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authorRichard Jones <rjones@redhat.com>2009-04-30 19:32:58 +0100
committerRichard Jones <rjones@redhat.com>2009-04-30 19:32:58 +0100
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Added notes to the 'fsck' command documentation.
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diff --git a/python/guestfs.py b/python/guestfs.py
index 3cfc86a1..022150bd 100644
--- a/python/guestfs.py
+++ b/python/guestfs.py
@@ -1154,12 +1154,21 @@ 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)