accessible locally. This often means that adding disks from a " -"remote libvirt connection (see L) will fail " -"unless those disks are accessible via the same device path locally too." +"Simple shell quoted string. Any spaces or other shell characters are " +"escaped for you." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:74 -msgid "" -"The optional C parameter sets the libvirt URI (see L). If this is not set then we connect to the default " -"libvirt URI (or one set through an environment variable, see the libvirt " -"documentation for full details). If you are using the C API directly then " -"it is more flexible to create the libvirt connection object yourself, get " -"the domain object, and call C." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2606 +msgid "%R" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:82 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2608 msgid "" -"The other optional parameters are passed directly through to " -"C." +"Same as C<%Q> except the string is treated as a path which is prefixed by " +"the sysroot." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:85 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:336 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:501 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:679 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:710 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:728 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:747 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1307 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1661 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1864 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1963 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2003 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2058 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2081 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2344 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2630 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2651 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4475 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4603 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5009 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5035 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6331 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6746 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6759 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6772 -msgid "On error this function returns -1." -msgstr "" - -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:87 -msgid "guestfs_add_domain_va" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2613 ../fish/guestfish.pod:242 ../fish/guestfish.pod:615 +msgid "For example:" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:89 +#. type: verbatim +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2615 #, no-wrap msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_domain_va (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *dom,\n" -" va_list args);\n" +" asprintf (&cmd, \"cat %R\", path);\n" "\n" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:94 -msgid "This is the \"va_list variant\" of L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2617 +msgid "would produce C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:96 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:107 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:200 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:211 -msgid "See L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2619 +msgid "" +"I Do I use these when you are passing parameters to the C functions. These parameters do NOT need to be quoted because " +"they are not passed via the shell (instead, straight to exec). You probably " +"want to use the C function however." msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:98 -msgid "guestfs_add_domain_argv" +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2625 +msgid "SUBMITTING YOUR NEW API ACTIONS" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:100 -#, no-wrap +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2627 msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_domain_argv (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *dom,\n" -" const struct guestfs_add_domain_argv *optargs);\n" -"\n" +"Submit patches to the mailing list: L and CC to L." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:105 -msgid "This is the \"argv variant\" of L." +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2631 +msgid "INTERNATIONALIZATION (I18N) SUPPORT" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:109 -msgid "guestfs_add_drive" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2633 +msgid "We support i18n (gettext anyhow) in the library." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:111 -#, no-wrap +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2635 msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_drive (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *filename);\n" -"\n" +"However many messages come from the daemon, and we don't translate those at " +"the moment. One reason is that the appliance generally has all locale files " +"removed from it, because they take up a lot of space. So we'd have to readd " +"some of those, as well as copying our PO files into the appliance." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:115 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2641 msgid "" -"This function is the equivalent of calling C with no " -"optional parameters, so the disk is added writable, with the format being " -"detected automatically." +"Debugging messages are never translated, since they are intended for the " +"programmers." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:119 -msgid "" -"Automatic detection of the format opens you up to a potential security hole " -"when dealing with untrusted raw-format images. See CVE-2010-3851 and " -"RHBZ#642934. Specifying the format closes this security hole. Therefore " -"you should think about replacing calls to this function with calls to " -"C, and specifying the format." +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2644 +msgid "SOURCE CODE SUBDIRECTORIES" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:130 -msgid "guestfs_add_drive_opts" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2648 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6106 +#: ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:4041 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:132 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_drive_opts (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *filename,\n" -" ...);\n" -"\n" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2650 +msgid "The libguestfs appliance, build scripts and so on." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:142 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" GUESTFS_ADD_DRIVE_OPTS_READONLY, int readonly,\n" -" GUESTFS_ADD_DRIVE_OPTS_FORMAT, const char *format,\n" -" GUESTFS_ADD_DRIVE_OPTS_IFACE, const char *iface,\n" -"\n" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2652 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:146 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:92 -msgid "" -"This function adds a virtual machine disk image C to libguestfs. " -"The first time you call this function, the disk appears as C, the " -"second time as C, and so on." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2654 +msgid "Automated tests of the C API." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:151 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:97 -msgid "" -"You don't necessarily need to be root when using libguestfs. However you " -"obviously do need sufficient permissions to access the filename for whatever " -"operations you want to perform (ie. read access if you just want to read the " -"image or write access if you want to modify the image)." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2656 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:157 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:103 -msgid "This call checks that C exists." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2658 +msgid "" +"The L, L and L commands and " +"documentation." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:159 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:105 -msgid "The optional arguments are:" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2661 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:163 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:109 -msgid "C" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2663 +msgid "" +"Safety and liveness tests of components that libguestfs depends upon (not of " +"libguestfs itself). Mainly this is for qemu and the kernel." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:165 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:111 -msgid "" -"If true then the image is treated as read-only. Writes are still allowed, " -"but they are stored in a temporary snapshot overlay which is discarded at " -"the end. The disk that you add is not modified." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2666 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:169 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:115 -msgid "C" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2668 +msgid "Outside contributions, experimental parts." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:171 -msgid "" -"This forces the image format. If you omit this (or use C " -"or C) then the format is automatically detected. " -"Possible formats include C and C." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2670 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:175 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:121 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2672 msgid "" -"Automatic detection of the format opens you up to a potential security hole " -"when dealing with untrusted raw-format images. See CVE-2010-3851 and " -"RHBZ#642934. Specifying the format closes this security hole." +"The daemon that runs inside the libguestfs appliance and carries out actions." msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:180 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:126 -msgid "C" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2675 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:182 -msgid "" -"This rarely-used option lets you emulate the behaviour of the deprecated " -"C call (q.v.)" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2677 +msgid "L command and documentation." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:189 -msgid "(Added in 1.5.23)" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2679 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:191 -msgid "guestfs_add_drive_opts_va" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2681 +msgid "L command and documentation." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:193 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_drive_opts_va (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *filename,\n" -" va_list args);\n" -"\n" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2683 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:198 -msgid "This is the \"va_list variant\" of L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2685 +msgid "C API example code." msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:202 -msgid "guestfs_add_drive_opts_argv" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2687 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:204 -#, no-wrap +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2689 msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_drive_opts_argv (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *filename,\n" -" const struct guestfs_add_drive_opts_argv *optargs);\n" -"\n" +"L, the command-line shell, and various shell scripts built on " +"top such as L, L, L, " +"L." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:209 -msgid "This is the \"argv variant\" of L." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2693 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:213 -msgid "guestfs_add_drive_ro" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2695 +msgid "" +"L, FUSE (userspace filesystem) built on top of libguestfs." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:215 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_drive_ro (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *filename);\n" -"\n" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2697 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:219 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2699 msgid "" -"This function is the equivalent of calling C with " -"the optional parameter C set to 1, so the " -"disk is added read-only, with the format being detected automatically." +"The crucially important generator, used to automatically generate large " +"amounts of boilerplate C code for things like RPC and bindings." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:226 -msgid "(Added in 1.0.38)" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2702 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:228 -msgid "guestfs_add_drive_ro_with_if" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2704 +msgid "Files used by the test suite." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:230 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_drive_ro_with_if (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *filename,\n" -" const char *iface);\n" -"\n" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2706 +msgid "Some \"phony\" guest images which we test against." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:235 -msgid "" -"This is the same as C but it allows you to specify the " -"QEMU interface emulation to use at run time." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2708 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:247 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:268 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2303 -msgid "(Added in 1.0.84)" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2710 +msgid "L, the virtual machine image inspector." msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:249 -msgid "guestfs_add_drive_with_if" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2712 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:251 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_add_drive_with_if (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *filename,\n" -" const char *iface);\n" -"\n" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2714 +msgid "Logo used on the website. The fish is called Arthur by the way." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:256 -msgid "" -"This is the same as C but it allows you to specify the " -"QEMU interface emulation to use at run time." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2716 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:270 -msgid "guestfs_aug_clear" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2718 +msgid "M4 macros used by autoconf." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:272 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_aug_clear (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *augpath);\n" -"\n" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2720 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:276 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:178 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2722 +msgid "Translations of simple gettext strings." +msgstr "" + +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2724 +msgid "C" +msgstr "" + +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2726 msgid "" -"Set the value associated with C to C. This is the same as the " -"L C command." +"The build infrastructure and PO files for translations of manpages and POD " +"files. Eventually this will be combined with the C directory, but that " +"is rather complicated." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:281 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2083 -msgid "(Added in 1.3.4)" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2730 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:283 -msgid "guestfs_aug_close" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2732 +msgid "Regression tests." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:285 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_aug_close (guestfs_h *g);\n" -"\n" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2734 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:288 -msgid "" -"Close the current Augeas handle and free up any resources used by it. After " -"calling this, you have to call C again before you can use " -"any other Augeas functions." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2736 +msgid "L command and documentation." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:295 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:320 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:338 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:352 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:410 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:430 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:444 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:475 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:489 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:503 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:517 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:535 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5086 -msgid "(Added in 0.7)" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2738 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:297 -msgid "guestfs_aug_defnode" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2740 +msgid "Source code to the C library." msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:299 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" struct guestfs_int_bool *\n" -" guestfs_aug_defnode (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *name,\n" -" const char *expr,\n" -" const char *val);\n" -"\n" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2742 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:305 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:194 -msgid "" -"Defines a variable C whose value is the result of evaluating C." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2744 +msgid "Command line tools written in Perl (L and many others)." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:308 -msgid "" -"If C evaluates to an empty nodeset, a node is created, equivalent to " -"calling C C, C. C will be the nodeset " -"containing that single node." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2746 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:312 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:201 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2748 msgid "" -"On success this returns a pair containing the number of nodes in the " -"nodeset, and a boolean flag if a node was created." +"Test tool for end users to test if their qemu/kernel combination will work " +"with libguestfs." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:316 -msgid "" -"This function returns a C, or NULL if there was " -"an error. I after use>." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2751 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:322 -msgid "guestfs_aug_defvar" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2753 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:324 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_aug_defvar (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *name,\n" -" const char *expr);\n" -"\n" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2755 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:329 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:209 -msgid "" -"Defines an Augeas variable C whose value is the result of evaluating " -"C. If C is NULL, then C is undefined." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2757 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:333 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:213 -msgid "" -"On success this returns the number of nodes in C, or C<0> if C " -"evaluates to something which is not a nodeset." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2759 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:340 -msgid "guestfs_aug_get" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2761 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:342 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" char *\n" -" guestfs_aug_get (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *augpath);\n" -"\n" +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2763 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:346 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:220 -msgid "" -"Look up the value associated with C. If C matches exactly one " -"node, the C is returned." +#. type: =item +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2765 +msgid "C" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:349 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:849 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:867 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:927 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:943 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1046 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1176 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1193 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1212 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1341 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1532 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1644 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1807 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1824 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1915 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:1936 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2106 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2268 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2475 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2556 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2604 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2712 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2741 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2763 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2823 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:2846 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3328 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3678 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3848 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:3958 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4621 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4814 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:4984 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5162 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5211 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5774 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5790 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5807 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:5831 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6495 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6514 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6532 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6712 ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:6984 -msgid "" -"This function returns a string, or NULL on error. I." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2767 +msgid "Language bindings." msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:354 -msgid "guestfs_aug_init" +#. type: =head1 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2771 +msgid "LIMITS" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:356 -#, no-wrap -msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_aug_init (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *root,\n" -" int flags);\n" -"\n" +# type: =head2 +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2773 +msgid "PROTOCOL LIMITS" msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:361 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:227 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2775 msgid "" -"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." +"Internally libguestfs uses a message-based protocol to pass API calls and " +"their responses to and from a small \"appliance\" (see L for " +"plenty more detail about this). The maximum message size used by the " +"protocol is slightly less than 4 MB. For some API calls you may need to be " +"aware of this limit. The API calls which may be affected are individually " +"documented, with a link back to this section of the documentation." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:365 -msgid "You must call this before using any other C commands." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2783 +msgid "" +"A simple call such as L returns its result (the file data) in " +"a simple string. Because this string is at some point internally encoded as " +"a message, the maximum size that it can return is slightly under 4 MB. If " +"the requested file is larger than this then you will get an error." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:368 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:234 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2789 msgid "" -"C is the filesystem root. C must not be NULL, use C instead." +"In order to transfer large files into and out of the guest filesystem, you " +"need to use particular calls that support this. The sections L " +"and L document how to do this." msgstr "" # type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:371 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:237 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2793 msgid "" -"The flags are the same as the flags defined in Eaugeas.hE, the " -"logical I of the following integers:" +"You might also consider mounting the disk image using our FUSE filesystem " +"support (L)." msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:377 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:243 -msgid "C = 1" +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2796 +msgid "MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DISKS" msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:379 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:245 -msgid "Keep the original file with a C<.augsave> extension." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2798 +msgid "When using virtio disks (the default) the current limit is B<25> disks." msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:381 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:247 -msgid "C = 2" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2801 +msgid "" +"Virtio itself consumes 1 virtual PCI slot per disk, and PCI is limited to 31 " +"slots. However febootstrap only understands disks with names C " +"through C (26 letters) and it reserves one disk for its own " +"purposes." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:383 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:249 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2806 msgid "" -"Save changes into a file with extension C<.augnew>, and do not overwrite " -"original. Overrides C." +"We are working to substantially raise this limit in future versions but it " +"requires complex changes to qemu." msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:386 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:252 -msgid "C = 4" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2809 +msgid "" +"In future versions of libguestfs it should also be possible to \"hot plug\" " +"disks (add and remove disks after calling L). This also " +"requires changes to qemu." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:388 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:254 -msgid "Typecheck lenses (can be expensive)." +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2813 +msgid "MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTITIONS PER DISK" msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:390 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:256 -msgid "C = 8" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2815 +msgid "Virtio limits the maximum number of partitions per disk to B<15>." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:392 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:258 -msgid "Do not use standard load path for modules." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2817 +msgid "" +"This is because it reserves 4 bits for the minor device number (thus C, and C through C)." msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:394 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:260 -msgid "C = 16" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2820 +msgid "" +"If you attach a disk with more than 15 partitions, the extra partitions are " +"ignored by libguestfs." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:396 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:262 -msgid "Make save a no-op, just record what would have been changed." +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2823 +msgid "MAXIMUM SIZE OF A DISK" msgstr "" -# type: =item -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:398 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:264 -msgid "C = 32" +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2825 +msgid "Probably the limit is between 2**63-1 and 2**64-1 bytes." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:400 -msgid "Do not load the tree in C." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2827 +msgid "" +"We have tested block devices up to 1 exabyte (2**60 or " +"1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes) using sparse files backed by an XFS host " +"filesystem." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:404 -msgid "To close the handle, you can call C." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2831 +msgid "" +"Although libguestfs probably does not impose any limit, the underlying host " +"storage will. If you store disk images on a host ext4 filesystem, then the " +"maximum size will be limited by the maximum ext4 file size (currently 16 " +"TB). If you store disk images as host logical volumes then you are limited " +"by the maximum size of an LV." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:406 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:272 -msgid "To find out more about Augeas, see L." +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2837 +msgid "" +"For the hugest disk image files, we recommend using XFS on the host for " +"storage." msgstr "" -# type: =head2 -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:412 -msgid "guestfs_aug_insert" +#. type: =head2 +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2840 +msgid "MAXIMUM SIZE OF A PARTITION" msgstr "" -# type: verbatim -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:414 -#, no-wrap +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2842 msgid "" -" int\n" -" guestfs_aug_insert (guestfs_h *g,\n" -" const char *augpath,\n" -" const char *label,\n" -" int before);\n" -"\n" +"The MBR (ie. classic MS-DOS) partitioning scheme uses 32 bit sector " +"numbers. Assuming a 512 byte sector size, this means that MBR cannot " +"address a partition located beyond 2 TB on the disk." msgstr "" -# type: textblock -#: ../src/guestfs-actions.pod:420 ../fish/guestfish-actions.pod:278 +#. type: textblock +#: ../src/guestfs.pod:2846 msgid "" -"Create a new sibling C