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> is a
  56     generator that automatically redirects the boot process to
  57     <filename>system-update.target</filename> if
  58     <filename>/system-update</filename> exists. This is required to
  59     implement the logic explained in the <ulink
  60     url="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/SystemUpdates">System
  61     Updates Specification</ulink>.
  62     </para>
  63
  64     <para><filename>systemd-system-update-generator</filename>
  65     implements the
  66     <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators">generator
  67     specification</ulink>.</para>
  68   </refsect1>
  69
  70   <refsect1>
  71     <title>See Also</title>
  72     <para>
  73       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  74       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  75     </para>
  76   </refsect1>
  77
  78 </refentry>