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diff --git a/man/systemd.path.xml b/man/systemd.path.xml
index a602caab1..8d86fca5d 100644
--- a/man/systemd.path.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.path.xml
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@
- systemd.path
+ path.pathDescriptionA unit configuration file whose name ends in
- .path encodes information about
+ .path encodes information about
a path monitored by systemd, for
path-based activation.
@@ -88,16 +88,15 @@
point in the file system hierarchy, a dependency
between both units is created automatically.
- Unless DefaultDependencies=
- is set to , path units will
- implicitly have dependencies of type
- Conflicts= and
+ Unless DefaultDependencies=false
+ is used, path units will implicitly have dependencies of
+ type Conflicts= and
Before= on
shutdown.target. These ensure
that path units are terminated cleanly prior to system
shutdown. Only path units involved with early boot or
- late system shutdown should disable this
- option.
+ late system shutdown should disable this option.
+
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@
monitors. The options specific to the [Path] section
of path units are the following:
-
+ PathExists=PathExistsGlob=
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@
PathExists= may be
used to watch the mere existence of a
file or directory. If the file
- specified exists the configured unit
+ specified exists, the configured unit
is
activated. PathExistsGlob=
works similar, but checks for the
@@ -152,12 +151,12 @@
combined, of the same and of different
types, to watch multiple paths. If the
empty string is assigned to any of
- these options the list of paths to
+ these options, the list of paths to
watch is reset, and any prior
assignments of these options will not
have any effect.
- If a path is already existing
+ If a path already exists
(in case of
PathExists= and
PathExistsGlob=) or
@@ -168,7 +167,15 @@
activated, then the configured unit is
immediately activated as
well. Something similar does not apply
- to PathChanged=.
+ to PathChanged= and
+ PathModified=.
+
+ If the path itself or any of the
+ containing directories are not
+ accessible, systemd
+ will watch for permission changes and
+ notice that conditions are satisfied
+ when permissions allow that.
@@ -178,7 +185,7 @@
when any of the configured paths
changes. The argument is a unit name,
whose suffix is not
- .path. If not
+ .path. If not
specified, this value defaults to a
service that has the same name as the
path unit, except for the suffix. (See
@@ -192,7 +199,7 @@
MakeDirectory=Takes a boolean
- argument. If true the directories to
+ argument. If true, the directories to
watch are created before
watching. This option is ignored for
PathExists=
@@ -204,7 +211,7 @@
If
MakeDirectory= is
- enabled use the mode specified here to
+ enabled, use the mode specified here to
create the directories in
question. Takes an access mode in
octal notation. Defaults to