X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fsystemctl.xml;h=13a4444a0437e16aecd274d2282a65c1cd59ea0e;hp=33a293581ce0ee7d96b9b11fea34a08d32f41faa;hb=e3e0314b56012f7febc279d268f2cadc1fcc0f25;hpb=cbb76c29ccd1a639ada00425fa7cc408507f171d diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml index 33a293581..13a4444a0 100644 --- a/man/systemctl.xml +++ b/man/systemctl.xml @@ -63,19 +63,6 @@ along with systemd; If not, see . introspect and control the state of the systemd1 system and service manager. - - For unit commands, the NAME represents full name of the unit. - -systemctl start foo.service - - For unit file commands, the NAME represents the full name of the unit file, or the absolute path to the unit file. - -systemctl start /path/to/foo.service - - While working with services/service files, systemctl implicitly appends the ".service" suffix when it is missing. - -systemctl start foo - @@ -187,22 +174,11 @@ systemctl start foo - Do not ellipsize unit names, process tree entries, and - truncate unit descriptions in the output of - list-units and - list-jobs. - - - - - - - - If the requested operation conflicts with a pending - unfinished job, fail the command. If this is not specified, - the requested operation will replace the pending job, if - necessary. Do not confuse with - . + Do not ellipsize unit names, process tree entries, + journal output, or truncate unit descriptions in the output + of status, list-units, + list-jobs, and + list-timers. @@ -215,27 +191,58 @@ systemctl start foo - + - Mark this transaction's jobs as irreversible. This prevents - future conflicting transactions from replacing these jobs. - The jobs can still be cancelled using the cancel - command. + When queuing a new job, this option controls how to deal with + already queued jobs. It takes one of fail, + replace, + replace-irreversibly, + isolate, + ignore-dependencies, + ignore-requirements or + flush. Defaults to + replace, except when the + isolate command is used which implies the + isolate job mode. + + If fail is specified and a requested + operation conflicts with a pending job (more specifically: + causes an already pending start job to be reversed into a stop + job or vice versa), cause the operation to fail. + + If replace (the default) is + specified, any conflicting pending job will be replaced, as + necessary. + + If replace-irreversibly is specified, + operate like replace, but also mark the new + jobs as irreversible. This prevents future conflicting + transactions from replacing these jobs. The jobs can still be + cancelled using the cancel command. + + isolate is only valid for start + operations and causes all other units to be stopped when the + specified unit is started. This mode is always used when the + isolate command is used. + + flush will cause all queued jobs to + be canceled when the new job is enqueued. + + If ignore-dependencies is specified, + then all unit dependencies are ignored for this new job and + the operation is executed immediately. If passed, no required + units of the unit passed will be pulled in, and no ordering + dependencies will be honored. This is mostly a debugging and + rescue tool for the administrator and should not be used by + applications. + + ignore-requirements is similar to + ignore-dependencies, but only causes the + requirement dependencies to be ignored, the ordering + dependencies will still be honoured. - - - - - - When enqueuing a new job, ignore all its dependencies - and execute it immediately. If passed, no required units of - the unit passed will be pulled in, and no ordering - dependencies will be honored. This is mostly a debugging and - rescue tool for the administrator and should not be used by - applications. - @@ -250,7 +257,7 @@ systemctl start foo sleep state. Any user may take these locks and privileged users may override these locks. If any locks are taken, shutdown and sleep state requests will normally fail - (regardless if privileged or not) and a list of active locks + (regardless of whether privileged or not) and a list of active locks is printed. However, if is specified, the locks are ignored and not printed, and the operation attempted anyway, possibly requiring additional @@ -288,7 +295,7 @@ systemctl start foo - Do not print a legend, i.e. the column headers and + Do not print the legend, i.e. the column headers and the footer with hints. @@ -437,7 +444,7 @@ systemctl start foo When used with enable, - disable, is-enabled + disable, (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 @@ -445,7 +452,7 @@ systemctl start foo with identical immediate effects, however, since the latter is lost on reboot, the changes are lost too. - Similar, when used with + Similarly, when used with set-property, make changes only temporarily, so that they are lost on the next reboot. @@ -520,22 +527,26 @@ systemctl start foo - list-units + list-units PATTERN... List known units (subject to limitations specified - with ). + with ). If one or more + PATTERNs are specified, only + units matching one of them are shown. This is the default command. - list-sockets + list-sockets PATTERN... - List socket units ordered by the listening address. Produces output - similar to + List socket units ordered by listening address. + If one or more PATTERNs are + specified, only socket units matching one of them are + shown. Produces output similar to LISTEN UNIT ACTIVATES /dev/initctl systemd-initctl.socket systemd-initctl.service @@ -555,10 +566,13 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - list-timers + list-timers PATTERN... - List timer units ordered by the time they elapse next. + List timer units ordered by the time they elapse + next. If one or more PATTERNs + are specified, only units matching one of them are shown. + See also the options and . @@ -566,15 +580,24 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - start NAME... + start PATTERN... Start (activate) one or more units specified on the command line. + + Note that glob patterns operate on a list of currently + loaded units. Units which are not active and are not in a + failed state usually are not loaded, and would not be + matched by any pattern. In addition, in case of + instantiated units, systemd is often unaware of the + instance name until the instance has been started. Therefore + using glob patterns with start + has limited usefulness. - stop NAME... + stop PATTERN... Stop (deactivate) one or more units specified on the @@ -582,7 +605,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - reload NAME... + reload PATTERN... Asks all units listed on the command line to reload @@ -603,7 +626,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - restart NAME... + restart PATTERN... Restart one or more units specified on the command @@ -612,7 +635,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - try-restart NAME... + try-restart PATTERN... Restart one or more units specified on the command @@ -623,7 +646,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - reload-or-restart NAME... + reload-or-restart PATTERN... Reload one or more units if they support it. If not, @@ -632,7 +655,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - reload-or-try-restart NAME... + reload-or-try-restart PATTERN... Reload one or more units if they support it. If not, @@ -662,7 +685,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - kill NAME... + kill PATTERN... Send a signal to one or more processes of the @@ -673,18 +696,18 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - is-active NAME... + is-active PATTERN... Check whether any of the specified units are active (i.e. running). Returns an exit code 0 if at least one is - active, non-zero otherwise. Unless + active, or non-zero otherwise. Unless is specified, this will also print the current unit state to STDOUT. - is-failed NAME... + is-failed PATTERN... Check whether any of the specified units are in a "failed" state. @@ -695,7 +718,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - status [NAME...|PID...] + status PATTERN...|PID...] Show terse runtime status information about one or @@ -706,12 +729,22 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service belongs to. This function is intended to generate human-readable - output. If you are looking for computer-parsable output, use - show instead. + output. If you are looking for computer-parsable output, + use show instead. By default this + function only shows 10 lines of output and ellipsizes + lines to fit in the terminal window. This can be changes + with and , + see above. In addition, journalctl + --unit=NAME or + journalctl + --user-unit=NAME use + a similar filter for messages and might be more + convenient. + - show [NAME...|JOB...] + show PATTERN...|JOB... Show properties of one or more units, jobs, or the @@ -727,7 +760,16 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service human-readable output. + + cat PATTERN... + + Show backing files of one or more units. Prints the + "fragment" and "drop-ins" (source files) of units. Each + file is preceded by a comment which includes the file + name. + + set-property NAME ASSIGNMENT... @@ -755,7 +797,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - help NAME...|PID... + help PATTERN...|PID... Show manual pages for one or more units, if @@ -765,7 +807,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - reset-failed [NAME...] + reset-failed [PATTERN...] Reset the failed state of the @@ -799,10 +841,13 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - list-unit-files + list-unit-files PATTERN... - List installed unit files. + List installed unit files. If one or more + PATTERNs are specified, only + units whose filename (just the last component of the path) + matches one of them are shown. @@ -895,10 +940,64 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service Checks whether any of the specified unit files are - enabled (as with enable). Returns an exit - code of 0 if at least one is enabled, non-zero - otherwise. Prints the current enable status. To suppress - this output, use . + enabled (as with enable). Returns an + exit code of 0 if at least one is enabled, non-zero + otherwise. Prints the current enable status (see table). + To suppress this output, use . + + + + + <command>is-enabled</command> output + + + + + + Printed string + Meaning + Return value + + + + + enabled + Enabled through a symlink in .wants directory (permanently or just in /run) + 0 + + + enabled-runtime + + + linked + Made available through a symlink to the unit file (permanently or just in /run) + 1 + + + linked-runtime + + + masked + Disabled entirely (permanently or just in /run) + 1 + + + masked-runtime + + + static + Unit is not enabled, but has no provisions for enabling in [Install] section + 0 + + + disabled + Unit is not enabled + 1 + + + +
+ @@ -998,10 +1097,12 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - list-jobs + list-jobs PATTERN... - List jobs that are in progress. + List jobs that are in progress. If one or more + PATTERNs are specified, only + jobs for units matching one of them are shown. @@ -1021,7 +1122,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - snapshot [NAME] + snapshot NAME Create a snapshot. If a snapshot name is specified, @@ -1045,7 +1146,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - delete NAME... + delete PATTERN... Remove a snapshot previously created with @@ -1266,7 +1367,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service - switch-root ROOT [INIT] + switch-root ROOT INIT Switches to a different root directory and executes a @@ -1288,6 +1389,60 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service + + Parameter Syntax + + Unit ommands listed above take either a single unit name + (designated as NAME), or multiple + unit specifications (designated as + PATTERN...). In the first case, the + unit name with or without a suffix must be given. If the suffix + is not specified, systemctl will append a suitable suffix, + .service by default, and a type-specific + suffix in case of commands which operate only on specific unit + types. For example, + # systemctl start sshd and + # systemctl start sshd.service + are equivalent, as are + # systemctl isolate snapshot-11 + and + # systemctl isolate snapshot-11.snapshot + Note that (absolute) paths to device nodes are automatically + converted to device unit names, and other (absolute) paths to + mount unit names. + # systemctl status /dev/sda +# systemctl status /home + are equivalent to: + # systemctl status dev-sda.device +# systemctl status home.mount + In the second case, shell-style globs will be matched against + currently loaded units, and literal unit names, with or without + a suffix, will be treated as in the first case. This means that + literal unit names always refer to exactly one unit, but globs + may match zero units and this is not considered an error. + + Glob patterns use + fnmatch3, + so normal shell-style globbing rules are used, and + *, ?, + [] may be used. See + glob7 + for more details. The patterns are matched against the names of + currently loaded units, and patterns which don't match anything + are silently skipped. For example: + # systemctl stop sshd@*.service + will stop all sshd@.service instances. + + + For unit file commands, the specified + NAME should be the full name of the + unit file, or the absolute path to the unit file: + # systemctl enable foo.service + or + # systemctl link /path/to/foo.service + + + @@ -1327,6 +1482,7 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service systemd.special7, wall1, systemd.preset5 + glob7