man: reword Persistent= description

I think it is easier to grok this way.
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Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2014-04-07 20:58:37 -04:00
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<term><varname>Persistent=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean
argument. If true the service unit is
immediately triggered when the timer
unit is activated and the timer
elapsed at least once since the last
time the service unit has been
triggered by the timer unit. The time
when the service unit was last
triggered is stored on disk. This is
useful to catch up for missed timers
when a machine is shutdown temporarily
and then is powered up again. Note
that this setting only has an effect
on timers configured with
<varname>OnCalendar=</varname>.
argument. If true, the time when the
service unit was last triggered is
stored on disk. When the timer is
activated, the service unit is
triggered immediately if it would have
been triggered at least once during
the time when the timer was inactive.
This is useful to catch up on missed
runs of the service when the machine
was off. Note that this setting only
has an effect on timers configured
with <varname>OnCalendar=</varname>.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>