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strv: use realloc_multiply() to check for multiplication overflow
[elogind.git] / man / tmpfiles.d.xml
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                 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
                 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
+                suffix later. Otherwise, the files/directories are
                 processed in the order they are listed.</para>
 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
                 processed in the order they are listed.</para>
 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
@@ -169,27 +169,80 @@ L    /tmp/foobar -    -    -    -   /dev/null</programlisting>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>p</varname></term>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>p</varname></term>
-                                        <listitem><para>Create a named pipe (FIFO) if it does not exist yet.</para></listitem>
+                                        <term><varname>p+</varname></term>
+                                        <listitem><para>Create a named
+                                        pipe (FIFO) if it does not
+                                        exist yet. If suffixed with
+                                        <varname>+</varname> and a
+                                        file already exists where the
+                                        pipe is to be created, it will
+                                        be removed and be replaced by
+                                        the pipe.</para></listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>L</varname></term>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>L</varname></term>
-                                        <listitem><para>Create a symlink if it does not exist yet.</para></listitem>
+                                        <term><varname>L+</varname></term>
+                                        <listitem><para>Create a
+                                        symlink if it does not exist
+                                        yet. If suffixed with
+                                        <varname>+</varname> and a
+                                        file already exists where the
+                                        symlink is to be created, it
+                                        will be removed and be
+                                        replaced by the
+                                        symlink. If the argument is omitted,
+                                        symlinks to files with the same name
+                                        residing in the directory
+                                        <filename>/usr/share/factory/</filename>
+                                        are created.</para></listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>c</varname></term>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>c</varname></term>
-                                        <listitem><para>Create a character device node if it does not exist yet.</para></listitem>
+                                        <term><varname>c+</varname></term>
+                                        <listitem><para>Create a
+                                        character device node if it
+                                        does not exist yet. If
+                                        suffixed with
+                                        <varname>+</varname> and a
+                                        file already exists where the
+                                        device node is to be created,
+                                        it will be removed and be
+                                        replaced by the device
+                                        node.</para></listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>b</varname></term>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>b</varname></term>
-                                        <listitem><para>Create a block device node if it does not exist yet.</para></listitem>
+                                        <term><varname>b+</varname></term>
+                                        <listitem><para>Create a block
+                                        device node if it does not
+                                        exist yet. If suffixed with
+                                        <varname>+</varname> and a
+                                        file already exists where the
+                                        device node is to be created,
+                                        it will be removed and be
+                                        replaced by the device
+                                        node.</para></listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>C</varname></term>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                         <term><varname>C</varname></term>
-                                        <listitem><para>Recursively copy a file or directory, if the destination files or directories don't exist yet.</para></listitem>
+                                        <listitem><para>Recursively
+                                        copy a file or directory, if
+                                        the destination files or
+                                        directories do not exist
+                                        yet. Note that this command
+                                        will not descend into
+                                        subdirectories if the
+                                        destination directory already
+                                        exists. Instead, the entire
+                                        copy operation is
+                                        skipped. If the argument is omitted,
+                                        files from the source directory
+                                        <filename>/usr/share/factory/</filename>
+                                        with the same name are copied.</para></listitem>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
                                 </varlistentry>
 
                                 <varlistentry>
@@ -368,6 +421,22 @@ r! /tmp/.X[0-9]*-lock</programlisting>
                         ignored for <varname>x</varname>,
                         <varname>r</varname>, <varname>R</varname>,
                         <varname>L</varname> lines.</para>
                         ignored for <varname>x</varname>,
                         <varname>r</varname>, <varname>R</varname>,
                         <varname>L</varname> lines.</para>
+
+                        <para>Optionally, if prefixed with
+                        <literal>~</literal>, the access mode is masked
+                        based on the already set access bits for
+                        existing file or directories: if the existing
+                        file has all executable bits unset, all
+                        executable bits are removed from the new
+                        access mode, too. Similarly, if all read bits
+                        are removed from the old access mode, they will
+                        be removed from the new access mode too, and
+                        if all write bits are removed, they will be
+                        removed from the new access mode too. In
+                        addition, the sticky/SUID/SGID bit is removed unless
+                        applied to a directory. This
+                        functionality is particularly useful in
+                        conjunction with <varname>Z</varname>.</para>
                 </refsect2>
 
                 <refsect2>
                 </refsect2>
 
                 <refsect2>
@@ -447,7 +516,7 @@ r! /tmp/.X[0-9]*-lock</programlisting>
                         and <varname>w</varname> may be used to
                         specify a short string that is written to the
                         file, suffixed by a newline. For
                         and <varname>w</varname> may be used to
                         specify a short string that is written to the
                         file, suffixed by a newline. For
-                        <varname>C</varname> specifies the source file
+                        <varname>C</varname>, specifies the source file
                         or directory. Ignored for all other
                         lines.</para>
                 </refsect2>
                         or directory. Ignored for all other
                         lines.</para>
                 </refsect2>