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+=head2 cat
+
+ cat path
+
+Return the contents of the file named C<path>.
+
+Note that this function cannot correctly handle binary files
+(specifically, files containing C<\0> character which is treated
+as end of string).  For those you need to use the C<guestfs_read_file>
+function which has a more complex interface.
+
+=head2 list-devices
+
+ list-devices
+
+List all the block devices.
+
+The full block device names are returned, eg. C</dev/sda>
+
+
+=head2 list-partitions
+
+ list-partitions
+
+List all the partitions detected on all block devices.
+
+The full partition device names are returned, eg. C</dev/sda1>
+
+This does not return logical volumes.  For that you will need to
+call C<guestfs_lvs>.
+
+=head2 ll
+
+ ll directory
+
+List the files in C<directory> (relative to the root directory,
+there is no cwd) in the format of 'ls -la'.
+
+This command is mostly useful for interactive sessions.  It
+is I<not> intended that you try to parse the output string.
+
+=head2 ls
+
+ ls directory
+
+List the files in C<directory> (relative to the root directory,
+there is no cwd).  The '.' and '..' entries are not returned, but
+hidden files are shown.
+
+This command is mostly useful for interactive sessions.  Programs
+should probably use C<guestfs_readdir> instead.
+
+=head2 lvs
+
+ lvs
+
+List all the logical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<lvs(8)> command.
+
+This returns a list of the logical volume device names
+(eg. C</dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00>).
+
+See also C<guestfs_lvs_full>.
+
+=head2 lvs-full
+
+ lvs-full
+
+List all the logical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<lvs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
+
+=head2 mount
+
+ mount device mountpoint
+
+Mount a guest disk at a position in the filesystem.  Block devices
+are named C</dev/sda>, C</dev/sdb> and so on, as they were added to
+the guest.  If those block devices contain partitions, they will have
+the usual names (eg. C</dev/sda1>).  Also LVM C</dev/VG/LV>-style
+names can be used.
+
+The rules are the same as for L<mount(2)>:  A filesystem must
+first be mounted on C</> before others can be mounted.  Other
+filesystems can only be mounted on directories which already
+exist.
+
+The mounted filesystem is writable, if we have sufficient permissions
+on the underlying device.
+
+The filesystem options C<sync> and C<noatime> are set with this
+call, in order to improve reliability.
+
+=head2 pvs
+
+ pvs
+
+List all the physical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<pvs(8)> command.
+
+This returns a list of just the device names that contain
+PVs (eg. C</dev/sda2>).
+
+See also C<guestfs_pvs_full>.
+
+=head2 pvs-full
+
+ pvs-full
+
+List all the physical volumes detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<pvs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
+
+=head2 sync
+
+ sync
+
+This syncs the disk, so that any writes are flushed through to the
+underlying disk image.
+
+You should always call this if you have modified a disk image, before
+calling C<guestfs_close>.
+
+=head2 touch
+
+ touch path
+
+Touch acts like the L<touch(1)> command.  It can be used to
+update the timestamps on a file, or, if the file does not exist,
+to create a new zero-length file.
+
+=head2 vgs
+
+ vgs
+
+List all the volumes groups detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<vgs(8)> command.
+
+This returns a list of just the volume group names that were
+detected (eg. C<VolGroup00>).
+
+See also C<guestfs_vgs_full>.
+
+=head2 vgs-full
+
+ vgs-full
+
+List all the volumes groups detected.  This is the equivalent
+of the L<vgs(8)> command.  The "full" version includes all fields.
+