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+++ b/man/systemd.special.xml
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
<filename>sysinit.target</filename>,
<filename>syslog.socket</filename>,
<filename>system-update.target</filename>,
+ <filename>system-update-cleanup.service</filename>,
<filename>time-sync.target</filename>,
<filename>timers.target</filename>,
<filename>umount.target</filename>,
@@ -608,15 +609,21 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>system-update.target</filename></term>
+ <term><filename>system-update-cleanup.service</filename></term>
<listitem>
- <para>A special target unit that is used for off-line system
- updates.
+ <para>A special target unit that is used for offline system updates.
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system-update-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- will redirect the boot process to this target if
- <filename>/system-update</filename> exists. For more
- information see the <ulink
- url="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/SystemUpdates">System
- Updates Specification</ulink>.</para>
+ will redirect the boot process to this target if <filename>/system-update</filename>
+ exists. For more information see
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.offline-updates</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>Updates should happen before the <filename>system-update.target</filename> is
+ reached, and the services which implement them should cause the machine to reboot. As
+ a safety measure, if this does not happen, and <filename>/system-update</filename>
+ still exists after <filename>system-update.target</filename> is reached,
+ <filename>system-update-cleanup.service</filename> will remove this symlink and
+ reboot the machine.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>