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                 <varname>Unit=</varname> (see below).</para>
 
                 <para>Unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname>
                 <varname>Unit=</varname> (see below).</para>
 
                 <para>Unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname>
-                is set to <option>false</option>, timer units will
+                is set to <option>false</option>, all timer units will
                 implicitly have dependencies of type
                 <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and
                 <varname>Before=</varname> on
                 implicitly have dependencies of type
                 <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and
                 <varname>Before=</varname> on
-                <filename>shutdown.target</filename>. These ensure
-                that timer units are stopped cleanly prior to system
-                shutdown. Only timer units involved with early boot or
-                late system shutdown should disable this
-                option.</para>
+                <filename>shutdown.target</filename> to ensure that
+                they are stopped cleanly prior to system shutdown.
+                Timer units with at least one
+                <varname>OnCalendar=</varname> directive will have an
+                additional <varname>After=</varname> dependency on
+                <filename>timer-sync.target</filename> to avoid
+                being started before the system clock has been
+                correctly set. Only timer units involved with early
+                boot or late system shutdown should disable the
+                <varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname> option.</para>
         </refsect1>
 
         <refsect1>
         </refsect1>
 
         <refsect1>
                                 also include time units. Example:
                                 "OnBootSec=5h 30min" means 5 hours and
                                 30 minutes after boot-up. For details
                                 also include time units. Example:
                                 "OnBootSec=5h 30min" means 5 hours and
                                 30 minutes after boot-up. For details
-                                about the syntax of time spans see
+                                about the syntax of time spans, see
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 
                                 <para>If a timer configured with
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 
                                 <para>If a timer configured with
                                 assignments will have no
                                 effect.</para>
 
                                 assignments will have no
                                 effect.</para>
 
-                                <para>Note that timers are not
-                                necessarily expired at the precise
+                                <para>Note that timers do not
+                                necessarily expire at the precise
                                 time configured with these settings,
                                 as they are subject to the
                                 <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
                                 time configured with these settings,
                                 as they are subject to the
                                 <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
                                 event expressions. See
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 for more information on the syntax of
                                 event expressions. See
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 for more information on the syntax of
-                                calendar event expressions. Otherwise
+                                calendar event expressions. Otherwise,
                                 the semantics are similar to
                                 <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname> and
                                 related settings.</para>
 
                                 the semantics are similar to
                                 <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname> and
                                 related settings.</para>
 
-                                <para>Note that timers are not
-                                necessarily expired at the precise
+                                <para>Note that timers do not
+                                necessarily expire at the precise
                                 time configured with this setting,
                                 as it is subject to the
                                 <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
                                 time configured with this setting,
                                 as it is subject to the
                                 <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
                                 <listitem><para>Specify the accuracy
                                 the timer shall elapse with. Defaults
                                 to 1min. The timer is scheduled to
                                 <listitem><para>Specify the accuracy
                                 the timer shall elapse with. Defaults
                                 to 1min. The timer is scheduled to
-                                expire within a time window starting
+                                elapse within a time window starting
                                 with the time specified in
                                 <varname>OnCalendar=</varname>,
                                 <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname>,
                                 with the time specified in
                                 <varname>OnCalendar=</varname>,
                                 <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname>,
                                 <varname>OnUnitInactiveSec=</varname>
                                 and ending the time configured with
                                 <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
                                 <varname>OnUnitInactiveSec=</varname>
                                 and ending the time configured with
                                 <varname>AccuracySec=</varname>
-                                later. Within this time window the
+                                later. Within this time window, the
                                 expiry time will be placed at a
                                 host-specific, randomized but stable
                                 expiry time will be placed at a
                                 host-specific, randomized but stable
-                                position, that is synchronized between
+                                position that is synchronized between
                                 all local timer units. This is done in
                                 order to distribute the wake-up time
                                 in networked installations, as well as
                                 optimizing power consumption to
                                 suppress unnecessary CPU wake-ups. To
                                 all local timer units. This is done in
                                 order to distribute the wake-up time
                                 in networked installations, as well as
                                 optimizing power consumption to
                                 suppress unnecessary CPU wake-ups. To
-                                get best accuracy set this option to
+                                get best accuracy, set this option to
                                 1us. Note that the timer is still
                                 subject to the timer slack configured
                                 via
                                 1us. Note that the timer is still
                                 subject to the timer slack configured
                                 via
                                 setting. See
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>prctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 for details. To optimize power
                                 setting. See
                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>prctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                                 for details. To optimize power
-                                consumption make sure to set this
+                                consumption, make sure to set this
                                 value as high as possible and as low
                                 as necessary.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                                 value as high as possible and as low
                                 as necessary.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                                 are named identically, except for the
                                 suffix.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                                 are named identically, except for the
                                 suffix.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
+
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>Persistent=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+                                argument. If true, the time when the
+                                service unit was last triggered is
+                                stored on disk. When the timer is
+                                activated, the service unit is
+                                triggered immediately if it would have
+                                been triggered at least once during
+                                the time when the timer was inactive.
+                                This is useful to catch up on missed
+                                runs of the service when the machine
+                                was off. Note that this setting only
+                                has an effect on timers configured
+                                with <varname>OnCalendar=</varname>.
+                                </para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>WakeSystem=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+                                argument. If true, an elapsing timer
+                                will cause the system to resume from
+                                suspend, should it be suspended and if
+                                the system supports this. Note that
+                                this option will only make sure the
+                                system resumes on the appropriate
+                                times, it will not take care of
+                                suspending it again after any work
+                                that is to be done is
+                                finished. Defaults to
+                                <varname>false</varname>.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
         </refsect1>
 
                 </variablelist>
         </refsect1>
 
                   <title>See Also</title>
                   <para>
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                   <title>See Also</title>
                   <para>
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,