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| -rw-r--r-- | man/systemd.service.xml | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml index b58e887662..8203f2d52e 100644 --- a/man/systemd.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd.service.xml @@ -209,11 +209,11 @@ if used in combination with <varname>PrivateNetwork=</varname><option>yes</option>.</para> - <para>Behavior of <option>idle</option> is very similar to - <option>simple</option>; however, actual execution of the - service binary is delayed until all jobs are dispatched. This - may be used to avoid interleaving of output of shell services - with the status output on the console.</para> + <para>Behavior of <option>idle</option> is very similar to <option>simple</option>; however, actual execution + of the service binary is delayed until all active jobs are dispatched. This may be used to avoid interleaving + of output of shell services with the status output on the console. Note that this type is useful only to + improve console output, it is not useful as a general unit ordering tool, and the effect of this service type + is subject to a 5s time-out, after which the service binary is invoked anyway.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |