X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fsystemctl.xml;h=84f1b1cd600eaf9c0880fe41290fcb16a80b9357;hb=88dc4327e0aae3cd99caa23334eb3d777fbe2686;hp=5adee45163b3bcc61c9585ef2fb9878ec24e8290;hpb=263653e10353d8ad155f1faba01981816a2bb712;p=elogind.git diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml index 5adee4516..84f1b1cd6 100644 --- a/man/systemctl.xml +++ b/man/systemctl.xml @@ -299,11 +299,13 @@ systemctl will query the user on the terminal for the necessary secrets. Use this option to - switch this behavior off. In this - case the password must be supplied by - some other means (for example - graphical password agents) or the - service might fail. + switch this behavior off. In this case + the password must be supplied by some + other means (for example graphical + password agents) or the service might + fail. This also disables querying the + user for authentication for privileged + operations. @@ -349,14 +351,22 @@ halt, poweroff, reboot or - kexec execute + kexec execute the selected operation without shutting down all units. However, all processes will be killed forcibly and all file systems are unmounted or remounted read-only. This is hence a drastic but relatively safe option to request an - immediate reboot. + immediate reboot. If + is specified + twice for these operations, they will + be executed immediately without + terminating any processes or umounting + any file systems. Warning: specifying + twice with + any of these operations might result + in data loss. @@ -406,6 +416,45 @@ PolicyKit before executing the operation. + + + + + + When used with + status controls the + number of journal lines to show, + counting from the most recent + ones. Takes a positive integer + argument. Defaults to + 10. + + + + + + + When used with + status continously + prints new journal entries as they are + appended to the + journal. + + + + + + + When used with + status controls the + formatting of the journal entries that + are shown. For the available choices + see + journalctl1. Defaults + to + short. + + The following commands are understood: @@ -550,14 +599,15 @@ Show terse runtime status information about one or more - units. This function is intended to - generate human-readable output. If you - are looking for computer-parsable - output, use show - instead. If a PID is passed - information about the unit the process - of the PID belongs to is - shown. + units, followed by its most recent log + data from the journal. This function + is intended to generate human-readable + output. If you are looking for + computer-parsable output, use + show instead. If a + PID is passed information about the + unit the process of the PID belongs to + is shown. show [NAME...|JOB...] @@ -1017,14 +1067,19 @@ system. This is mostly equivalent to start halt.target but also prints a wall message to all - users. If - combined with - shutdown of all running services is - skipped, however all processes are killed - and all file systems are unmounted or + users. If combined with + shutdown of + all running services is skipped, + however all processes are killed and + all file systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately - followed by the - system halt. + followed by the system halt. If + is specified + twice the the operation is immediately + executed without terminating any + processes or unmounting any file + systems. This may result in data + loss. poweroff @@ -1033,32 +1088,40 @@ power-off the system. This is mostly equivalent to start poweroff.target but also - prints a wall message to all - users. If + prints a wall message to all users. If combined with shutdown of all running services is - skipped, however all processes are killed - and all file systems are unmounted or - mounted read-only, immediately - followed by the - powering off. + skipped, however all processes are + killed and all file systems are + unmounted or mounted read-only, + immediately followed by the powering + off. If is + specified twice the the operation is + immediately executed without + terminating any processes or + unmounting any file systems. This may + result in data loss. reboot - Shut down and - reboot the system. This is mostly - equivalent to start + Shut down and reboot + the system. This is mostly equivalent + to start reboot.target but also - prints a wall message to all - users. If + prints a wall message to all users. If combined with shutdown of all running services is - skipped, however all processes are killed - and all file systems are unmounted or - mounted read-only, immediately - followed by the - reboot. + skipped, however all processes are + killed and all file systems are + unmounted or mounted read-only, + immediately followed by the reboot. If + is specified + twice the the operation is immediately + executed without terminating any + processes or unmounting any file + systems. This may result in data + loss. kexec @@ -1118,7 +1181,8 @@ systemd1, systemadm1, - systemd-loginctl1, + journalctl1, + loginctl1, systemd.unit5, systemd.special7, wall1