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diff --git a/python/guestfs.py b/python/guestfs.py
index 022150b..3db9ac0 100644
--- a/python/guestfs.py
+++ b/python/guestfs.py
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ class GuestFS:
 
     def mkfs (self, fstype, device):
         u"""This creates a filesystem on "device" (usually a
-        partition of LVM logical volume). The filesystem type is
+        partition or LVM logical volume). The filesystem type is
         "fstype", for example "ext3".
         """
         return libguestfsmod.mkfs (self._o, fstype, device)
@@ -1183,3 +1183,71 @@ class GuestFS:
         """
         return libguestfsmod.zero (self._o, device)
 
+    def grub_install (self, root, device):
+        u"""This command installs GRUB (the Grand Unified
+        Bootloader) on "device", with the root directory being
+        "root".
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.grub_install (self._o, root, device)
+
+    def cp (self, src, dest):
+        u"""This copies a file from "src" to "dest" where "dest" is
+        either a destination filename or destination directory.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.cp (self._o, src, dest)
+
+    def cp_a (self, src, dest):
+        u"""This copies a file or directory from "src" to "dest"
+        recursively using the "cp -a" command.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.cp_a (self._o, src, dest)
+
+    def mv (self, src, dest):
+        u"""This moves a file from "src" to "dest" where "dest" is
+        either a destination filename or destination directory.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.mv (self._o, src, dest)
+
+    def drop_caches (self, whattodrop):
+        u"""This instructs the guest kernel to drop its page cache,
+        and/or dentries and inode caches. The parameter
+        "whattodrop" tells the kernel what precisely to drop,
+        see <http://linux-mm.org/Drop_Caches>
+        
+        Setting "whattodrop" to 3 should drop everything.
+        
+        This automatically calls sync(2) before the operation,
+        so that the maximum guest memory is freed.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.drop_caches (self._o, whattodrop)
+
+    def dmesg (self):
+        u"""This returns the kernel messages ("dmesg" output) from
+        the guest kernel. This is sometimes useful for extended
+        debugging of problems.
+        
+        Another way to get the same information is to enable
+        verbose messages with "g.set_verbose" or by setting the
+        environment variable "LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1" before running
+        the program.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.dmesg (self._o)
+
+    def ping_daemon (self):
+        u"""This is a test probe into the guestfs daemon running
+        inside the qemu subprocess. Calling this function checks
+        that the daemon responds to the ping message, without
+        affecting the daemon or attached block device(s) in any
+        other way.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.ping_daemon (self._o)
+
+    def equal (self, file1, file2):
+        u"""This compares the two files "file1" and "file2" and
+        returns true if their content is exactly equal, or false
+        otherwise.
+        
+        The external cmp(1) program is used for the comparison.
+        """
+        return libguestfsmod.equal (self._o, file1, file2)
+