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diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml index c3c9561f2f..e59c1a16c4 100644 --- a/man/systemd.unit.xml +++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml @@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ string before the @, i.e. "getty" in the example above, where "tty3" is the instance name.</para> + <para>If a unit file is empty (i.e. has the file size + 0) or is symlinked to <filename>/dev/null</filename> + its configuration will not be loaded and it appears + with a load state of <literal>masked</literal>, and + cannot be activated. Use this as an effective way to + fully disable a unit, making it impossible to start it + even manually.</para> + <para>The unit file format is covered by the <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/InterfaceStabilityPromise">Interface |