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diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index 26272c441..554130448 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@
.ini files.
This man pages lists the common configuration
- options of the all unit types. These options need to
+ options of all the unit types. These options need to
be configured in the [Unit] resp. [Install]
section of the unit files.In addition to the generic [Unit] and [Install]
- sections described here each unit should have a
+ sections described here, each unit should have a
type-specific section, e.g. [Service] for a service
unit. See the respective man pages for more
information.
@@ -107,18 +107,21 @@
written in various formats. A stand-alone number
specifies a time in seconds. If suffixed with a time
unit, the unit is honored. A concatenation of
- multiple value with units is supported, in which case
+ multiple values with units is supported, in which case
the values are added up. Example: "50" refers to 50
seconds; "2min 200ms" refers to 2 minutes plus 200
milliseconds, i.e. 120200ms. The following time units
are understood: s, min, h, d, w, ms, us.
Empty lines and lines starting with # or ; are
- ignored. This may be used for commenting.
+ ignored. This may be used for commenting. Lines ending
+ in a backslash are concatenated with the following
+ line while reading and the backslash is replaced by a
+ space character. This may be used to wrap long lines.
If a line starts with
- followed by a file name the specified file will be
- read as if its contents where listed in place of the
+ followed by a file name, the specified file will be
+ read as if its contents were listed in place of the
directive.Along with a unit file
@@ -151,14 +154,14 @@
dev-sda.device refers to a device
with the device node /dev/sda in
the file system namespace. If this applies a special
- way to escape the path name is used, so that it is
- usable as part of a file name. Basically, given a
- path, "/" is replaced by "-", and all unprintable
- characters and the "-" are replaced by C-style "\x20"
- escapes. The root directory "/" is encoded as single
- dash, while otherwise the initial and ending "/" is
- removed from all paths during transformation. This
- escaping is reversible.
+ way to escape the path name is used, so that the
+ result is usable as part of a file name. Basically,
+ given a path, "/" is replaced by "-", and all
+ unprintable characters and the "-" are replaced by
+ C-style "\x20" escapes. The root directory "/" is
+ encoded as single dash, while otherwise the initial
+ and ending "/" is removed from all paths during
+ transformation. This escaping is reversible.
Optionally, units may be instantiated from a
template file at runtime. This allows creation of
@@ -226,7 +229,7 @@
Configures requirement
dependencies on other units. If this
- units get activated the units listed
+ unit gets activated, the units listed
here will be activated as well. If one
of the other units gets deactivated or
its activation fails, this unit will
@@ -270,7 +273,7 @@
Dependencies listed in
RequiresOverridable=
which cannot be fulfilled or fail to
- start are ignored iff the startup was
+ start are ignored if the startup was
explicitly requested by the user. If
the start-up was pulled in indirectly
by some dependency or automatic
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@
Requires=. A unit
listed in this option will be started
if the configuring unit is. However,
- it the listed unit fails to start up
+ if the listed unit fails to start up
or cannot be added to the transaction
this has no impact on the validity of
the transaction as a whole. This is
@@ -325,9 +328,9 @@
Configures negative
requirement dependencies. If a unit
- that has a
+ has a
Conflicts= setting
- on another unit starting the former
+ on another unit, starting the former
will stop the latter and vice
versa. Note that this setting is
independent of and orthogonal to the
@@ -345,7 +348,7 @@
foo.service
contains a setting
- and both units are being started
+ and both units are being started,
bar.service's
start-up is delayed until
foo.service is
@@ -375,7 +378,7 @@
listed unit is started. Note that when
two units with an ordering dependency
between them are shut down, the
- inverse of of the start-up order is
+ inverse of the start-up order is
applied. i.e. if a unit is configured
with After= on
another unit, the former is stopped
@@ -400,17 +403,17 @@
Takes a boolean
argument. If and
- the unit stops without this being
- requested by the user all units
+ the unit stops without being requested
+ by the user, all units
depending on it will be stopped as
well. (e.g. if a service exits or
crashes on its own behalf, units using
it will be stopped) Note that normally
- if a unit stops without user request
+ if a unit stops without a user request,
units depending on it will not be
terminated. Only if the user requested
- shutdown of a unit all units depending
- on the unit will be shut down as well
+ shutdown of a unit, all units depending
+ on that unit will be shut down as well
and at the same time. Defaults to
.
@@ -422,12 +425,12 @@
argument. If
this unit will be stopped when it is
no longer used. Note that in order to
- minimize the work to be executed
- systemd will by default not stop units
+ minimize the work to be executed,
+ systemd will not stop units by default
unless they are conflicting with other
units, or the user explicitly
requested their shut down. If this
- option is set a unit will be
+ option is set, a unit will be
automatically cleaned up if no other
active unit requires it. Defaults to
.
@@ -438,11 +441,11 @@
Takes a boolean
argument. If
- this unit may only be activated
+ this unit can only be activated
indirectly. In this case explicit
start-up requested by the user is
- denied, however if it is started as
- dependency of another unit start-up
+ denied, however if it is started as a
+ dependency of another unit, start-up
will succeed. This is mostly a safety
feature to ensure that the user does
not accidentally activate units that are
@@ -464,7 +467,7 @@
units, these dependencies ensure that
the service is started only after
basic system initialization is
- complete and is properly terminated on
+ completed and is properly terminated on
system shutdown. See the respective
man pages for details. Generally, only
services involved with early boot or
@@ -553,7 +556,7 @@
install when this unit is
installed. If the user requests
installation of a unit with this
- option configured
+ option configured,
systemd-install
will automatically install units
listed in this option as