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diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml index 2288f65d16..914af929c8 100644 --- a/man/systemctl.xml +++ b/man/systemctl.xml @@ -481,19 +481,16 @@ <para>When used with <command>enable</command>, overwrite any existing conflicting symlinks.</para> - <para>When used with <command>halt</command>, - <command>poweroff</command>, <command>reboot</command> or - <command>kexec</command>, execute the selected operation - without shutting down all units. However, all processes will - be killed forcibly and all file systems are unmounted or - remounted read-only. This is hence a drastic but relatively - safe option to request an immediate reboot. If - <option>--force</option> is specified twice for these - operations, they will be executed immediately without - terminating any processes or unmounting any file - systems. Warning: specifying <option>--force</option> twice - with any of these operations might result in data - loss.</para> + <para>When used with <command>halt</command>, <command>poweroff</command>, <command>reboot</command> or + <command>kexec</command>, execute the selected operation without shutting down all units. However, all + processes will be killed forcibly and all file systems are unmounted or remounted read-only. This is hence a + drastic but relatively safe option to request an immediate reboot. If <option>--force</option> is specified + twice for these operations (with the exception of <command>kexec</command>), they will be executed + immediately, without terminating any processes or unmounting any file systems. Warning: specifying + <option>--force</option> twice with any of these operations might result in data loss. Note that when + <option>--force</option> is specified twice the selected operation is executed by + <command>systemctl</command> itself, and the system manager is not contacted. This means the command should + succeed even when the system manager hangs or crashed.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1602,48 +1599,45 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service <term><command>halt</command></term> <listitem> - <para>Shut down and halt the system. This is mostly equivalent to - <command>start halt.target --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>, but also - prints a wall message to all users. If combined with - <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is - skipped, however all processes are killed and all file - systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately - followed by the system halt. If <option>--force</option> is - specified twice, the operation is immediately executed - without terminating any processes or unmounting any file - systems. This may result in data loss.</para> + <para>Shut down and halt the system. This is mostly equivalent to <command>start halt.target + --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>, but also prints a wall message to all users. If combined with + <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is skipped, however all processes are killed and + all file systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately followed by the system halt. If + <option>--force</option> is specified twice, the operation is immediately executed without terminating any + processes or unmounting any file systems. This may result in data loss. Note that when + <option>--force</option> is specified twice the halt operation is executed by + <command>systemctl</command> itself, and the system manager is not contacted. This means the command should + succeed even when the system manager hangs or crashed.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><command>poweroff</command></term> <listitem> - <para>Shut down and power-off the system. This is mostly - equivalent to <command>start poweroff.target --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>, - but also prints a wall message to all users. If combined with - <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is - skipped, however all processes are killed and all file - systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately - followed by the powering off. If <option>--force</option> is - specified twice, the operation is immediately executed - without terminating any processes or unmounting any file - systems. This may result in data loss.</para> + <para>Shut down and power-off the system. This is mostly equivalent to <command>start poweroff.target + --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>, but also prints a wall message to all users. If combined with + <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is skipped, however all processes are killed and + all file systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately followed by the powering off. If + <option>--force</option> is specified twice, the operation is immediately executed without terminating any + processes or unmounting any file systems. This may result in data loss. Note that when + <option>--force</option> is specified twice the power-off operation is executed by + <command>systemctl</command> itself, and the system manager is not contacted. This means the command should + succeed even when the system manager hangs or crashed.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><command>reboot <optional><replaceable>arg</replaceable></optional></command></term> <listitem> - <para>Shut down and reboot the system. This is mostly - equivalent to <command>start reboot.target --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>, - but also prints a wall message to all users. If combined with - <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is - skipped, however all processes are killed and all file - systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately - followed by the reboot. If <option>--force</option> is - specified twice, the operation is immediately executed - without terminating any processes or unmounting any file - systems. This may result in data loss.</para> + <para>Shut down and reboot the system. This is mostly equivalent to <command>start reboot.target + --job-mode=replace-irreversibly</command>, but also prints a wall message to all users. If combined with + <option>--force</option>, shutdown of all running services is skipped, however all processes are killed and + all file systems are unmounted or mounted read-only, immediately followed by the reboot. If + <option>--force</option> is specified twice, the operation is immediately executed without terminating any + processes or unmounting any file systems. This may result in data loss. Note that when + <option>--force</option> is specified twice the reboot operation is executed by + <command>systemctl</command> itself, and the system manager is not contacted. This means the command should + succeed even when the system manager hangs or crashed.</para> <para>If the optional argument <replaceable>arg</replaceable> is given, it will be passed |