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diff --git a/man/sd_listen_fds.xml b/man/sd_listen_fds.xml
index 003c1b51e..240300dcb 100644
--- a/man/sd_listen_fds.xml
+++ b/man/sd_listen_fds.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
sd_listen_fds
- Check for file descriptors passed by the init system.
+ SD_LISTEN_FDS_START
+ Check for file descriptors passed by the system manager
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@
activation logic.
If the unset_environment
- parameter is non-zero
+ parameter is non-zero,
sd_listen_fds() will unset the
$LISTEN_FDS/$LISTEN_PID
environment variables before returning (regardless
@@ -82,16 +83,16 @@
If a daemon receives more than one file
descriptor, they will be passed in the same order as
configured in the systemd socket definition
- file. Nonetheless it is recommended to verify the
+ file. Nonetheless, it is recommended to verify the
correct socket types before using them. To simplify
- this checking the functions
+ this checking, the functions
sd_is_fifo3,
sd_is_socket3,
sd_is_socket_inet3,
sd_is_socket_unix3
- are provided. In order to maximize flexibility it is
+ are provided. In order to maximize flexibility, it is
recommended to make these checks as loose as possible
- without allowing incorrect setups. i.e. often the
+ without allowing incorrect setups. i.e. often, the
actual port number a socket is bound to matters little
for the service to work, hence it should not be
verified. On the other hand, whether a socket is a
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@
$LISTEN_FDS/$LISTEN_PID
was not set or was not correctly set for this daemon and
hence no file descriptors were received, 0 is
- returned. Otherwise the number of file descriptors
+ returned. Otherwise, the number of file descriptors
passed is returned. The application may find them
starting with file descriptor SD_LISTEN_FDS_START,
i.e. file descriptor 3.
@@ -131,17 +132,17 @@
Internally, this function checks whether the
$LISTEN_PID environment variable
equals the daemon PID. If not, it returns
- immediately. Otherwise it parses the number passed in
+ immediately. Otherwise, it parses the number passed in
the $LISTEN_FDS environment
variable, then sets the FD_CLOEXEC flag for the parsed
number of file descriptors starting from
- SD_LISTEN_FDS_START. Finally it returns the parsed
+ SD_LISTEN_FDS_START. Finally, it returns the parsed
number.
For details about the algorithm check the
liberally licensed reference implementation sources:
-
- resp.
+ and
sd_listen_fds() is
@@ -150,8 +151,7 @@
sd-daemon.h files. These
interfaces are available as shared library, which can
be compiled and linked to with the
- libsystemd-daemon
- pkg-config1
+ libsystemd-daemon pkg-config1
file. Alternatively, applications consuming these APIs
may copy the implementation into their source
tree. For more details about the reference
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@
If the reference implementation is used as
drop-in files and -DDISABLE_SYSTEMD is set during
- compilation this function will always return 0 and
+ compilation, this function will always return 0 and
otherwise become a NOP.
Environment
-
+
$LISTEN_PID
$LISTEN_FDS