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login: reshuffle meaning of require_active parameter
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                                 <term><option>--type=</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-t</option></term>
 
                                 <term><option>--type=</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-t</option></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>When listing units,
-                                limit display to certain unit
-                                types. If not specified units of all
-                                types will be shown. The argument
-                                should be a unit type name such as
-                                <option>service</option>,
-                                <option>socket</option> and
-                                similar.</para></listitem>
+                                <listitem><para>The argument should
+                                be a unit type name such as
+                                <option>service</option> and
+                                <option>socket</option>,
+                                or a unit load state such as
+                                <option>loaded</option> and
+                                <option>masked</option>.
+                                </para>
+
+                                <para>If the argument is a unit type,
+                                when listing units, limit display to
+                                certain unit types. If not specified
+                                units of all types will be shown.</para>
+
+                                <para>If the argument is a unit load state,
+                                when listing units, limit display to
+                                certain unit types. If not specified
+                                units of in all load states will be
+                                shown.</para>
+                                </listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--no-legend</option></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--no-legend</option></term>
 
-                               <listitem><para>Do not print a legend, i.e.
+                                <listitem><para>Do not print a legend, i.e.
                                 the column headers and the footer with hints.
                                 the column headers and the footer with hints.
-                               </para></listitem>
-                       </varlistentry>
+                                </para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--no-pager</option></term>
 
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--no-pager</option></term>
 
-                               <listitem><para>Do not pipe output into a
-                               pager.</para></listitem>
-                       </varlistentry>
+                                <listitem><para>Do not pipe output into a
+                                pager.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--system</option></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--system</option></term>
                                 <term><option>-f</option></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>When used with
                                 <term><option>-f</option></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>When used with
-                                <command>enable</command>, override any
+                                <command>enable</command>, overwrite any
                                 existing conflicting
                                 symlinks.</para></listitem>
 
                                 existing conflicting
                                 symlinks.</para></listitem>
 
                                 <term><option>-f</option></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>When used with
                                 <term><option>-f</option></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>When used with
-                                <command>status</command> continously
+                                <command>status</command> continuously
                                 prints new journal entries as they are
                                 appended to the
                                 journal.</para></listitem>
                                 prints new journal entries as they are
                                 appended to the
                                 journal.</para></listitem>
                                 looking for formatted human-readable
                                 output.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                                 looking for formatted human-readable
                                 output.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><command>help [NAME...|PID...]</command></term>
 
 
+                                <listitem><para>Show manual pages for
+                                one or more units, if available. If a
+                                PID is passed the manual pages for the
+                                unit the process of the PID belongs to
+                                is shown.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><command>reset-failed [NAME...]</command></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><command>reset-failed [NAME...]</command></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><command>enable [NAME...]</command></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><command>enable [NAME...]</command></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Enable one or more
-                                unit files, as specified on the
+                                <listitem><para>Enable one or
+                                more unit files or unit file
+                                instances, as specified on the
                                 command line. This will create a
                                 command line. This will create a
-                                number of symlinks as encoded in the
-                                <literal>[Install]</literal> sections
-                                of the unit files. After the symlinks
-                                have been created the systemd
-                                configuration is reloaded (in a way
-                                that is equivalent to
-                                <command>daemon-reload</command>) to
-                                ensure the changes are taken into
+                                number of symlinks as encoded in
+                                the <literal>[Install]</literal>
+                                sections of the unit files. After
+                                the symlinks have been created the
+                                systemd configuration is reloaded
+                                (in a way that is equivalent to
+                                <command>daemon-reload</command>)
+                                to ensure the changes are taken into
                                 account immediately. Note that this
                                 does not have the effect that any of
                                 the units enabled are also started at
                                 account immediately. Note that this
                                 does not have the effect that any of
                                 the units enabled are also started at
-                                the same time. If this is desired a
-                                separate <command>start</command>
-                                command must be invoked for the
-                                unit.</para>
+                                the same time.  If this is desired
+                                a separate <command>start</command>
+                                command must be invoked for the unit.
+                                Also note that in case of instance
+                                enablement, symlinks named same as
+                                instances are created in install
+                                location, however they all point to
+                                the same template unit file.</para>
 
                                 <para>This command will
                                 print the actions executed. This
 
                                 <para>This command will
                                 print the actions executed. This
                                 command does not implicitly stop the
                                 units that is being disabled. If this
                                 is desired an additional
                                 command does not implicitly stop the
                                 units that is being disabled. If this
                                 is desired an additional
-                                <command>stop</command>command should
+                                <command>stop</command> command should
                                 be executed afterwards.</para>
 
                                 <para>This command will print the
                                 be executed afterwards.</para>
 
                                 <para>This command will print the
 
                                 <listitem><para>Reset one or more unit
                                 files, as specified on the command
 
                                 <listitem><para>Reset one or more unit
                                 files, as specified on the command
-                                line, to the defaults configured in a
-                                preset file. This has the same effect
-                                as <command>disable</command> or
+                                line, to the defaults configured in
+                                the preset policy files. This has the
+                                same effect as
+                                <command>disable</command> or
                                 <command>enable</command>, depending
                                 how the unit is listed in the preset
                                 <command>enable</command>, depending
                                 how the unit is listed in the preset
-                                files.</para>
+                                files. For more information on preset
+                                policy format see
+                                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.preset</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. For
+                                more information on the concept of
+                                presets please consult the <ulink
+                                url="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Preset">Preset</ulink>
+                                document.</para>
                                 </listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 </listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 directory, and the path to the new
                                 system manager binary below it to
                                 execute as PID 1. If the latter is
                                 directory, and the path to the new
                                 system manager binary below it to
                                 execute as PID 1. If the latter is
-                                ommitted or the empty string, a
+                                omitted or the empty string, a
                                 systemd binary will automatically be
                                 searched for and used as init. If the
                                 systemd binary will automatically be
                                 searched for and used as init. If the
-                                system manager path is ommitted or
+                                system manager path is omitted or
                                 equal the empty string the state of
                                 the initrd's system manager process is
                                 passed to the main system manager,
                                 equal the empty string the state of
                                 the initrd's system manager process is
                                 passed to the main system manager,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.preset</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                 </para>
         </refsect1>
 
                 </para>
         </refsect1>