diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml index 8c1dfe18b7..ddb065e1d5 100644 --- a/man/systemd.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd.service.xml @@ -296,46 +296,59 @@ ExecStart= - Takes a command line - that is executed when this service - shall be started up. The first token - of the command line must be an - absolute file name, then followed by - arguments for the process. It is - mandatory to set this option for all - services. This option may not be - specified more than once, except when - Type=oneshot is - used in which case more than one - ExecStart= line is - accepted which are then invoked one by - one, sequentially in the order they - appear in the unit file. + Commands + that are executed when this service is started. + - Optionally, if the absolute file - name is prefixed with - @, the second token - will be passed as - argv[0] to the - executed process, followed by the - further arguments specified. If the - first token is prefixed with - - an exit code of - the command normally considered a - failure (i.e. non-zero exit status or - abnormal exit due to signal) is ignored - and considered success. If both - - and - @ are used they - can appear in either order. Unless + When + Type=oneshot is + used, more than one command may be + specified. Multiple command lines may + be concatenated in a single directive, + by separating them with semicolons + (these semicolons must be passed as + separate words). Alternatively, this + directive may be specified more than + once with the same effect. However, + the latter syntax is not recommended + for compatibility with parsers + suitable for XDG + .desktop files. + The commands are invoked one by + one sequentially in the order they + appear in the unit file. + When Type is + not , only one + command may be given. Lone semicolons + may be escaped as + '\;'. + + Unless Type=forking is set, the process started via this command line will be considered the main process of the daemon. The - command line accepts % specifiers as - described in + command line accepts '%' + specifiers as described in systemd.unit5. + Optionally, if the absolute file + name is prefixed with + '@', the second token + will be passed as + argv[0] to the + executed process, followed by the + further arguments specified. If the + absolute file name is prefixed with + '-' an exit code of + the command normally considered a + failure (i.e. non-zero exit status or + abnormal exit due to signal) is ignored + and considered success. If both + '-' and + '@' are used they + can appear in either order. + On top of that basic environment variable substitution is supported. Use @@ -380,24 +393,13 @@ Additional commands that are executed before or after the command in - ExecStart=, respectively. Multiple - command lines may be concatenated in a - single directive, by separating them - by semicolons (these semicolons must - be passed as separate words). In that - case, the commands are executed one - after the other, - serially. Alternatively, these - directives may be specified more than - once with the same effect. However, - the latter syntax is not recommended - for compatibility with parsers - suitable for XDG - .desktop files. - Use of these settings is - optional. Specifier and environment - variable substitution is - supported. + ExecStart=, respectively. + Syntax is the same as for + ExecStart=, except + that multiple command lines are allowed + and the commands are executed one + after the other, serially. + @@ -406,8 +408,8 @@ trigger a configuration reload in the service. This argument takes multiple command lines, following the same - scheme as pointed out for - ExecStartPre= + scheme as described for + ExecStart= above. Use of this setting is optional. Specifier and environment variable substitution is supported @@ -428,9 +430,8 @@ stop the service started via ExecStart=. This argument takes multiple command lines, - following the same scheme as pointed - out for - ExecStartPre= + following the same scheme as described + for ExecStart= above. Use of this setting is optional. All processes remaining for a service after the commands @@ -456,9 +457,8 @@ configured in ExecStop=. This argument takes multiple command lines, - following the same scheme as pointed - out for - ExecStartPre. Use + following the same scheme as described + for ExecStart. Use of these settings is optional. Specifier and environment variable substitution is