-<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-->
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
<term><option>--state=</option></term>
<listitem>
- <para>The argument should be a comma-separated list of unit LOAD,
- SUB, or ACTIVE states. When listing units, show only those
- in specified states.</para>
+ <para>The argument should be a comma-separated list of unit
+ LOAD, SUB, or ACTIVE states. When listing units, show only
+ those in specified states. Use <option>--state=failed</option>
+ to show only failed units.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="user" />
<xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="system" />
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>--failed</option></term>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>List units in failed state. This is equivalent to
- <option>--state=failed</option>.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
+ <!-- we do not document -failed here, as it has been made
+ redundant by -state=failed, which it predates. To keep
+ things simple we only document the new switch, while
+ keeping the old one around for compatibility only. -->
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--no-wall</option></term>
</para>
<para>See also the options <option>--show-types</option>,
- <option>--all</option>, and <option>--failed</option>.</para>
+ <option>--all</option>, and <option>--state=</option>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</para>
<para>See also the options <option>--all</option> and
- <option>--failed</option>.</para>
+ <option>--state=</option>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry><literal>enabled</literal></entry>
- <entry morerows='1'>Enabled through a symlink in <filename>.wants</filename> directory (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>)</entry>
+ <entry morerows='1'>Enabled through a symlink in <filename>.wants</filename> directory (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>).</entry>
<entry morerows='1'>0</entry>
</row>
<row>
</row>
<row>
<entry><literal>linked</literal></entry>
- <entry morerows='1'>Made available through a symlink to the unit file (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>)</entry>
+ <entry morerows='1'>Made available through a symlink to the unit file (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>).</entry>
<entry morerows='1'>1</entry>
</row>
<row>
</row>
<row>
<entry><literal>masked</literal></entry>
- <entry morerows='1'>Disabled entirely (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>)</entry>
+ <entry morerows='1'>Disabled entirely (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>).</entry>
<entry morerows='1'>1</entry>
</row>
<row>
</row>
<row>
<entry><literal>static</literal></entry>
- <entry>Unit is not enabled, but has no provisions for enabling in [Install] section</entry>
+ <entry>Unit file is not enabled, and has no provisions for enabling in the <literal>[Install]</literal> section.</entry>
+ <entry>0</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>indirect</literal></entry>
+ <entry>Unit file itself is not enabled, but it has a non-empty <varname>Also=</varname> setting in the <literal>[Install]</literal> section, listing other unit files that might be enabled.</entry>
<entry>0</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry><literal>disabled</literal></entry>
- <entry>Unit is not enabled</entry>
+ <entry>Unit file is not enabled.</entry>
<entry>1</entry>
</row>
</tbody>