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diff --git a/src/guestfs.pod b/src/guestfs.pod index d9045a5b..ab4e768d 100644 --- a/src/guestfs.pod +++ b/src/guestfs.pod @@ -550,10 +550,11 @@ device (I<not> the underlying encrypted block device). =head2 INSPECTION Libguestfs has APIs for inspecting an unknown disk image to find out -if it contains operating systems. (These APIs used to be in a -separate Perl-only library called L<Sys::Guestfs::Lib(3)> but since -version 1.5.3 the most frequently used part of this library has been -rewritten in C and moved into the core code). +if it contains operating systems, an install CD or a live CD. (These +APIs used to be in a separate Perl-only library called +L<Sys::Guestfs::Lib(3)> but since version 1.5.3 the most frequently +used part of this library has been rewritten in C and moved into the +core code). Add all disks belonging to the unknown virtual machine and call L</guestfs_launch> in the usual way. @@ -608,6 +609,25 @@ again. (L</guestfs_inspect_list_applications> works a little differently from the other calls and does read the disks. See documentation for that function for details). +=head3 INSPECTING INSTALL DISKS + +Libguestfs (since 1.9.4) can detect some install disks, install +CDs, live CDs and more. + +Call L</guestfs_inspect_get_format> to return the format of the +operating system, which currently can be C<installed> (a regular +operating system) or C<installer> (some sort of install disk). + +Further information is available about the operating system that can +be installed using the regular inspection APIs like +L</guestfs_inspect_get_product_name>, +L</guestfs_inspect_get_major_version> etc. + +Some additional information specific to installer disks is also +available from the L</guestfs_inspect_is_live>, +L</guestfs_inspect_is_netinst> and L</guestfs_inspect_is_multipart> +calls. + =head2 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WINDOWS GUESTS Libguestfs can mount NTFS partitions. It does this using the |