X-Git-Url: http://git.annexia.org/?p=libguestfs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=python%2Fguestfs.py;h=4a23cdbb02037788259fa031ec675b25ca7ae4db;hp=37dce2bf02838593afa76213a3ad7bdd258b698a;hb=e118c14b9552de311cbc1734e03a3226b484c1e8;hpb=0703248d233744047515418893dac05ce013a642 diff --git a/python/guestfs.py b/python/guestfs.py index 37dce2b..4a23cdb 100644 --- a/python/guestfs.py +++ b/python/guestfs.py @@ -1154,12 +1154,39 @@ class GuestFS: which should have filesystem type "fstype". The returned integer is the status. See fsck(8) for the - list of status codes from "fsck", and note that multiple - status codes can be summed together. + list of status codes from "fsck". - It is entirely equivalent to running "fsck -a -t fstype - device". Note that checking or repairing NTFS volumes is - not supported (by linux-ntfs). + Notes: + + * Multiple status codes can be summed together. + + * A non-zero return code can mean "success", for + example if errors have been corrected on the + filesystem. + + * Checking or repairing NTFS volumes is not supported + (by linux-ntfs). + + This command is entirely equivalent to running "fsck -a + -t fstype device". """ return libguestfsmod.fsck (self._o, fstype, device) + def zero (self, device): + u"""This command writes zeroes over the first few blocks of + "device". + + How many blocks are zeroed isn't specified (but it's + *not* enough to securely wipe the device). It should be + sufficient to remove any partition tables, filesystem + superblocks and so on. + """ + 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) +