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@@ -755,6 +755,18 @@ Because of the message protocol, there is a transfer limit
of somewhere between 2MB and 4MB. To transfer large files you should use
FTP.
+=item @filenames = $h->initrd_list ($path);
+
+This command lists out files contained in an initrd.
+
+The files are listed without any initial C</> character. The
+files are listed in the order they appear (not necessarily
+alphabetical). Directory names are listed as separate items.
+
+Old Linux kernels (2.4 and earlier) used a compressed ext2
+filesystem as initrd. We I<only> support the newer initramfs
+format (compressed cpio files).
+
=item $busy = $h->is_busy ();
This returns true iff this handle is busy processing a command
@@ -950,6 +962,12 @@ on the underlying device.
The filesystem options C<sync> and C<noatime> are set with this
call, in order to improve reliability.
+=item $h->mount_loop ($file, $mountpoint);
+
+This command lets you mount C<file> (a filesystem image
+in a file) on a mount point. It is entirely equivalent to
+the command C<mount -o loop file mountpoint>.
+
=item $h->mount_options ($options, $device, $mountpoint);
This is the same as the C<$h-E<gt>mount> command, but it