Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
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<refnamediv>
<refname>systemd.path</refname>
- <refpurpose>systemd path configuration files</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Path unit configuration</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>PathExists=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname></term>
<term><varname>PathChanged=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>PathModified=</varname></term>
<term><varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Defines paths to
file or directory. If the file
specified exists the configured unit
is
- activated. <varname>PathChanged=</varname>
+ activated. <varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname>
+ works similar, but checks for the
+ existence of at least one file
+ matching the globbing pattern
+ specified. <varname>PathChanged=</varname>
may be used to watch a file or
directory and activate the configured
- unit whenever it changes or is
- modified. <varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname>
+ unit whenever it changes. It is not activated
+ on every write to the watched file but it is
+ activated if the file which was open for writing
+ gets closed. <varname>PathModified=</varname>
+ is similar, but additionally it is activated
+ also on simple writes to the watched file.
+
+ <varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname>
may be used to watch a directory and
activate the configured unit whenever
it contains at least one file.</para>
<para>If a path is already existing
(in case of
- <varname>PathExists=</varname>) or a
- directory already is not empty (in
+ <varname>PathExists=</varname> and
+ <varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname>) or
+ a directory already is not empty (in
case of
<varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname>)
- at the time the path unit is activated,
- then the configured unit is
+ at the time the path unit is
+ activated, then the configured unit is
immediately activated as
well. Something similar does not apply
to <varname>PathChanged=</varname>.
identical, except for the
suffix.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>MakeDirectory=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+ argument. If true the directories to
+ watch are created before
+ watching. This option is ignored for
+ <varname>PathExists=</varname>
+ settings. Defaults to
+ <option>false</option>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>DirectoryMode=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>If
+ <varname>MakeDirectory=</varname> is
+ enabled use the mode specified here to
+ create the directories in
+ question. Takes an access mode in
+ octal notation. Defaults to
+ <option>0755</option>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>