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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index 4a7abab8a4..8a0f65181d 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -705,7 +705,9 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
<listitem>
<para>Start the unit specified on the command line and its
- dependencies and stop all others.</para>
+ dependencies and stop all others. If a unit name with no
+ extension is given, an extension of
+ <literal>.target</literal> will be assumed.</para>
<para>This is similar to changing the runlevel in a
traditional init system. The <command>isolate</command>
@@ -1597,9 +1599,9 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
<programlisting># systemctl start sshd</programlisting> and
<programlisting># systemctl start sshd.service</programlisting>
are equivalent, as are
- <programlisting># systemctl isolate snapshot-11</programlisting>
+ <programlisting># systemctl isolate default</programlisting>
and
- <programlisting># systemctl isolate snapshot-11.snapshot</programlisting>
+ <programlisting># systemctl isolate default.target</programlisting>
Note that (absolute) paths to device nodes are automatically
converted to device unit names, and other (absolute) paths to
mount unit names.