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diff --git a/guestfs-actions.pod b/guestfs-actions.pod new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0eb24838 --- /dev/null +++ b/guestfs-actions.pod @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +=head2 guestfs_mount + + int guestfs_mount (guestfs_h *handle, const char *device, const char *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. + +=head2 guestfs_sync + + int guestfs_sync (guestfs_h *handle); + +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 guestfs_touch + + int guestfs_touch (guestfs_h *handle, const char *path); + +Touch acts like the L<touch(1)> command. It can be used to +update the filesystems on a file, or, if the file does not exist, +to create a new zero-length file. + |