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diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml index 04c4515cd9..16aded89d1 100644 --- a/man/systemd.unit.xml +++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml @@ -178,18 +178,14 @@ directory suffix is <filename>.requires/</filename> in this case.</para> - <para>Along with a unit file <filename>foo.service</filename>, a - directory <filename>foo.service.d/</filename> may exist. All files - with the suffix <literal>.conf</literal> from this directory will - be parsed after the file itself is parsed. This is useful to alter - or add configuration settings to a unit, without having to modify - their unit files. Make sure that the file that is included has the - appropriate section headers before any directive. Note that, for - instanced units, this logic will first look for the instance - <literal>.d/</literal> subdirectory and read its - <literal>.conf</literal> files, followed by the template - <literal>.d/</literal> subdirectory and reads its - <literal>.conf</literal> files.</para> + <para>Along with a unit file <filename>foo.service</filename>, a "drop-in" directory + <filename>foo.service.d/</filename> may exist. All files with the suffix <literal>.conf</literal> from this + directory will be parsed after the file itself is parsed. This is useful to alter or add configuration settings to + a unit, without having to modify their unit files. Make sure that the file that is included has the appropriate + section headers before any directive. Note that for instanced units, this logic will first look for the instance + <literal>.d/</literal> subdirectory and read its <literal>.conf</literal> files, followed by the template + <literal>.d/</literal> subdirectory and reads its <literal>.conf</literal> files. Also note that settings from the + <literal>[Install]</literal> section are not available in drop-in unit files, and have no effect.</para> <para>In addition to <filename>/etc/systemd/system</filename>, the drop-in <literal>.conf</literal> files for system services @@ -1093,15 +1089,13 @@ <refsect1> <title>[Install] Section Options</title> - <para>Unit file may include an <literal>[Install]</literal> - section, which carries installation information for the unit. This - section is not interpreted by - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> - during runtime. It is used exclusively by the - <command>enable</command> and <command>disable</command> commands - of the - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> - tool during installation of a unit:</para> + <para>Unit files may include an <literal>[Install]</literal> section, which carries installation information for + the unit. This section is not interpreted by + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> during runtime; it is + used by the <command>enable</command> and <command>disable</command> commands of the + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> tool during + installation of a unit. Note that settings in the <literal>[Install]</literal> section may not appear in + <filename>.d/*.conf</filename> unit file drop-ins (see above).</para> <variablelist class='unit-directives'> <varlistentry> |