man: document calendar timers

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

diff --git a/man/systemd.timer.xml b/man/systemd.timer.xml
index 0b204353f410643b050a11adb4c525ea2520ccc1..5cc543e453ea42bfcf14af138beb2d09b31ff3c9 100644 (file)
--- a/man/systemd.timer.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.timer.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
         <refnamediv>
                 <refname>systemd.timer</refname>
 
         <refnamediv>
                 <refname>systemd.timer</refname>

-                <refpurpose>systemd timer configuration files</refpurpose>
+                <refpurpose>Timer unit configuration</refpurpose>

         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>


@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
                                 <term><varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>OnUnitInactiveSec=</varname></term>
 
                                 <term><varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>OnUnitInactiveSec=</varname></term>
 

-                                <listitem><para>Defines timers
+                                <listitem><para>Defines monotonic timers

                                 relative to different starting points:
                                 <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname> defines a
                                 timer relative to the moment the timer
                                 relative to different starting points:
                                 <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname> defines a
                                 timer relative to the moment the timer


@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@
                                 seconds. Example: "OnBootSec=50" means
                                 50s after boot-up. The argument may
                                 also include time units. Example:
                                 seconds. Example: "OnBootSec=50" means
                                 50s after boot-up. The argument may
                                 also include time units. Example:

-                                "OnBootSec=5h 30min" means 5 hours and 30
-                                minutes after boot-up. For details
+                                "OnBootSec=5h 30min" means 5 hours and
+                                30 minutes after boot-up. For details

                                 about the syntax of time spans see
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 
                                 about the syntax of time spans see
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 


@@ -152,14 +152,27 @@
                                 elapse and the configured unit is
                                 started. This is not the case for
                                 timers defined in the other
                                 elapse and the configured unit is
                                 started. This is not the case for
                                 timers defined in the other

-                                directives.</para></listitem>
+                                directives.</para>

 
                                 <para>These are monotonic timers,
                                 independent of wall-clock time and timezones. If the
                                 computer is temporarily suspended, the
 
                                 <para>These are monotonic timers,
                                 independent of wall-clock time and timezones. If the
                                 computer is temporarily suspended, the

-                                monotonic clock stops too.</para>
+                                monotonic clock stops too.</para></listitem>

 
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         </varlistentry>

+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>OnCalendar=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Defines realtime
+                                (i.e. wallclock) timers via calendar
+                                event expressions. See
+                                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                                for more information on the syntax of
+                                calendar event
+                                expressions.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+

                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>Unit=</varname></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>Unit=</varname></term>
 


@@ -185,7 +198,8 @@
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

-                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>

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