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unit: replace StopRetroactively= by BindTo= dependencies
[elogind.git] / man / systemd.unit.xml
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                 <literal>%i</literal> specifier in many of the
                 configuration options. Other specifiers that may be
                 used are <literal>%n</literal>, <literal>%N</literal>,
                 <literal>%i</literal> specifier in many of the
                 configuration options. Other specifiers that may be
                 used are <literal>%n</literal>, <literal>%N</literal>,
-                <literal>%p</literal>, <literal>%P</literal> and
-                <literal>%I</literal>, for the full unit name, the
-                unescaped unit name, the prefix name, the unescaped
-                prefix name and the unescaped instance name,
-                respectively. The prefix name here refers to the
-                string before the @, i.e. "getty" in the example
-                above, where "tty3" is the instance name.</para>
+                <literal>%p</literal>, <literal>%P</literal>,
+                <literal>%I</literal> and <literal>%f</literal>, for
+                the full unit name, the unescaped unit name, the
+                prefix name, the unescaped prefix name, the unescaped
+                instance name and the unescaped filename,
+                respectively. The unescaped filename is either the
+                unescaped instance name (if set) with / prepended (if
+                necessary), or the prefix name similarly prepended
+                with /. The prefix name here refers to the string
+                before the @, i.e. "getty" in the example above, where
+                "tty3" is the instance name.</para>
 
                 <para>If a unit file is empty (i.e. has the file size
                 0) or is symlinked to <filename>/dev/null</filename>
 
                 <para>If a unit file is empty (i.e. has the file size
                 0) or is symlinked to <filename>/dev/null</filename>
                                 services.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 services.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
-
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>RequiresOverridable=</varname></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>RequiresOverridable=</varname></term>
 
                                 details see above.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 details see above.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>BindTo=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Configures requirement
+                                dependencies, very similar in style to
+                                <varname>Requires=</varname>, however
+                                in addition to this behaviour it also
+                                declares that this unit is stopped
+                                when any of the units listed suddenly
+                                disappears. Units can suddenly,
+                                unexpectedly disappear if a service
+                                terminates on its own choice, a device
+                                is unplugged or a mount point
+                                unmounted with involvement of
+                                systemd.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>Conflicts=</varname></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>Conflicts=</varname></term>
 
                                 state.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 state.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
-                        <varlistentry>
-                                <term><varname>RecursiveStop=</varname></term>
-
-                                <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
-                                argument. If <option>true</option> and
-                                the unit stops without being requested
-                                by the user, all units
-                                depending on it will be stopped as
-                                well. (e.g. if a service exits or
-                                crashes on its own behalf, units using
-                                it will be stopped) Note that normally
-                                if a unit stops without a user request,
-                                units depending on it will not be
-                                terminated. Only if the user requested
-                                shutdown of a unit, all units depending
-                                on that unit will be shut down as well
-                                and at the same time. Defaults to
-                                <option>false</option>.</para></listitem>
-                        </varlistentry>
-
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>StopWhenUnneeded=</varname></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>StopWhenUnneeded=</varname></term>
 
                                 side matching. If multiple conditions
                                 are specified the unit will be
                                 executed iff at least one of them
                                 side matching. If multiple conditions
                                 are specified the unit will be
                                 executed iff at least one of them
-                                apply (i.e. a logical OR is
+                                applies (i.e. a logical OR is
                                 applied).</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
                                 applied).</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>