Added guestfish(1) manpage.

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Richard Jones
2009-04-07 14:55:25 +01:00
parent bccbfe5ab5
commit 21ba59ce3c
6 changed files with 452 additions and 2 deletions

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examples/df
examples/hello
fish/guestfish
guestfish.1
guestfs.3
initramfs
initramfs.timestamp

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@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ endif
EXTRA_DIST = \
make-initramfs.sh update-initramfs.sh \
guestfs.pod guestfs-actions.pod guestfs-structs.pod \
guestfish.pod guestfish-actions.pod \
libguestfs.spec \
HACKING
@@ -66,11 +67,11 @@ CLEANFILES = $(fs_DATA) emptydisk
clean-local:
rm -rf initramfs
# Manual page.
# Manual pages.
# guestfs-actions.pod and guestfs-structs are autogenerated. There is
# no include mechanism for POD, so we have to do it by hand.
man_MANS = guestfs.3
man_MANS = guestfs.3 guestfish.1
guestfs.3: guestfs.pod guestfs-actions.pod guestfs-structs.pod
sed \
@@ -84,6 +85,17 @@ guestfs.3: guestfs.pod guestfs-actions.pod guestfs-structs.pod
--release "$(PACKAGE_NAME)-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)" \
> $@
guestfish.1: guestfish.pod guestfish-actions.pod
sed \
-e '/@ACTIONS@/rguestfish-actions.pod' -e 's/@ACTIONS@//' \
< $< | \
$(POD2MAN) \
--section 1 \
-c "Virtualization Support" \
--name "guestfish" \
--release "$(PACKAGE_NAME)-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)" \
> $@
# Test-boot the image.
test-boot: emptydisk

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=head2 cat
cat path
Return the contents of the file named C<path>.
Note that this function cannot correctly handle binary files
(specifically, files containing C<\0> character which is treated
as end of string). For those you need to use the C<guestfs_read_file>
function which has a more complex interface.
=head2 list-devices
list-devices
List all the block devices.
The full block device names are returned, eg. C</dev/sda>
=head2 list-partitions
list-partitions
List all the partitions detected on all block devices.
The full partition device names are returned, eg. C</dev/sda1>
This does not return logical volumes. For that you will need to
call C<guestfs_lvs>.
=head2 ll
ll directory
List the files in C<directory> (relative to the root directory,
there is no cwd) in the format of 'ls -la'.
This command is mostly useful for interactive sessions. It
is I<not> intended that you try to parse the output string.
=head2 ls
ls directory
List the files in C<directory> (relative to the root directory,
there is no cwd). The '.' and '..' entries are not returned, but
hidden files are shown.
This command is mostly useful for interactive sessions. Programs
should probably use C<guestfs_readdir> instead.
=head2 lvs
lvs
List all the logical volumes detected. This is the equivalent
of the L<lvs(8)> command.
This returns a list of the logical volume device names
(eg. C</dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00>).
See also C<guestfs_lvs_full>.
=head2 lvs-full
lvs-full
List all the logical volumes detected. This is the equivalent
of the L<lvs(8)> command. The "full" version includes all fields.
=head2 mount
mount device 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.
The mounted filesystem is writable, if we have sufficient permissions
on the underlying device.
The filesystem options C<sync> and C<noatime> are set with this
call, in order to improve reliability.
=head2 pvs
pvs
List all the physical volumes detected. This is the equivalent
of the L<pvs(8)> command.
This returns a list of just the device names that contain
PVs (eg. C</dev/sda2>).
See also C<guestfs_pvs_full>.
=head2 pvs-full
pvs-full
List all the physical volumes detected. This is the equivalent
of the L<pvs(8)> command. The "full" version includes all fields.
=head2 sync
sync
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 touch
touch path
Touch acts like the L<touch(1)> command. It can be used to
update the timestamps on a file, or, if the file does not exist,
to create a new zero-length file.
=head2 vgs
vgs
List all the volumes groups detected. This is the equivalent
of the L<vgs(8)> command.
This returns a list of just the volume group names that were
detected (eg. C<VolGroup00>).
See also C<guestfs_vgs_full>.
=head2 vgs-full
vgs-full
List all the volumes groups detected. This is the equivalent
of the L<vgs(8)> command. The "full" version includes all fields.

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=encoding utf8
=head1 NAME
guestfish - the libguestfs filesystem interactive shell
=head1 SYNOPSIS
guestfish [--options] [commands]
=head1 EXAMPLES
=head2 From shell scripts
Create a new C</etc/motd> file in a guest:
guestfish <<_EOF_
add disk.img
run
mount /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 /
upload new_motd /etc/motd
_EOF_
List the LVs in a guest:
guestfish <<_EOF_
add disk.img
run
lvs
_EOF_
=head2 On the command line
List the LVM PVs in a guest image:
guestfish add disk.img : run : pvs
Remove C</boot/grub/menu.lst> (in reality not such a great idea):
guestfish --add disk.img \
--mount /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 \
--mount /dev/sda1:/boot \
rm /boot/grub/menu.lst : \
sync : exit
=head2 As an interactive shell
$ guestfish
Welcome to guestfish, the libguestfs filesystem interactive shell for
editing virtual machine filesystems.
Type: 'help' for help with commands
'quit' to quit the shell
><fs> help
=head1 DESCRIPTION
Guestfish is a shell and command-line tool for examining and modifying
virtual machine filesystems. It uses libguestfs and exposes all of
the functionality of the guestfs API, see L<guestfs(3)>.
=head1 OPTIONS
=over 4
=item B<--help>
Displays general help on options.
=item B<-h> | B<--cmd-help>
Lists all available guestfish commands.
=item B<-h cmd> | B<--cmd-help cmd>
Displays detailed help on a single command C<cmd>.
=item B<-a image> | B<--add image>
Add a block device or virtual machine image to the shell.
=item B<-m dev[:mountpoint]> | B<--mount dev[:mountpoint]>
Mount the named partition or logical volume on the given mountpoint.
If the mountpoint is omitted, it defaults to C</>.
You have to mount something on C</> before most commands will work.
If any C<-m> or C<--mount> options are given, the guest is
automatically launched.
=item B<-n> | B<--no-sync>
Disable autosync. This is enabled by default. See the discussion
of autosync in the L<guestfs(3)> manpage.
=item B<-v> | B<--verbose>
Enable very verbose messages. This is particularly useful if you find
a bug.
=back
=head1 COMMANDS ON COMMAND LINE
Any additional (non-option) arguments are treated as commands to
execute.
Commands to execute should be separated by a colon (C<:>), where the
colon is a separate parameter. Thus:
guestfish cmd [args...] : cmd [args...] : cmd [args...] ...
If there are no additional arguments, then we enter a shell, either an
interactive shell with a prompt (if the input is a terminal) or a
non-interactive shell.
In either command line mode or non-interactive shell, the first
command that gives an error causes the whole shell to exit. In
interactive mode (with a prompt) if a command fails, you can continue
to enter commands.
=head1 USING launch (OR run)
As with L<guestfs(3)>, you must first configure your guest by adding
disks, then launch it, then mount any disks you need, and finally
issue actions/commands. So the general order of the day is:
=over 4
=item *
add or -a/--add
=item *
launch (aka run)
=item *
mount or -m/--mount
=item *
any other commands
=back
C<run> is a synonym for C<launch>. You must C<launch> (or C<run>)
your guest before mounting or performing any other commands.
The only exception is that if the C<-m> or C<--mount> option was
given, the guest is automatically run for you (simply because
guestfish can't mount the disks you asked for without doing this).
=head1 COMMANDS
=head2 help
help
help cmd
Without any parameter, this lists all commands. With a C<cmd>
parameter, this displays detailed help for a command.
=head2 quit | exit
This exits guestfish. You can also use C<^D> key.
=head2 add | drive | add-drive
add filename
This adds a block device to be examined or modified.
=head2 cdrom | add-cdrom
cdrom iso-file
This adds a CD-ROM device to be examined.
=head2 alloc | allocate
alloc filename size
This creates an empty (zeroed) file of the given size, and then adds
so it can be further examined.
For more advanced image creation, see L<qemu-img(1)> utility.
Size can be specified (where C<nn> means a number):
=over 4
=item C<nn>
number of kilobytes, eg: C<1440> = standard 3.5in floppy
=item C<nn>K or C<nn>KB
number of kilobytes
=item C<nn>M or C<nn>MB
number of megabytes
=item C<nn>G or C<nn>GB
number of gigabytes
=item C<nn>sects
number of 512 byte sectors
=back
=head2 launch | run
Launch the guest so that you can issue other commands (see below).
@ACTIONS@
=head1 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
=over 4
=item LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG
Set C<LIBGUESTFS_DEBUG=1> to enable verbose messages. This has the
same effect as using the B<-v> option.
=item LIBGUESTFS_PATH
Set the path that guestfish uses to search for kernel and initrd.img.
See the discussion of paths in L<guestfs(3)>.
=back
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<guestfs(3)>,
L<http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/libguestfs>.
=head1 AUTHORS
Richard W.M. Jones (C<rjones at redhat dot com>)
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009 Red Hat Inc.
L<http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/libguestfs>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

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@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
%files -n guestfish
%defattr(-,root,root,-)
%{_bindir}/guestfish
%{_mandir}/man1/guestfish.1*
%changelog

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@@ -1249,6 +1249,22 @@ FTP."
pr "}\n";
pr "\n"
(* Generate the POD documentation for guestfish. *)
and generate_fish_actions_pod () =
List.iter (
fun (name, style, _, _, _, longdesc) ->
let name = replace name '_' '-' in
pr "=head2 %s\n\n" name;
pr " %s" name;
iter_args (
function
| String n -> pr " %s" n
) (snd style);
pr "\n";
pr "\n";
pr "%s\n\n" longdesc
) sorted_functions
(* Generate a C function prototype. *)
and generate_prototype ?(extern = true) ?(static = false) ?(semicolon = true)
?(single_line = false) ?(newline = false) ?(in_daemon = false)
@@ -1355,4 +1371,8 @@ let () =
let close = output_to "guestfs-actions.pod" in
generate_actions_pod ();
close ();
let close = output_to "guestfish-actions.pod" in
generate_fish_actions_pod ();
close ()