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[elogind.git] / man / systemd.path.xml

diff --git a/man/systemd.path.xml b/man/systemd.path.xml
index 70a89b7a47a92313c5bd03c3b07d72ad60a1bc1c..8d86fca5d6add41e51e53e02ae672e4c2d3bcc3e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/systemd.path.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.path.xml
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@
         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>

-                <para><filename>systemd.path</filename></para>
+                <para><filename><replaceable>path</replaceable>.path</filename></para>

         </refsynopsisdiv>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Description</title>
 
                 <para>A unit configuration file whose name ends in
         </refsynopsisdiv>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Description</title>
 
                 <para>A unit configuration file whose name ends in

-                <filename>.path</filename> encodes information about
+                <literal>.path</literal> encodes information about

                 a path monitored by systemd, for
                 path-based activation.</para>
 
                 a path monitored by systemd, for
                 path-based activation.</para>
 


@@ -88,16 +88,15 @@
                 point in the file system hierarchy, a dependency
                 between both units is created automatically.</para>
 
                 point in the file system hierarchy, a dependency
                 between both units is created automatically.</para>
 

-                <para>Unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname>
-                is set to <option>false</option>, path units will
-                implicitly have dependencies of type
-                <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and
+                <para>Unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=false</varname>
+                is used, path units will implicitly have dependencies of
+                type <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and

                 <varname>Before=</varname> on
                 <filename>shutdown.target</filename>. These ensure
                 that path units are terminated cleanly prior to system
                 shutdown. Only path units involved with early boot or
                 <varname>Before=</varname> on
                 <filename>shutdown.target</filename>. These ensure
                 that path units are terminated cleanly prior to system
                 shutdown. Only path units involved with early boot or

-                late system shutdown should disable this
-                option.</para>
+                late system shutdown should disable this option.
+                </para>

         </refsect1>
 
         <refsect1>
         </refsect1>
 
         <refsect1>


@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@
                 monitors. The options specific to the [Path] section
                 of path units are the following:</para>
 
                 monitors. The options specific to the [Path] section
                 of path units are the following:</para>
 

-                <variablelist>
+                <variablelist class='unit-directives'>

                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>PathExists=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname></term>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>PathExists=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname></term>


@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@
                                 <varname>PathExists=</varname> may be
                                 used to watch the mere existence of a
                                 file or directory. If the file
                                 <varname>PathExists=</varname> may be
                                 used to watch the mere existence of a
                                 file or directory. If the file

-                                specified exists the configured unit
+                                specified exists, the configured unit

                                 is
                                 activated. <varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname>
                                 works similar, but checks for the
                                 is
                                 activated. <varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname>
                                 works similar, but checks for the


@@ -130,13 +129,15 @@
                                 specified. <varname>PathChanged=</varname>
                                 may be used to watch a file or
                                 directory and activate the configured
                                 specified. <varname>PathChanged=</varname>
                                 may be used to watch a file or
                                 directory and activate the configured

-                                unit whenever it changes. It is not activated
-                                on every write to the watched file but it is
-                                activated if the file which was open for writing
-                                gets closed. <varname>PathModified=</varname>
-                                is similar, but additionally it is activated
-                                also on simple writes to the watched file.
-
+                                unit whenever it changes. It is not
+                                activated on every write to the
+                                watched file but it is activated if
+                                the file which was open for writing
+                                gets
+                                closed. <varname>PathModified=</varname>
+                                is similar, but additionally it is
+                                activated also on simple writes to the
+                                watched file.

                                 <varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname>
                                 may be used to watch a directory and
                                 activate the configured unit whenever
                                 <varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname>
                                 may be used to watch a directory and
                                 activate the configured unit whenever


@@ -148,9 +149,14 @@
 
                                 <para>Multiple directives may be
                                 combined, of the same and of different
 
                                 <para>Multiple directives may be
                                 combined, of the same and of different

-                                types, to watch multiple paths.</para>
-
-                                <para>If a path is already existing
+                                types, to watch multiple paths. If the
+                                empty string is assigned to any of
+                                these options, the list of paths to
+                                watch is reset, and any prior
+                                assignments of these options will not
+                                have any effect.</para>
+
+                                <para>If a path already exists

                                 (in case of
                                 <varname>PathExists=</varname> and
                                 <varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname>) or
                                 (in case of
                                 <varname>PathExists=</varname> and
                                 <varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname>) or


@@ -161,7 +167,15 @@
                                 activated, then the configured unit is
                                 immediately activated as
                                 well. Something similar does not apply
                                 activated, then the configured unit is
                                 immediately activated as
                                 well. Something similar does not apply

-                                to <varname>PathChanged=</varname>.
+                                to <varname>PathChanged=</varname> and
+                                <varname>PathModified=</varname>.</para>
+
+                                <para>If the path itself or any of the
+                                containing directories are not
+                                accessible, <command>systemd</command>
+                                will watch for permission changes and
+                                notice that conditions are satisfied
+                                when permissions allow that.

                                 </para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 </para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>


@@ -171,7 +185,7 @@
                                 when any of the configured paths
                                 changes. The argument is a unit name,
                                 whose suffix is not
                                 when any of the configured paths
                                 changes. The argument is a unit name,
                                 whose suffix is not

-                                <filename>.path</filename>. If not
+                                <literal>.path</literal>. If not

                                 specified, this value defaults to a
                                 service that has the same name as the
                                 path unit, except for the suffix. (See
                                 specified, this value defaults to a
                                 service that has the same name as the
                                 path unit, except for the suffix. (See


@@ -185,7 +199,7 @@
                                 <term><varname>MakeDirectory=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
                                 <term><varname>MakeDirectory=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean

-                                argument. If true the directories to
+                                argument. If true, the directories to

                                 watch are created before
                                 watching. This option is ignored for
                                 <varname>PathExists=</varname>
                                 watch are created before
                                 watching. This option is ignored for
                                 <varname>PathExists=</varname>


@@ -197,7 +211,7 @@
 
                                 <listitem><para>If
                                 <varname>MakeDirectory=</varname> is
 
                                 <listitem><para>If
                                 <varname>MakeDirectory=</varname> is

-                                enabled use the mode specified here to
+                                enabled, use the mode specified here to

                                 create the directories in
                                 question. Takes an access mode in
                                 octal notation. Defaults to
                                 create the directories in
                                 question. Takes an access mode in
                                 octal notation. Defaults to