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diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml index 8568fcd59c..abc74ef6f1 100644 --- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml +++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml @@ -47,26 +47,41 @@ </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> + <para><filename>/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/*.conf</filename></para> <para><filename>/etc/tmpfiles.d/*.conf</filename></para> + <para><filename>/run/tmpfiles.d/*.conf</filename></para> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsect1> <title>Description</title> <para><command>systemd-tmpfiles</command> uses the - configuration files in - <filename>/etc/tmpfiles.d/</filename> to describe the + configuration files from the above directories to describe the creation, cleaning and removal of volatile and temporary files and directories which usually reside in directories such as <filename>/run</filename> - or <filename>/tmp</filename>. Each configuration file - is named in the style of - <filename>/etc/tmpfiles.d/<program>.conf</filename>.</para> + or <filename>/tmp</filename>.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> <title>Configuration Format</title> + <para>Each configuration file is named in the style of + <filename><program>.conf</filename>. + Files in <filename>/etc/</filename> overwrite + files with the same name in <filename>/usr/lib/</filename>. + Files in <filename>/run</filename> overwrite files with + the same name in <filename>/etc/</filename> and + <filename>/usr/lib/</filename>. Packages should install their + configuration files in <filename>/usr/lib/</filename>, files + in <filename>/etc/</filename> are reserved for the local + administration, which possibly decides to overwrite the + configurations installed from packages. All files are sorted + by filename in alphabetical order, regardless in which of the + directories they reside, to ensure that a specific + configuration file takes precedence over another file with + an alphabetically later name.</para> + <para>The configuration format is one line per path containing action, mode, ownership and age fields:</para> @@ -181,10 +196,12 @@ d /run/user 0755 root root 10d</programlisting> <term><varname>us</varname></term></varlistentry> </variablelist> - <para>If multiple integers and units are specified the time values are summed up.</para> - - <para>The age field only applies to lines starting with d, D and x. If omitted or set to - no automatic clean-up is done.</para> + <para>If multiple integers and units are specified the time + values are summed up.</para> + <para>The age field only applies to lines starting with + d, D and x. If omitted or set to - no automatic clean-up + is done.</para> </refsect2> </refsect1> |