token will be passed as
<literal>argv[0]</literal> to the
executed process, followed by the
- further arguments specified. Unless
- <varname>Type=forking</varname> is set,
- the process started via this command
- line will be considered the main
- process of the
- daemon.</para></listitem>
+ further arguments specified. If the
+ first token is prefixed with
+ <literal>-</literal> an error code of
+ the command normally considered a
+ failure is ignored and considered
+ success. If both <literal>-</literal>
+ and <literal>@</literal> are used for
+ the same command the latter must
+ preceed the latter. Unless
+ <varname>Type=forking</varname> is
+ set, the process started via this
+ command line will be considered the
+ main process of the daemon. The
+ command line accepts % specifiers as
+ described in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. On
+ top of that basic environment variable
+ substitution is supported, where
+ <literal>${FOO}</literal> is replaced
+ by the string value of the environment
+ variable of the same name. Also
+ <literal>$FOO</literal> may appear as
+ seperate word on the command line in
+ which case the variable is replaced by
+ its value split at
+ whitespaces.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
suitable for XDG
<filename>.desktop</filename> files.
Use of these settings is
- optional.</para></listitem>
+ optional. Specifier and environment
+ variable substitution is
+ supported.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
scheme as pointed out for
<varname>ExecStartPre=</varname>
above. Use of this setting is
- optional. </para></listitem>
+ optional. Specifier and environment
+ variable substitution is supported
+ here following the same scheme as for
+ <varname>ExecStart=</varname>. One
+ special environment variable is set:
+ if known <literal>$MAINPID</literal> is
+ set to the main process of the
+ daemon, and may be used for command
+ lines like the following:
+ <command>/bin/kill -HUP
+ $(MAINPID)</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
(see below). If this option is not
specified the process is terminated
right-away when service stop is
- requested.</para></listitem>
+ requested. Specifier and environment
+ variable substitution is supported
+ (including
+ <literal>$(MAINPID)</literal>, see
+ above).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
out for
<varname>ExecStartPre</varname>. Use
of these settings is
- optional.</para></listitem>
+ optional. Specifier and environment
+ variable substitution is
+ supported.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>