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diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml index caba7ea69d..b4044f43ef 100644 --- a/man/systemd.unit.xml +++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*--> <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % entities SYSTEM "custom-entities.ent" > @@ -195,12 +195,6 @@ consider it mostly obsolete, and want people to use .d/ drop-ins instead. --> - <para>Note that while systemd offers a flexible dependency system - between units it is recommended to use this functionality only - sparingly and instead rely on techniques such as bus-based or - socket-based activation which make dependencies implicit, - resulting in a both simpler and more flexible system.</para> - <para>Some unit names reflect paths existing in the file system namespace. Example: a device unit <filename>dev-sda.device</filename> refers to a device with the @@ -254,6 +248,31 @@ </refsect1> <refsect1> + <title>Automatic Dependencies</title> + + <para>Note that while systemd offers a flexible dependency system + between units it is recommended to use this functionality only + sparingly and instead rely on techniques such as bus-based or + socket-based activation which make dependencies implicit, + resulting in a both simpler and more flexible system.</para> + + <para>A number of unit dependencies are automatically established, + depending on unit configuration. On top of that, for units with + <varname>DefaultDependencies=yes</varname> (the default) a couple + of additional dependencies are added. The precise effect of + <varname>DefaultDependencies=yes</varname> depends on the unit + type (see below).</para> + + <para>If <varname>DefaultDependencies=yes</varname> is set, units + that are referenced by other units of type + <filename>.target</filename> via a <varname>Wants=</varname> or + <varname>Requires=</varname> dependency might automatically gain + an <varname>Before=</varname> dependency too. See + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.target</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for details.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> <title>Unit File Load Path</title> <para>Unit files are loaded from a set of paths determined during |