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bus-proxyd: ignore errors from sd_bus_creds_get_well_known_names()
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@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
         <listitem>
           <para>When used with <command>enable</command>,
 
         <listitem>
           <para>When used with <command>enable</command>,
-          <command>disable</command>,
+          <command>disable</command>, <command>edit</command>,
           (and related commands), make changes only temporarily, so
           that they are lost on the next reboot. This will have the
           effect that changes are not made in subdirectories of
           (and related commands), make changes only temporarily, so
           that they are lost on the next reboot. This will have the
           effect that changes are not made in subdirectories of
@@ -1189,6 +1189,43 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
             <filename>default.target</filename> to the given unit.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
             <filename>default.target</filename> to the given unit.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
+
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term><command>edit <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...</command></term>
+
+          <listitem>
+            <para>Edit a drop-in snippet or a whole replacement file if
+            <option>--full</option> is specified, to extend or override the
+            specified unit.</para>
+
+            <para>Depending on whether <option>--system</option> (the default),
+            <option>--user</option>, or <option>--global</option> is specified,
+            this creates a drop-in file for each unit either for the system,
+            for the calling user or for all futures logins of all users. Then,
+            the editor (see the "Environment" section below) is invoked on
+            temporary files which will be written to the real location if the
+            editor exits successfully.</para>
+
+            <para>If <option>--full</option> is specified, this will copy the
+            original units instead of creating drop-in files.</para>
+
+            <para>If <option>--runtime</option> is specified, the changes will
+            be made temporarily in <filename>/run</filename> and they will be
+            lost on the next reboot.</para>
+
+            <para>If the temporary file is empty upon exit the modification of
+            the related unit is canceled</para>
+
+            <para>After the units have been edited, systemd configuration is
+            reloaded (in a way that is equivalent to <command>daemon-reload</command>).
+            </para>
+
+            <para>Note that this command cannot be used to remotely edit units
+            and that you cannot temporarily edit units which are in
+            <filename>/etc</filename> since they take precedence over
+            <filename>/run</filename>.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
       </variablelist>
     </refsect2>
 
       </variablelist>
     </refsect2>
 
@@ -1647,7 +1684,28 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
     code otherwise.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
     code otherwise.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
-  <xi:include href="less-variables.xml" />
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Environment</title>
+
+    <variablelist class='environment-variables'>
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>$SYSTEMD_EDITOR</varname></term>
+
+        <listitem><para>Editor to use when editing units; overrides
+        <varname>$EDITOR</varname> and <varname>$VISUAL</varname>. If neither
+        <varname>$SYSTEMD_EDITOR</varname> nor <varname>$EDITOR</varname> nor
+        <varname>$VISUAL</varname> are present or if it is set to an empty
+        string or if their execution failed, systemctl will try to execute well
+        known editors in this order:
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nano</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>vim</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>vi</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+        </para></listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+    </variablelist>
+    <xi:include href="less-variables.xml" xpointer="pager"/>
+    <xi:include href="less-variables.xml" xpointer="less"/>
+  </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>See Also</title>
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>See Also</title>
@@ -1660,7 +1718,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-management</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-management</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.preset</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.preset</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glob</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     </para>
   </refsect1>
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>glob</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     </para>
   </refsect1>