systemctl: clarify usage of "--all" versus list-unit-files

[elogind.git] / src / systemctl / systemctl.c

diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index 2f43052f9af029187bcc7c0996008147bca653e4..b738a6d1d701f7d313a88fc66b39a6290cff6dc4 100644 (file)
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -4488,7 +4488,9 @@ static int systemctl_help(void) {
                "     --version        Show package version\n"
                "  -t --type=TYPE      List only units of a particular type\n"
                "  -p --property=NAME  Show only properties by this name\n"
-               "  -a --all            Show all units/properties, including dead/empty ones\n"
+               "  -a --all            Show all internally loaded units/properties,\n"
+               "                      including dead/empty ones. To list all units installed\n"
+               "                      on disk, use the command 'list-unit-files' instead.\n"
                "     --failed         Show only failed units\n"
                "     --full           Don't ellipsize unit names on output\n"
                "     --fail           When queueing a new job, fail if conflicting jobs are\n"