X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fsystemd-debug-generator.xml;h=ce4750e530150bf38030f603352bf755917c5e05;hp=50287d0112a348d1c93da063b52e130996f5c2b9;hb=8d0e0ddda6501479eb69164687c83c1a7667b33a;hpb=f685b7027953690bef06588f1961688e7e55d4a4 diff --git a/man/systemd-debug-generator.xml b/man/systemd-debug-generator.xml index 50287d011..ce4750e53 100644 --- a/man/systemd-debug-generator.xml +++ b/man/systemd-debug-generator.xml @@ -53,18 +53,26 @@ Description systemd-debug-generator is - a generator that reads the kernel command line and understands two options: + a generator that reads the kernel command line and + understands three options: If the option is - specified and followed by a unit name this unit is + specified and followed by a unit name, this unit is masked for the runtime, similar to the effect of systemctl1's mask command. This is useful to boot with certain units removed from the initial boot - transaction for debugging system startup. + transaction for debugging system startup. May be + specified more than once. + + If the option is + specified and followed by a unit name, a start job for + this unit is added to the initial transaction. This is + useful to start one ore more additional units at + boot. May be specified more than once. If the - option is specified the debug shell service + option is specified, the debug shell service debug-shell.service is pulled into the boot transaction. It will spawn a debug shell on tty9 during early system startup. Note that the shell