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docs: describe valid unit names in systemd.unit(5)

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Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2019-08-30 13:52:33 +02:00
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man/systemd.unit.xml
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@ -104,16 +104,24 @@
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.scope</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para>
<para>Unit files are loaded from a set of paths determined during
compilation, described in the next section.</para>
<para>Unit files are loaded from a set of paths determined during compilation, described in the next
section.</para>
<para>Unit files can be parameterized by a single argument called the "instance name". The unit
is then constructed based on a "template file" which serves as the definition of multiple
services or other units. A template unit must have a single <literal>@</literal> at the end of
the name (right before the type suffix). The name of the full unit is formed by inserting the
instance name between <literal>@</literal> and the unit type suffix. In the unit file itself,
the instance parameter may be referred to using <literal>%i</literal> and other specifiers, see
below.</para>
<para>Valid unit names consist of a "name prefix" and a dot and a suffix specifying the unit type. The
"unit prefix" must consist of one or more valid characters (ASCII letters, digits, <literal>:</literal>,
<literal>-</literal>, <literal>_</literal>, <literal>.</literal>, and <literal>\</literal>). The total
length of the unit name including the suffix must not exceed 256 characters. The type suffix must be one
of <literal>.service</literal>, <literal>.socket</literal>, <literal>.device</literal>,
<literal>.mount</literal>, <literal>.automount</literal>, <literal>.swap</literal>,
<literal>.target</literal>, <literal>.path</literal>, <literal>.timer</literal>,
<literal>.slice</literal>, or <literal>.scope</literal>.</para>
<para>Units names can be parameterized by a single argument called the "instance name". The unit is then
constructed based on a "template file" which serves as the definition of multiple services or other
units. A template unit must have a single <literal>@</literal> at the end of the name (right before the
type suffix). The name of the full unit is formed by inserting the instance name between
<literal>@</literal> and the unit type suffix. In the unit file itself, the instance parameter may be
referred to using <literal>%i</literal> and other specifiers, see below.</para>
<para>Unit files may contain additional options on top of those
listed here. If systemd encounters an unknown option, it will

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src/test/test-unit-name.c
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@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ static void test_unit_name_is_valid(void) {
assert_se(!unit_name_is_valid("foo@.service", UNIT_NAME_INSTANCE));
assert_se( unit_name_is_valid("foo@.service", UNIT_NAME_TEMPLATE));
assert_se( unit_name_is_valid("foo@.service", UNIT_NAME_INSTANCE|UNIT_NAME_TEMPLATE));
assert_se( unit_name_is_valid(".test.service", UNIT_NAME_PLAIN));
assert_se( unit_name_is_valid(".test@.service", UNIT_NAME_TEMPLATE));
assert_se( unit_name_is_valid("_strange::::.service", UNIT_NAME_ANY));
assert_se(!unit_name_is_valid(".service", UNIT_NAME_ANY));
assert_se(!unit_name_is_valid("", UNIT_NAME_ANY));