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Diffstat (limited to 'man/systemd.path.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | man/systemd.path.xml | 17 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd.path.xml b/man/systemd.path.xml index 10d8f73004..5b1ff75f7a 100644 --- a/man/systemd.path.xml +++ b/man/systemd.path.xml @@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ <term><varname>PathExists=</varname></term> <term><varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname></term> <term><varname>PathChanged=</varname></term> + <term><varname>PathModified=</varname></term> <term><varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname></term> <listitem><para>Defines paths to @@ -129,8 +130,14 @@ specified. <varname>PathChanged=</varname> may be used to watch a file or directory and activate the configured - unit whenever it changes or is - modified. <varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname> + unit whenever it changes. It is not activated + on every write to the watched file but it is + activated if the file which was open for writing + gets closed. <varname>PathModified=</varname> + is similar, but additionally it is activated + also on simple writes to the watched file. + + <varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname> may be used to watch a directory and activate the configured unit whenever it contains at least one file.</para> @@ -154,11 +161,7 @@ activated, then the configured unit is immediately activated as well. Something similar does not apply - to - <varname>PathChanged=</varname>. The - latter is not activated on simple - writes but only if files with were - opened for writing are closed. + to <varname>PathChanged=</varname>. </para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |