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diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml index 0ad0ad6d7e..9762fd0450 100644 --- a/man/systemctl.xml +++ b/man/systemctl.xml @@ -1680,20 +1680,15 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service <term><command>switch-root <replaceable>ROOT</replaceable> <optional><replaceable>INIT</replaceable></optional></command></term> <listitem> - <para>Switches to a different root directory and executes a - new system manager process below it. This is intended for - usage in initial RAM disks ("initrd"), and will transition - from the initrd's system manager process (a.k.a. "init" - process) to the main system manager process. This call takes two - arguments: the directory that is to become the new root directory, and - the path to the new system manager binary below it to - execute as PID 1. If the latter is omitted or the empty - string, a systemd binary will automatically be searched for - and used as init. If the system manager path is omitted or - equal to the empty string, the state of the initrd's system - manager process is passed to the main system manager, which - allows later introspection of the state of the services - involved in the initrd boot.</para> + <para>Switches to a different root directory and executes a new system manager process below it. This is + intended for usage in initial RAM disks ("initrd"), and will transition from the initrd's system manager + process (a.k.a. "init" process) to the main system manager process which is loaded from the actual host + volume. This call takes two arguments: the directory that is to become the new root directory, and the path + to the new system manager binary below it to execute as PID 1. If the latter is omitted or the empty + string, a systemd binary will automatically be searched for and used as init. If the system manager path is + omitted, equal to the empty string or identical to the path to the systemd binary, the state of the + initrd's system manager process is passed to the main system manager, which allows later introspection of + the state of the services involved in the initrd boot phase.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |