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man: explain NAME in systemctl man page
authorVáclav Pavlín <vpavlin@redhat.com>
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:36:41 +0000 (14:36 +0100)
committerLukas Nykryn <lnykryn@redhat.com>
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:38:14 +0000 (14:38 +0100)
man/systemctl.xml

index be6b5ea1fb4a25b20d5b98ef5252d8e0e599cc6e..605b7869b24658de7d362549f4917d0a3fd81d95 100644 (file)
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
     introspect and control the state of the
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     system and service manager.</para>
+
+    <para>For Unit Commands the <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> represents full name of unit.
+    <programlisting>
+systemctl start foo.service
+    </programlisting>
+    For Unit File Commands the <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> represents full name of the unit file, or absolute path to the unit file.
+    <programlisting>
+systemctl start /path/to/foo.service
+    </programlisting>
+    While working with services/service files, <command>systemctl</command> is able to append .service suffix when it is missing.
+    <programlisting>
+systemctl start foo
+    </programlisting></para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>