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<refentry id="systemd-run"
<refnamediv>
<refname>systemd-run</refname>
- <refpurpose>Run programs in transient scope or service units</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Run programs in transient scope or service or timer units</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">ARGS</arg>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>systemd-run</command>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">TIMER OPTIONS</arg>
+ <arg choice="req"><replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">ARGS</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
- <para><command>systemd-run</command> may be used to create and start
- a transient <filename>.service</filename> or a
- <filename>.scope</filename> unit and run the specified
- <replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable> in it.</para>
+ <para><command>systemd-run</command> may be used to create and
+ start a transient <filename>.service</filename> or a transient
+ <filename>.timer</filename> or a <filename>.scope</filename> unit
+ and run the specified <replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable> in
+ it.</para>
<para>If a command is run as transient service unit, it will be
started and managed by the service manager like any other service,
will start the service asynchronously in the background and
immediately return.</para>
+ <para>If a command is run with timer options, transient timer unit
+ also be created with transient service unit. But the transient
+ timer unit is only started immediately. The transient service unit
+ will be started when the transient timer is elapsed. If
+ <option>--unit=</option> is specified with timer options, the
+ <replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable> can be omitted. In this case,
+ <command>systemd-run</command> assumes service unit is already
+ loaded and creates transient timer unit only. To successfully
+ create timer unit, already loaded service unit should be specified
+ with <option>--unit=</option>. This transient timer unit can
+ activate the existing service unit like any other timer.</para>
+
<para>If a command is run as transient scope unit, it will be
started directly by <command>systemd-run</command> and thus
inherit the execution environment of the caller. It is however
<para>The following options are understood:</para>
<variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>--user</option></term>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Talk to the service manager of the calling user,
- rather than the service manager of the system.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>--system</option></term>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>Talk to the service manager of the system. This is the
- implied default.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>-H</option></term>
- <term><option>--host=</option></term>
-
- <listitem><para>Execute the operation
- remotely. Specify a hostname, or
- username and hostname separated by <literal>@</literal>,
- to connect to. This will use SSH to
- talk to the remote machine manager
- instance.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>-M</option></term>
- <term><option>--machine=</option></term>
-
- <listitem><para>Execute the operation on a
- local container. Specify a container
- name to connect to.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--scope</option></term>
generated one.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--property=</option></term>
+ <term><option>-p</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Sets a unit property for the scope or service
+ unit that is created. This takes an assignment in the same
+ format as
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+ <command>set-property</command> command.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--description=</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Provide description for the unit. If not
- specified, the command itself will be used as a description.
- See <varname>Description=</varname> in
+ <listitem><para>Provide a description for the service or scope
+ unit. If not specified, the command itself will be used as a
+ description. See <varname>Description=</varname> in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--remain-after-exit</option></term>
- <listitem><para>After the service's process has terminated, keep
- the service around until it is explicitly stopped. This is
- useful to collect runtime information about the service after
- it finished running. Also see
+ <listitem><para>After the service or scope process has
+ terminated, keep the service around until it is explicitly
+ stopped. This is useful to collect runtime information about
+ the service after it finished running. Also see
<varname>RemainAfterExit=</varname> in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--send-sighup</option></term>
- <listitem><para>When terminating the scope unit, send a SIGHUP
- immediately after SIGTERM. This is useful to indicate to
- shells and shell-like processes that the connection has been
- severed. Also see <varname>SendSIGHUP=</varname> in
+ <listitem><para>When terminating the scope or service unit,
+ send a SIGHUP immediately after SIGTERM. This is useful to
+ indicate to shells and shell-like processes that the
+ connection has been severed. Also see
+ <varname>SendSIGHUP=</varname> in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.kill</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--service-type=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Sets the service type. Also see
+ <varname>Type=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. This
+ option has no effect in conjunction with
+ <option>--scope</option>. Defaults to
+ <constant>simple</constant>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--uid=</option></term>
+ <term><option>--gid=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Runs the service process under the UNIX user
+ and group. Also see <varname>User=</varname> and
+ <varname>Group=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--nice=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Runs the service process with the specified
+ nice level. Also see <varname>Nice=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--setenv=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Runs the service process with the specified
+ environment variables set. Also see
+ <varname>Environment=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--pty</option></term>
+ <term><option>-t</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>When invoking a command as service connects
+ its standard input and output to the invoking tty via a
+ pseudo TTY device. This allows invoking binaries as services
+ that expect interactive user input, such as interactive
+ command shells.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--quiet</option></term>
+ <term><option>-q</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Suppresses additional informational output
+ while running. This is particularly useful in combination with
+ <option>--pty</option> when it will suppress the initial
+ message explaining how to terminate the TTY connection.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--on-active=</option></term>
+ <term><option>--on-boot=</option></term>
+ <term><option>--on-startup=</option></term>
+ <term><option>--on-unit-active=</option></term>
+ <term><option>--on-unit-inactive=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Defines monotonic timers relative to different
+ starting points. Also see <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname>,
+ <varname>OnBootSec=</varname>,
+ <varname>OnStartupSec=</varname>,
+ <varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname> and
+ <varname>OnUnitInactiveSec=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.timer</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. This
+ options have no effect in conjunction with
+ <option>--scope</option>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--on-calendar=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Defines realtime (i.e. wallclock) timers with
+ calendar event expressions. Also see
+ <varname>OnCalendar=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.timer</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. This
+ option has no effect in conjunction with
+ <option>--scope</option>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--timer-property=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Sets a timer unit property for the timer unit
+ that is created. It is similar with
+ <option>--property</option> but only for created timer
+ unit. This option only has effect in conjunction with
+ <option>--on-active=</option>, <option>--on-boot=</option>,
+ <option>--on-startup=</option>,
+ <option>--on-unit-active=</option>,
+ <option>--on-unit-inactive=</option>,
+ <option>--on-calendar=</option>. This takes an assignment in
+ the same format as
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+ <command>set-property</command> command.</para> </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="user" />
+ <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="system" />
+ <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="host" />
+ <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="machine" />
+
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" />
</variablelist>
- <para>All command-line arguments after the first non-option
- argument become part of the commandline of the launched
+ <para>All command line arguments after the first non-option
+ argument become part of the command line of the launched
process. If a command is run as service unit, its first argument
needs to be an absolute binary path.</para>
</refsect1>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
- <title>Example</title>
+ <title>Examples</title>
<para>The following command will log the environment variables
provided by systemd to services:</para>
Sep 08 07:37:21 bupkis env[19948]: PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
Sep 08 07:37:21 bupkis env[19948]: LANG=en_US.UTF-8
Sep 08 07:37:21 bupkis env[19948]: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.11.0-0.rc5.git6.2.fc20.x86_64</programlisting>
+
+ <para>The following command invokes the
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>updatedb</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ tool, but lowers the block IO weight for it to 10. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for more information on the <varname>BlockIOWeight=</varname>
+ property.</para>
+
+ <programlisting># systemd-run -p BlockIOWeight=10 updatedb</programlisting>
+
+ <para>The following command will touch a file after 30 seconds.</para>
+
+ <programlisting># date; systemd-run --on-active=30 --timer-property=AccuracySec=100ms /bin/touch /tmp/foo
+Mon Dec 8 20:44:24 KST 2014
+Running as unit run-71.timer.
+Will run as unit run-71.service.
+# journalctl -b -u run-73.timer
+-- Logs begin at Fri 2014-12-05 19:09:21 KST, end at Mon 2014-12-08 20:44:54 KST. --
+Dec 08 20:44:38 container systemd[1]: Starting /bin/touch /tmp/foo.
+Dec 08 20:44:38 container systemd[1]: Started /bin/touch /tmp/foo.
+# journalctl -b -u run-73.service
+-- Logs begin at Fri 2014-12-05 19:09:21 KST, end at Mon 2014-12-08 20:44:54 KST. --
+Dec 08 20:44:48 container systemd[1]: Starting /bin/touch /tmp/foo...
+Dec 08 20:44:48 container systemd[1]: Started /bin/touch /tmp/foo.</programlisting>
+
+ <para>The following command invokes <filename>/bin/bash</filename>
+ as a service passing its standard input, output and error to
+ the calling TTY.</para>
+
+ <programlisting># systemd-run -t /bin/bash</programlisting>
+
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.scope</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.timer</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machinectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>