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diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml index 71dc86ec2f..7453aa7bee 100644 --- a/man/systemd.exec.xml +++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml @@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ execution specific configuration options are configured in the [Service], [Socket], [Mount], or [Swap] sections, depending on the unit type.</para> + + <para>In addition, options which control resources through Linux Control Groups (cgroups) are listed in + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + Those options complement options listed here.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> @@ -405,8 +409,9 @@ <option>null</option>, <option>tty</option>, <option>tty-force</option>, - <option>tty-fail</option> or - <option>socket</option>.</para> + <option>tty-fail</option>, + <option>socket</option> or + <option>fd</option>.</para> <para>If <option>null</option> is selected, standard input will be connected to <filename>/dev/null</filename>, i.e. all @@ -444,6 +449,20 @@ <citerefentry project='freebsd'><refentrytitle>inetd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> daemon.</para> + <para>The <option>fd</option> option connects + the input stream to a single file descriptor provided by a socket unit. + A custom named file descriptor can be specified as part of this option, + after a <literal>:</literal> (e.g. <literal>fd:<replaceable>foobar</replaceable></literal>). + If no name is specified, <literal>stdin</literal> is assumed + (i.e. <literal>fd</literal> is equivalent to <literal>fd:stdin</literal>). + At least one socket unit defining such name must be explicitly provided via the + <varname>Sockets=</varname> option, and file descriptor name may differ + from the name of its containing socket unit. + If multiple matches are found, the first one will be used. + See <varname>FileDescriptorName=</varname> in + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for more details about named descriptors and ordering.</para> + <para>This setting defaults to <option>null</option>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -460,8 +479,9 @@ <option>kmsg</option>, <option>journal+console</option>, <option>syslog+console</option>, - <option>kmsg+console</option> or - <option>socket</option>.</para> + <option>kmsg+console</option>, + <option>socket</option> or + <option>fd</option>.</para> <para><option>inherit</option> duplicates the file descriptor of standard input for standard output.</para> @@ -510,6 +530,20 @@ similar to the same option of <varname>StandardInput=</varname>.</para> + <para>The <option>fd</option> option connects + the output stream to a single file descriptor provided by a socket unit. + A custom named file descriptor can be specified as part of this option, + after a <literal>:</literal> (e.g. <literal>fd:<replaceable>foobar</replaceable></literal>). + If no name is specified, <literal>stdout</literal> is assumed + (i.e. <literal>fd</literal> is equivalent to <literal>fd:stdout</literal>). + At least one socket unit defining such name must be explicitly provided via the + <varname>Sockets=</varname> option, and file descriptor name may differ + from the name of its containing socket unit. + If multiple matches are found, the first one will be used. + See <varname>FileDescriptorName=</varname> in + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for more details about named descriptors and ordering.</para> + <para>If the standard output (or error output, see below) of a unit is connected to the journal, syslog or the kernel log buffer, the unit will implicitly gain a dependency of type <varname>After=</varname> on <filename>systemd-journald.socket</filename> (also see the automatic dependencies section above).</para> @@ -527,9 +561,13 @@ <listitem><para>Controls where file descriptor 2 (STDERR) of the executed processes is connected to. The available options are identical to those of <varname>StandardOutput=</varname>, - with one exception: if set to <option>inherit</option> the + with some exceptions: if set to <option>inherit</option> the file descriptor used for standard output is duplicated for - standard error. This setting defaults to the value set with + standard error, while <option>fd</option> operates on the error + stream and will look by default for a descriptor named + <literal>stderr</literal>.</para> + + <para>This setting defaults to the value set with <option>DefaultStandardError=</option> in <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, which defaults to <option>inherit</option>. Note that setting |