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diff --git a/man/systemd.swap.xml b/man/systemd.swap.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6b2abedffd --- /dev/null +++ b/man/systemd.swap.xml @@ -0,0 +1,146 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/xhtml/docbook.xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- + This file is part of systemd. + + Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering + + systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. +--> + +<refentry id="systemd.swap"> + <refentryinfo> + <title>systemd.swap</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + + <authorgroup> + <author> + <contrib>Developer</contrib> + <firstname>Lennart</firstname> + <surname>Poettering</surname> + <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> + </author> + </authorgroup> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>systemd.swap</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>systemd.swap</refname> + <refpurpose>systemd swap configuration files</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <para><filename>systemd.swap</filename></para> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>A unit configuration file whose name ends in + <filename>.swap</filename> encodes information about a + swap device or file for memory paging controlled and + supervised by systemd.</para> + + <para>This man page lists the configuration options + specific to this unit type. See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for the common options of all unit configuration + files. The common configuration items are configured + in the generic [Unit] and [Install] sections. The swap + specific configuration options are configured in the + [Swap] section.</para> + + <para>Swap units must be named after the devices they + control. Example: the swap device + <filename>/dev/sda5</filename> must be configured in a + unit file <filename>dev-sda5.swap</filename>. For + details about the escaping logic used to convert a + file system path to a unit name see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title><filename>fstab</filename></title> + + <para>Swap units may either be configured via unit + files, or via <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> (see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for details).</para> + + <para>If a swap device or file is configured in both + <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and a unit file the + configuration in the latter takes precedence.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + + <para>Swap files must include a [Swap] section, which + carries information about the swap device it + supervises. The options specific to the [Swap] section + of swap units are the following:</para> + + <variablelist> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>What=</varname></term> + <listitem><para>Takes an absolute path + of a device node or file to use for + paging. See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>swapon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for details. If this refers to a + device node a dependency on the + respective device unit is + automatically created. (See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.device</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for more information.) If this refers + to a file a dependency on the + respective mount unit is automatically + created. (See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for more information.) This option is + mandatory.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>Priority=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para>Swap priority to use + when activating the swap device or + file. This takes an integer. This + setting is optional.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.device</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>swapon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |