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24 <refentry id="systemd-suspend.service">
25
26         <refentryinfo>
27                 <title>systemd-suspend.service</title>
28                 <productname>systemd</productname>
29
30                 <authorgroup>
31                         <author>
32                                 <contrib>Developer</contrib>
33                                 <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
34                                 <surname>Poettering</surname>
35                                 <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
36                         </author>
37                 </authorgroup>
38         </refentryinfo>
39
40         <refmeta>
41                 <refentrytitle>systemd-suspend.service</refentrytitle>
42                 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
43         </refmeta>
44
45         <refnamediv>
46                 <refname>systemd-suspend.service</refname>
47                 <refname>systemd-hibernate.service</refname>
48                 <refname>systemd-hybrid-sleep.service</refname>
49                 <refname>systemd-sleep</refname>
50                 <refpurpose>System sleep state logic</refpurpose>
51         </refnamediv>
52
53         <refsynopsisdiv>
54                 <para><filename>systemd-suspend.service</filename></para>
55                 <para><filename>systemd-hibernate.service</filename></para>
56                 <para><filename>systemd-hybrid-sleep.service</filename></para>
57                 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sleep</filename></para>
58         </refsynopsisdiv>
59
60         <refsect1>
61                 <title>Description</title>
62
63                 <para><filename>systemd-suspend.service</filename> is
64                 a system service that is pulled in by
65                 <filename>suspend.target</filename> and is responsible
66                 for the actual system suspend. Similar,
67                 <filename>systemd-hibernate.service</filename> is
68                 pulled in by <filename>hibernate.target</filename> to
69                 execute the actual hibernation. Finally,
70                 <filename>systemd-hybrid-sleep.service</filename> is
71                 pulled in by <filename>hybrid-sleep.target</filename>
72                 to execute hybrid hibernation with system
73                 suspend.</para>
74
75                 <para>Immediately before entering system suspend
76                 and/or hibernation
77                 <filename>systemd-suspend.service</filename> (and the
78                 other mentioned units, respectively) will run all
79                 executables in
80                 <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/</filename>
81                 and pass two arguments to them. The first argument
82                 will be "<literal>pre</literal>", the second either
83                 "<literal>suspend</literal>",
84                 "<literal>hibernate</literal>", or
85                 "<literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>" depending on the
86                 chosen action. Immediately after leaving system
87                 suspend and/or hibernation the same executables are run,
88                 but the first argument is now
89                 "<literal>post</literal>". All executables in this
90                 directory are executed in parallel, and execution of
91                 the action is not continued before all executables
92                 finished.</para>
93
94                 <para>Note that scripts or binaries dropped in
95                 <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep/</filename>
96                 are intended for local use only and should be
97                 considered hacks. If applications want to be notified
98                 of system suspend/hibernation and resume there are
99                 much nicer interfaces available.</para>
100
101                 <para>Note that
102                 <filename>systemd-suspend.service</filename>,
103                 <filename>systemd-hibernate.service</filename> and
104                 <filename>systemd-hybrid-sleep.service</filename>
105                 should never be executed directly. Instead, trigger
106                 system sleep states with a command such as
107                 "<literal>systemctl suspend</literal>" or
108                 similar.</para>
109
110                 <para>Internally, this service will echo a string like
111                 <literal>mem</literal> into
112                 <filename>/sys/power/state</filename>, to trigger the
113                 actual system suspend.</para>
114         </refsect1>
115
116         <refsect1>
117                 <title>See Also</title>
118                 <para>
119                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
120                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
121                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
122                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-halt.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
123                 </para>
124         </refsect1>
125
126 </refentry>