From c9197a76ae552991b99673d104019e0940d6ad84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?V=C3=A1clav=20Pavl=C3=ADn?= Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:36:41 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] man: explain NAME in systemctl man page --- man/systemctl.xml | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml index be6b5ea1f..605b7869b 100644 --- a/man/systemctl.xml +++ b/man/systemctl.xml @@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ 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 unit. + +systemctl start foo.service + + For Unit File Commands the NAME represents full name of the unit file, or absolute path to the unit file. + +systemctl start /path/to/foo.service + + While working with services/service files, systemctl is able to append .service suffix when it is missing. + +systemctl start foo + -- 2.30.2