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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <refnamediv>
                 <refname>systemd</refname>
                 <refname>init</refname>
         <refnamediv>
                 <refname>systemd</refname>
                 <refname>init</refname>
-                <refpurpose>systemd System and Service Manager</refpurpose>
+                <refpurpose>systemd system and service manager</refpurpose>
         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                 the configuration file
                 <filename>system.conf</filename>, otherwise
                 <filename>user.conf</filename>. See
                 the configuration file
                 <filename>system.conf</filename>, otherwise
                 <filename>user.conf</filename>. See
-                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                 for more information.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
                 for more information.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Prints a short help
                                 text and exits.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                                 <listitem><para>Prints a short help
                                 text and exits.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><option>--version</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Prints a systemd version
+                                identifier and exits.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--test</option></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--test</option></term>
 
                                 <term><option>--system</option></term>
                                 <term><option>--user</option></term>
 
                                 <term><option>--system</option></term>
                                 <term><option>--user</option></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Tell systemd to run a
-                                system instance (resp. user
-                                instance), even if the process ID is
-                                not 1 (resp. is 1), i.e. systemd is
-                                not (resp. is) run as init process.
+                                <listitem><para>For <option>--system</option>,
+                                tell systemd to run a
+                                system instance, even if the process ID is
+                                not 1, i.e. systemd is not run as init process.
+                                <option>--user</option> does the opposite,
+                                running a user instance even if the process
+                                ID is 1.
                                 Normally it should not be necessary to
                                 pass these options, as systemd
                                 automatically detects the mode it is
                                 Normally it should not be necessary to
                                 pass these options, as systemd
                                 automatically detects the mode it is
                                 interpreted as
                                 <option>true</option>.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                                 interpreted as
                                 <option>true</option>.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
-                        <varlistentry>
-                                <term><option>--sysv-console=</option></term>
-
-                                <listitem><para>Controls whether
-                                output of SysV init scripts will be
-                                directed to the console. This switch
-                                has no effect when run as user
-                                instance. Takes a boolean argument
-                                which may be omitted which is
-                                interpreted as
-                                <option>true</option>.</para></listitem>
-                        </varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--log-target=</option></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--log-target=</option></term>
 
                                 <term><option>--default-standard-error=</option></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Sets the default
                                 <term><option>--default-standard-error=</option></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Sets the default
-                                output resp. error output for all
-                                services and sockets, i.e. controls
+                                output or error output for all
+                                services and sockets, respectively. That is, controls
                                 the default for
                                 <option>StandardOutput=</option>
                                 the default for
                                 <option>StandardOutput=</option>
-                                resp. <option>StandardError=</option>
+                                and <option>StandardError=</option>
                                 (see
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 for details). Takes one of
                                 (see
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 for details). Takes one of
                 by systemd are covered by the <ulink
                 url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/InterfaceStabilityPromise">Interface
                 Stability Promise</ulink>.</para>
                 by systemd are covered by the <ulink
                 url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/InterfaceStabilityPromise">Interface
                 Stability Promise</ulink>.</para>
+
+                <para>Units may be generated dynamically at boot and
+                system manager reload time, for example based on other
+                configuration files or parameters passed on the kernel
+                command line. For details see the <ulink
+                url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators">Generators
+                Specification</ulink>.</para>
+
+                <para>Systems which invoke systemd in a container
+                or initrd environment should implement the
+                <ulink
+                url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface">Container
+                Interface</ulink> or <ulink
+                url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/InitrdInterface">initrd
+                Interface</ulink> specifications, respectively.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Directories</title>
 
         </refsect1>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Directories</title>
 
-                <variablelist>
+                <variablelist class='unit-directives'>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term>System unit directories</term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term>System unit directories</term>
 
                                 <command>disable</command> commands of
                                 the
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 <command>disable</command> commands of
                                 the
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-                                tool.</para></listitem>
+                                tool. Full list of directories is provided in
+                                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+                                </para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
 
                         </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
 
                                 tool can handle both global (i.e. for
                                 all users) and private (for one user)
                                 enabling/disabling of
                                 tool can handle both global (i.e. for
                                 all users) and private (for one user)
                                 enabling/disabling of
-                                units.</para></listitem>
+                                units. Full list of directories is provided in
+                                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+                                </para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
 
                         </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
 
 
                                 <listitem><para>Sets the log level to
                                 <literal>debug</literal>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Sets the log level to
                                 <literal>debug</literal>
-                                (resp. <literal>info</literal> on
+                                (or <literal>info</literal> on
                                 <literal>SIGRTMIN+23</literal>), as
                                 controlled via
                                 <varname>systemd.log_level=debug</varname>
                                 <literal>SIGRTMIN+23</literal>), as
                                 controlled via
                                 <varname>systemd.log_level=debug</varname>
-                                (resp. <varname>systemd.log_level=info</varname>
+                                (or <varname>systemd.log_level=info</varname>
                                 on <literal>SIGRTMIN+23</literal>) on
                                 the kernel command
                                 line.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 on <literal>SIGRTMIN+23</literal>) on
                                 the kernel command
                                 line.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term>SIGRTMIN+24</term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Immediately exits the
+                                manager (only available for --user
+                                instances).</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term>SIGRTMIN+26</term>
                                 <term>SIGRTMIN+27</term>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term>SIGRTMIN+26</term>
                                 <term>SIGRTMIN+27</term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Sets the log level to
                                 <literal>journal-or-kmsg</literal>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Sets the log level to
                                 <literal>journal-or-kmsg</literal>
-                                (resp. <literal>console</literal> on
-                                <literal>SIGRTMIN+27</literal>;
-                                resp. <literal>kmsg</literal> on
-                                <literal>SIGRTMIN+28</literal>;
-                                resp. <literal>syslog-or-kmsg</literal>
+                                (or <literal>console</literal> on
+                                <literal>SIGRTMIN+27</literal>,
+                                <literal>kmsg</literal> on
+                                <literal>SIGRTMIN+28</literal>,
+                                or <literal>syslog-or-kmsg</literal>
                                 on <literal>SIGRTMIN+29</literal>), as
                                 controlled via
                                 <varname>systemd.log_target=journal-or-kmsg</varname>
                                 on <literal>SIGRTMIN+29</literal>), as
                                 controlled via
                                 <varname>systemd.log_target=journal-or-kmsg</varname>
-                                (resp. <varname>systemd.log_target=console</varname>
-                                on <literal>SIGRTMIN+27</literal>;
-                                resp. <varname>systemd.log_target=kmsg</varname>
-                                on <literal>SIGRTMIN+28</literal>;
-                                resp
+                                (or <varname>systemd.log_target=console</varname>
+                                on <literal>SIGRTMIN+27</literal>,
+                                <varname>systemd.log_target=kmsg</varname>
+                                on <literal>SIGRTMIN+28</literal>,
+                                or
                                 <varname>systemd.log_target=syslog-or-kmsg</varname>
                                 on <literal>SIGRTMIN+29</literal>) on
                                 the kernel command
                                 <varname>systemd.log_target=syslog-or-kmsg</varname>
                                 on <literal>SIGRTMIN+29</literal>) on
                                 the kernel command
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Environment</title>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Environment</title>
 
-                <variablelist>
+                <variablelist class='environment-variables'>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>$SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL</varname></term>
                                 <listitem><para>systemd reads the
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>$SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL</varname></term>
                                 <listitem><para>systemd reads the
                 <filename>/proc/cmdline</filename>
                 instead.</para></footnote>:</para>
 
                 <filename>/proc/cmdline</filename>
                 instead.</para></footnote>:</para>
 
-                <variablelist>
+                <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.unit=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>rd.systemd.unit=</varname></term>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.unit=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>rd.systemd.unit=</varname></term>
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 for details about these units. The
                                 option prefixed with
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 for details about these units. The
                                 option prefixed with
-                                <literal>rd.</literal> is honoured
+                                <literal>rd.</literal> is honored
                                 only in the initial RAM disk (initrd),
                                 while the one that isn't prefixed only
                                 in the main system.</para></listitem>
                                 only in the initial RAM disk (initrd),
                                 while the one that isn't prefixed only
                                 in the main system.</para></listitem>
                                 <option>false</option>.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 <option>false</option>.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
-                        <varlistentry>
-                                <term><varname>systemd.sysv_console=</varname></term>
-
-                                <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
-                                argument. If <option>true</option>
-                                output of SysV init scripts will be
-                                directed to the console. Defaults to
-                                <option>true</option>, unless
-                                <option>quiet</option> is passed as
-                                kernel command line option in which
-                                case it defaults to
-                                <option>false</option>.</para></listitem>
-                        </varlistentry>
-
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.log_target=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.log_level=</varname></term>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.log_target=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.log_level=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.default_standard_output=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.default_standard_error=</varname></term>
                                 <listitem><para>Controls default
                                 <term><varname>systemd.default_standard_output=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>systemd.default_standard_error=</varname></term>
                                 <listitem><para>Controls default
-                                standard output/error output for
+                                standard output and error output for
                                 services, with the same effect as the
                                 <option>--default-standard-output=</option>
                                 services, with the same effect as the
                                 <option>--default-standard-output=</option>
-                                resp. <option>--default-standard-error=</option>
+                                and <option>--default-standard-error=</option>
                                 command line arguments described
                                 command line arguments described
-                                above.</para></listitem>
+                                above, respectively.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 process and all its children at boot
                                 time. May be used more than once to
                                 set multiple variables. If the equal
                                 process and all its children at boot
                                 time. May be used more than once to
                                 set multiple variables. If the equal
-                                sign and variable are missing unsets
+                                sign and variable are missing it unsets
                                 an environment variable which might be
                                 passed in from the initial ram
                                 disk.</para></listitem>
                                 an environment variable which might be
                                 passed in from the initial ram
                                 disk.</para></listitem>
                                 <term><varname>quiet</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>If passed turns off
                                 <term><varname>quiet</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>If passed turns off
-                                status output at boot, and disconnects
-                                SysV scripts from the console, much
-                                like
+                                status output at boot, much like
                                 <varname>systemd.show_status=false</varname>
                                 <varname>systemd.show_status=false</varname>
-                                and
-                                <varname>systemd.sysv_console=false</varname>
                                 would. Note that this option is also
                                 read by the kernel itself and disables
                                 kernel log output to the
                                 would. Note that this option is also
                                 read by the kernel itself and disables
                                 kernel log output to the
                                 <term><varname>5</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Boot into the
                                 <term><varname>5</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Boot into the
-                                specified legacy SysV runlevel. This
-                                is equivalent to
+                                specified legacy SysV runlevel. These
+                                are equivalent to
                                 <varname>systemd.unit=runlevel2.target</varname>,
                                 <varname>systemd.unit=runlevel3.target</varname>,
                                 <varname>systemd.unit=runlevel4.target</varname>,
                                 <varname>systemd.unit=runlevel2.target</varname>,
                                 <varname>systemd.unit=runlevel3.target</varname>,
                                 <varname>systemd.unit=runlevel4.target</varname>,
-                                resp. <varname>systemd.unit=runlevel5.target</varname>
+                                and <varname>systemd.unit=runlevel5.target</varname>, respectively,
                                 and provided for compatibility reasons
                                 and to be easier to
                                 type.</para></listitem>
                                 and provided for compatibility reasons
                                 and to be easier to
                                 type.</para></listitem>
         <refsect1>
                 <title>See Also</title>
                 <para>
         <refsect1>
                 <title>See Also</title>
                 <para>
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemadm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-notify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-notify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>kernel-command-line</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>kernel-command-line</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                 </para>
         </refsect1>
 
                 </para>
         </refsect1>