X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fmachine-info.xml;h=c654daa856dd71be8bae4c0cb966075f03f8b210;hp=1c3a21c6434a21c47f84ec3b7c6f60321c9c7117;hb=ce0f1493c399178a3c7796415bfe5abd105ad610;hpb=f274ece0f76b5709408821e317e87aef76123db6 diff --git a/man/machine-info.xml b/man/machine-info.xml index 1c3a21c64..c654daa85 100644 --- a/man/machine-info.xml +++ b/man/machine-info.xml @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Description The /etc/machine-info file - contains machine meta data. + contains machine metadata. The basic file format of machine-info is a @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ execution engine. /etc/machine-info contains - meta data about the machine that is set by the user or + metadata about the machine that is set by the user or administrator. Depending on the operating system other @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Options - The following machine meta data parameters may + The following machine metadata parameters may be set using /etc/machine-info: @@ -94,22 +94,22 @@ PRETTY_HOSTNAME= A pretty - human-readable UTF8 machine identifier + human-readable UTF-8 machine identifier string. This should contain a name like Lennart's Laptop which is useful to present to the user and does not suffer by the syntax limitations of - internet domain names. If possible the - internet host name as configured in + internet domain names. If possible, the + internet hostname as configured in /etc/hostname should be kept similar to this one. Example: if this value is Lennart's Computer - an Internet host name of + an Internet hostname of lennarts-computer might be a good choice. If this - parameter is not set an application + parameter is not set, an application should fall back to the Internet host name for presentation purposes. @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ this machine according to the XDG Icon Naming Specification. If - this parameter is not set an + this parameter is not set, an application should fall back to computer or a similar icon name. @@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ laptop, server, tablet, - handset, as well as + handset, + watch, as well as the special chassis types vm and container for @@ -156,8 +157,32 @@ available. - + + DEPLOYMENT= + + Describes the system + deployment environment. One of the + following is suggested: + development, + integration, + staging, + production. + + + + LOCATION= + + Describes the system + location if applicable and + known. Takes a human-friendly, + free-form string. This may be as + generic as Berlin, + Germany or as specific as + Left Rack, 2nd + Shelf. + + @@ -165,7 +190,8 @@ PRETTY_HOSTNAME="Lennart's Tablet" ICON_NAME=computer-tablet -CHASSIS=tablet +CHASSIS=tablet +DEPLOYMENT=production