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@@ -63,19 +63,6 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
     introspect and control the state of the
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     system and service manager.</para>
     introspect and control the state of the
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     system and service manager.</para>
-
-    <para>For unit commands, the <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> represents full name of the unit.
-    <programlisting>
-systemctl start foo.service
-    </programlisting>
-    For unit file commands, the <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> represents the full name of the unit file, or the absolute path to the unit file.
-    <programlisting>
-systemctl start /path/to/foo.service
-    </programlisting>
-    While working with services/service files, <command>systemctl</command> implicitly appends the ".service" suffix when it is missing.
-    <programlisting>
-systemctl start foo
-    </programlisting></para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
@@ -456,7 +443,7 @@ systemctl start foo
 
         <listitem>
           <para>When used with <command>enable</command>,
 
         <listitem>
           <para>When used with <command>enable</command>,
-          <command>disable</command>, <command>is-enabled</command>
+          <command>disable</command>,
           (and related commands), make changes only temporarily, so
           that they are lost on the next reboot. This will have the
           effect that changes are not made in subdirectories of
           (and related commands), make changes only temporarily, so
           that they are lost on the next reboot. This will have the
           effect that changes are not made in subdirectories of
@@ -539,22 +526,26 @@ systemctl start foo
 
       <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
 
       <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
-          <term><command>list-units</command></term>
+          <term><command>list-units <optional><replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>...</optional></command></term>
 
           <listitem>
             <para>List known units (subject to limitations specified
 
           <listitem>
             <para>List known units (subject to limitations specified
-            with <option>-t</option>).</para>
+            with <option>-t</option>). If one or more
+            <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s are specified, only
+            units matching one of them are shown.</para>
 
             <para>This is the default command.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
         <varlistentry>
 
             <para>This is the default command.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
         <varlistentry>
-          <term><command>list-sockets</command></term>
+          <term><command>list-sockets <optional><replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>...</optional></command></term>
 
           <listitem>
 
           <listitem>
-            <para>List socket units ordered by the listening address. Produces output
-            similar to
+            <para>List socket units ordered by the listening address.
+            If one or more <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s are
+            specified, only socket units matching one of them are
+            shown. Produces output similar to
             <programlisting>
 LISTEN           UNIT                        ACTIVATES
 /dev/initctl     systemd-initctl.socket      systemd-initctl.service
             <programlisting>
 LISTEN           UNIT                        ACTIVATES
 /dev/initctl     systemd-initctl.socket      systemd-initctl.service
@@ -574,10 +565,13 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
         </varlistentry>
 
         <varlistentry>
         </varlistentry>
 
         <varlistentry>
-          <term><command>list-timers</command></term>
+          <term><command>list-timers <optional><replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>...</optional></command></term>
 
           <listitem>
 
           <listitem>
-            <para>List timer units ordered by the time they elapse next.</para>
+            <para>List timer units ordered by the time they elapse
+            next. If one or more <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s
+            are specified, only units matching one of them are shown.
+            </para>
 
             <para>See also the options <option>--all</option> and
             <option>--failed</option>.</para>
 
             <para>See also the options <option>--all</option> and
             <option>--failed</option>.</para>
@@ -714,7 +708,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
-          <term><command>status [<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...|<replaceable>PID</replaceable>...]</command></term>
+          <term><command>status</command> <optional><replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...|<replaceable>PID</replaceable>...]</optional></term>
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Show terse runtime status information about one or
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Show terse runtime status information about one or
@@ -730,7 +724,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
-          <term><command>show [<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...|<replaceable>JOB</replaceable>...]</command></term>
+          <term><command>show</command> <optional><replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...|<replaceable>JOB</replaceable>...</optional></term>
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Show properties of one or more units, jobs, or the
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Show properties of one or more units, jobs, or the
@@ -746,7 +740,16 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
             human-readable output.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
             human-readable output.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term><command>cat <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...</command></term>
 
 
+          <listitem>
+            <para>Show backing files of one or more units. Prints the
+            "fragment" and "drop-ins" (source files) of units. Each
+            file is preceded by a comment which includes the file
+            name.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><command>set-property <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> <replaceable>ASSIGNMENT</replaceable>...</command></term>
 
         <varlistentry>
           <term><command>set-property <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> <replaceable>ASSIGNMENT</replaceable>...</command></term>
 
@@ -818,10 +821,13 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
 
       <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
 
       <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
-          <term><command>list-unit-files</command></term>
+          <term><command>list-unit-files <optional><replaceable>PATTERN...</replaceable></optional></command></term>
 
           <listitem>
 
           <listitem>
-            <para>List installed unit files.</para>
+            <para>List installed unit files. If one or more
+            <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s are specified, only
+            units whose filename (just the last component of the path)
+            matches one of them are shown.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
@@ -914,10 +920,64 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Checks whether any of the specified unit files are
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Checks whether any of the specified unit files are
-            enabled (as with <command>enable</command>). Returns an exit
-            code of 0 if at least one is enabled, non-zero
-            otherwise. Prints the current enable status. To suppress
-            this output, use <option>--quiet</option>.</para>
+            enabled (as with <command>enable</command>). Returns an
+            exit code of 0 if at least one is enabled, non-zero
+            otherwise. Prints the current enable status (see table).
+            To suppress this output, use <option>--quiet</option>.
+            </para>
+
+            <table>
+              <title>
+                <command>is-enabled</command> output
+              </title>
+
+              <tgroup cols='3'>
+                <thead>
+                  <row>
+                    <entry>Printed string</entry>
+                    <entry>Meaning</entry>
+                    <entry>Return value</entry>
+                  </row>
+                </thead>
+                <tbody>
+                  <row>
+                    <entry><literal>enabled</literal></entry>
+                    <entry morerows='1'>Enabled through a symlink in <filename>.wants</filename> directory (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>)</entry>
+                    <entry morerows='1'>0</entry>
+                  </row>
+                  <row>
+                    <entry><literal>enabled-runtime</literal></entry>
+                  </row>
+                  <row>
+                    <entry><literal>linked</literal></entry>
+                    <entry morerows='1'>Made available through a symlink to the unit file (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>)</entry>
+                    <entry morerows='1'>1</entry>
+                  </row>
+                  <row>
+                    <entry><literal>linked-runtime</literal></entry>
+                  </row>
+                  <row>
+                    <entry><literal>masked</literal></entry>
+                    <entry morerows='1'>Disabled entirely (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>)</entry>
+                    <entry morerows='1'>1</entry>
+                  </row>
+                  <row>
+                    <entry><literal>masked-runtime</literal></entry>
+                  </row>
+                  <row>
+                    <entry><literal>static</literal></entry>
+                    <entry>Unit is not enabled, but has no provisions for enabling in [Install] section</entry>
+                    <entry>1</entry>
+                  </row>
+                  <row>
+                    <entry><literal>disabled</literal></entry>
+                    <entry>Unit is not enabled</entry>
+                    <entry>1</entry>
+                  </row>
+                </tbody>
+              </tgroup>
+            </table>
+
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
@@ -1017,10 +1077,12 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
 
       <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
 
       <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
-          <term><command>list-jobs</command></term>
+          <term><command>list-jobs <optional><replaceable>PATTERN...</replaceable></optional></command></term>
 
           <listitem>
 
           <listitem>
-            <para>List jobs that are in progress.</para>
+            <para>List jobs that are in progress. If one or more
+            <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s are specified, only
+            jobs for units matching one of them are shown.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -1040,7 +1102,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
 
       <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
 
       <variablelist>
         <varlistentry>
-          <term><command>snapshot [<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>]</command></term>
+          <term><command>snapshot <optional><replaceable>NAME</replaceable></optional></command></term>
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Create a snapshot. If a snapshot name is specified,
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Create a snapshot. If a snapshot name is specified,
@@ -1285,7 +1347,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
-          <term><command>switch-root <replaceable>ROOT</replaceable> [<replaceable>INIT</replaceable>]</command></term>
+          <term><command>switch-root <replaceable>ROOT</replaceable> <optional><replaceable>INIT</replaceable></optional></command></term>
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Switches to a different root directory and executes a
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Switches to a different root directory and executes a
@@ -1307,6 +1369,28 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
       </variablelist>
     </refsect2>
 
       </variablelist>
     </refsect2>
 
+    <refsect2>
+      <title>Parameter Syntax</title>
+
+    <para>For unit commands the specified
+    <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> should be the full name of the
+    unit, or an abbreviated name which is automatically extended with
+    the <literal>.service</literal> suffix.
+    <programlisting># systemctl start foo.service</programlisting> is equivalent to:
+    <programlisting># systemctl start foo</programlisting>
+    Note that (absolute) paths to device nodes are automatically converted to device unit names, and other (absolute) paths to mount unit names.
+    <programlisting># systemctl status /dev/sda
+# systemctl status /home</programlisting> is equivalent to:
+    <programlisting># systemctl status dev-sda.device
+# systemctl status home.mount</programlisting></para>
+
+    <para>For unit file commands the
+    specified <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> should be the full name
+    of the unit file, or the absolute path to the unit file.
+    <programlisting># systemctl link /path/to/foo.service</programlisting>
+    </para>
+    </refsect2>
+
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>