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@@ -356,7 +356,16 @@
argument (i.e. the program to execute)
may not be a variable, and must be a
literal and absolute path
- name.</para></listitem>
+ name.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that this setting does not
+ directly support shell command
+ lines. If shell command lines are to
+ be used they need to be passed
+ explicitly to a shell implementation
+ of some kind. Example:
+ <literal>ExecStart=/bin/sh -c 'dmesg | tac'</literal></para>
+ </listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>