From 3509fe124d3a4fe2934028f83ae156ade050c8fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luca Boccassi Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2024 20:50:38 +0100 Subject: man: consolidate list of active unit states into a shared table Avoids the need to maintain the same list over and over again, and link it to the defition table in the implementation as a reminder too --- man/systemd.xml | 15 +++++---------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'man/systemd.xml') diff --git a/man/systemd.xml b/man/systemd.xml index af1681352e..71da1ec8f1 100644 --- a/man/systemd.xml +++ b/man/systemd.xml @@ -95,16 +95,11 @@ described in systemd.unit5, however some are created automatically from other configuration files, dynamically from system state or - programmatically at runtime. Units may be "active" (meaning started, bound, plugged in, …, depending on - the unit type, see below), or "inactive" (meaning stopped, unbound, unplugged, …), as well as in the - process of being activated or deactivated, i.e. between the two states (these states are called - "activating", "deactivating"). A special "failed" state is available as well, which is very similar to - "inactive" and is entered when the service failed in some way (process returned error code on exit, or - crashed, an operation timed out, or after too many restarts). If this state is entered, the cause will - be logged, for later reference. Units may also be in a special transient state for a time, to indicate - that some operation is being performed on them, before reverting to the previous state, such as - "maintenance", "reloading" or "refreshing". Note that the various unit types may have a number of - additional substates, which are mapped to the five generalized unit states described here. + programmatically at runtime. Units may be in a number of states, described in the following table. Note + that the various unit types may have a number of additional substates, which are mapped to the + generalized unit states described here. + + The following unit types are available: -- cgit v1.2.3