tmpfiles: when processing lines, always process prefixes before suffixes

[elogind.git] / man / tmpfiles.d.xml

diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
index 76cae39aae4345583ccbd3aef69e529eab603a81..5d8c2b5b3297a0c673e78106c267a746bb0e8a8e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
+++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@
                 of the directories they reside in. If multiple files
                 specify the same path, the entry in the file with the
                 lexicographically earliest name will be applied, all
                 of the directories they reside in. If multiple files
                 specify the same path, the entry in the file with the
                 lexicographically earliest name will be applied, all

-                all other conflicting entries logged as errors.</para>
+                all other conflicting entries will be logged as
+                errors. When two lines are prefix and suffix of each
+                other, then the prefix is always processed first, the
+                suffix later. Otherwise the files/directories are
+                processed in the order they are listed.</para>

 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
                 configuration file supplied by the vendor, the
 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
                 configuration file supplied by the vendor, the