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diff --git a/src/generator.ml b/src/generator.ml index c51df382..14cf462a 100755 --- a/src/generator.ml +++ b/src/generator.ml @@ -2028,7 +2028,9 @@ Compute the SHA512 hash (using the C<sha512sum> program). The checksum is returned as a printable string. -To get the checksum for a device, use C<guestfs_checksum_device>."); +To get the checksum for a device, use C<guestfs_checksum_device>. + +To get the checksums for many files, use C<guestfs_checksums_out>."); ("tar_in", (RErr, [FileIn "tarfile"; Pathname "directory"]), 69, [], [InitBasicFS, Always, TestOutput ( @@ -4546,6 +4548,22 @@ to C<filename>."); This command downloads the contents of C<filename>, writing it out to local file C<base64file> encoded as base64."); + ("checksums_out", (RErr, [String "csumtype"; Pathname "directory"; FileOut "sumsfile"]), 244, [], + [], + "compute MD5, SHAx or CRC checksum of files in a directory", + "\ +This command computes the checksums of all regular files in +C<directory> and then emits a list of those checksums to +the local output file C<sumsfile>. + +This can be used for verifying the integrity of a virtual +machine. However to be properly secure you should pay +attention to the output of the checksum command (it uses +the ones from GNU coreutils). In particular when the +filename is not printable, coreutils uses a special +backslash syntax. For more information, see the GNU +coreutils info file."); + ] let all_functions = non_daemon_functions @ daemon_functions |