man/systemd-system-update-generator.xml

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  22 <refentry id="systemd-system-update-generator">
  23
  24         <refentryinfo>
  25                 <title>systemd-system-update-generator</title>
  26                 <productname>systemd</productname>
  27
  28                 <authorgroup>
  29                         <author>
  30                                 <contrib>Developer</contrib>
  31                                 <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
  32                                 <surname>Poettering</surname>
  33                                 <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
  34                         </author>
  35                 </authorgroup>
  36         </refentryinfo>
  37
  38         <refmeta>
  39                 <refentrytitle>systemd-system-update-generator</refentrytitle>
  40                 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  41         </refmeta>
  42
  43         <refnamediv>
  44                 <refname>systemd-system-update-generator</refname>
  45                 <refpurpose>Generator for redirecting boot to offline update mode</refpurpose>
  46         </refnamediv>
  47
  48         <refsynopsisdiv>
  49                 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-system-update-generator</filename></para>
  50         </refsynopsisdiv>
  51
  52         <refsect1>
  53                 <title>Description</title>
  54
  55                 <para><filename>systemd-system-update-generator</filename>
  56                 is a generator that automatically redirects the boot
  57                 process to <filename>system-update.target</filename>
  58                 if <filename>/system-update</filename> exists. This is
  59                 required to implement the logic explained in the
  60                 <ulink
  61                 url="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/SystemUpdates">System
  62                 Updates Specification</ulink>.
  63                 </para>
  64
  65                 <para><filename>systemd-system-update-generator</filename>
  66                 implements the <ulink
  67                 url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators">generator
  68                 specification</ulink>.</para>
  69         </refsect1>
  70
  71         <refsect1>
  72                 <title>See Also</title>
  73                 <para>
  74                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  75                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  76                 </para>
  77         </refsect1>
  78
  79 </refentry>