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=head1 NAME

guestfs-java - How to use libguestfs from Java

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 import com.redhat.et.libguestfs.*;
 
 GuestFS g = new GuestFS ();
 g.add_drive_opts ("disk.img");
 g.launch ();

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents how to call libguestfs from the Java
programming language.  This page just documents the differences from
the C API and gives some examples.  If you are not familiar with using
libguestfs, you also need to read L<guestfs(3)>.

=head2 CLOSING THE HANDLE

The handle is closed when it is reaped by the garbage collector.
Because libguestfs handles include a lot of state, it is also
possible to close (and hence free) them explicitly by calling
the C<close> method.

=head2 EXCEPTIONS

Errors from libguestfs functions are mapped into the
C<LibGuestFSException> exception.  This has a single parameter which
is the error message (a C<String>).

Calling any method on a closed handle raises the same exception.

=head1 EXAMPLE 1: CREATE A DISK IMAGE

@EXAMPLE1@

=head1 EXAMPLE 2: INSPECT A VIRTUAL MACHINE DISK IMAGE

@EXAMPLE2@

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<guestfs(3)>,
L<guestfs-examples(3)>,
L<guestfs-erlang(3)>,
L<guestfs-ocaml(3)>,
L<guestfs-perl(3)>,
L<guestfs-python(3)>,
L<guestfs-recipes(1)>,
L<guestfs-ruby(3)>,
L<http://libguestfs.org/>,
L<http://caml.inria.fr/>.

=head1 AUTHORS

Richard W.M. Jones (C<rjones at redhat dot com>)

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Red Hat Inc.