X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fsystemd-inhibit.xml;h=81ec9ef9ab599a8e2e6d078e7dc486eb801a42ce;hp=34095902c2b2ac40e9d699ea1a597ee9cada92b7;hb=d1970645411ea1cc083ea1668e0d446252dc1505;hpb=eecd1362f7f4de432483b5d77c56726c3621a83a diff --git a/man/systemd-inhibit.xml b/man/systemd-inhibit.xml index 34095902c..81ec9ef9a 100644 --- a/man/systemd-inhibit.xml +++ b/man/systemd-inhibit.xml @@ -60,17 +60,21 @@ Description systemd-inhibit may be used - to execute a program with a shutdown, suspend or idle + to execute a program with a shutdown, sleep or idle inhibitor lock taken. The lock will be acquired before the specified command line is executed and released afterwards. Inhibitor locks may be used to block or delay - suspend and shutdown requests from the user, as well - as automatic idle handling of the OS. This may be used + system sleep and shutdown requests from the user, as well + as automatic idle handling of the OS. This is useful to avoid system suspends while an optical disc is being recorded, or similar operations that should not be interrupted. + + For more information see the Inhibitor + Lock Developer Documentation. @@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ - + Prints a short help @@ -101,12 +105,16 @@ separated list of one or more operations to inhibit: shutdown, - suspend, + sleep, idle, for - inhibiting reboot/power-off/halt/kexec, + inhibiting + reboot/power-off/halt/kexec, suspending/hibernating, resp. the - automatic idle - detection. + automatic idle detection. If ommitted + defaults to + idle:sleep:shutdown, + i.e. takes all possible + locks. @@ -156,8 +164,6 @@ inhibition locks instead of acquiring one. - - @@ -168,6 +174,18 @@ Returns the exit status of the executed program. + + Example + + # systemd-inhibit wodim foobar.iso + + This burns the ISO image + foobar.iso on a CD using + wodim1, + and inhibits system sleeping, shutdown and idle while + doing so. + + See Also