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[elogind.git] / man / sd_notify.xml

diff --git a/man/sd_notify.xml b/man/sd_notify.xml
index 020914607cab38df794e7807e50b5eaa0133464f..9797a5f8013a46d2fe7aeaf9c92df507fb33d30f 100644 (file)
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@@ -151,6 +151,18 @@
                                 itself. Example:
                                 "MAINPID=4711"</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term>WATCHDOG=1</term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Tells systemd to
+                                update the watchdog timestamp.
+                                Services using this feature should do
+                                this in regular intervals. A watchdog
+                                framework can use the timestamps to
+                                detect failed
+                                services.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
 
                 <para>It is recommended to prefix variable names that