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diff --git a/man/systemd.generator.xml b/man/systemd.generator.xml index 4514c1afdf..b475ecd01d 100644 --- a/man/systemd.generator.xml +++ b/man/systemd.generator.xml @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ <filename>/dev/null</filename> or an empty file can be used to mask a generator, thereby preventing it from running. Please note that the order of the two directories with the highest priority is - reversed with respect to the unit load path and generators in + reversed with respect to the unit load path, and generators in <filename>/run</filename> overwrite those in <filename>/etc</filename>.</para> @@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ <para> Generators should only be used to generate unit files, not any other kind of configuration. Due to the lifecycle - logic mentioned above generators are not a good fit to + logic mentioned above, generators are not a good fit to generate dynamic configuration for other services. If you - need to generate dynamic configuration for other services + need to generate dynamic configuration for other services, do so in normal services you order before the service in question. </para> @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ <para> Since <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> - is not available (see above) log messages have to be + is not available (see above), log messages have to be written to <filename>/dev/kmsg</filename> instead. </para> </listitem> @@ -221,17 +221,17 @@ Generators may write out dynamic unit files or just hook unit files into other units with the usual <filename>.wants/</filename> or - <filename>.requires/</filename> symlinks. Often it is + <filename>.requires/</filename> symlinks. Often, it is nicer to simply instantiate a template unit file from <filename>/usr</filename> with a generator instead of - writing out entirely dynamic unit files. Of course this + writing out entirely dynamic unit files. Of course, this works only if a single parameter is to be used. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> - If you are careful you can implement generators in shell + If you are careful, you can implement generators in shell scripts. We do recommend C code however, since generators delay are executed synchronously and hence delay the entire boot if they are slow. @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ temporarily redirects <filename>default.target</filename> to <filename>system-update.target</filename> if a system update is scheduled. Since this needs to override the default user - configuration for <filename>default.target</filename> it uses + configuration for <filename>default.target</filename>, it uses argv[2]. For details about this logic, see <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/SystemUpdates">Implementing Offline System Updates</ulink>.</para> |