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diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml index 3b6b1e3f11..cd6d7f626c 100644 --- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml +++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml @@ -157,13 +157,17 @@ <varlistentry> <term><varname>d</varname></term> - <listitem><para>Create a directory if it does not exist yet. - </para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Create a directory. The mode and ownership will be adjusted if + specified and the directory already exists. Contents of this directory are subject + to time based cleanup if the time argument is specified.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><varname>D</varname></term> - <listitem><para>Create or empty a directory.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Similar to <varname>d</varname>, but in addition the contents + of the directory will be removed when <option>--remove</option> is used. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -612,22 +616,49 @@ </refsect1> <refsect1> - <title>Example</title> + <title>Examples</title> <example> - <title>/etc/tmpfiles.d/screen.conf example</title> - <para><command>screen</command> needs two directories created at - boot with specific modes and ownership.</para> + <title>Create directories with specific mode and ownership</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>screen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + needs two directories created at boot with specific modes and ownership:</para> + + <programlisting># /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/screen.conf +d /run/screens 1777 root screen 10d +d /run/uscreens 0755 root screen 10d12h +</programlisting> + + <para>Contents of <filename>/run/screens</filename> and /run/uscreens will + cleaned up after 10 and 10½ days, respectively.</para> + </example> - <programlisting>d /run/screens 1777 root root 10d -d /run/uscreens 0755 root root 10d12h -t /run/screen - - - - user.name="John Smith" security.SMACK64=screen</programlisting> + <example> + <title>Create a directory with a SMACK attribute</title> + <programlisting>D /run/cups - - - - +t /run/cups - - - - security.SMACK64=printing user.attr-with-spaces="foo bar" + </programlisting> + + <para>The direcory will be owned by root and have default mode. It's contents are + not subject to time based cleanup, but will be obliterated when + <command>systemd-tmpfiles --remove</command> runs.</para> </example> + <example> - <title>/etc/tmpfiles.d/abrt.conf example</title> - <para><command>abrt</command> needs a directory created at boot with specific mode and ownership and its content should be preserved.</para> + <title>Create a directory and prevent its contents from cleanup</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>abrt</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + needs a directory created at boot with specific mode and ownership and its content + should be preserved from the automatic cleanup applied to the contents of + <filename>/var/tmp</filename>:</para> + + <programlisting># /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tmp.conf +d /var/tmp 1777 root root 30d +</programlisting> + + <programlisting># /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/abrt.conf +d /var/tmp/abrt 0755 abrt abrt - +</programlisting> - <programlisting>d /var/tmp/abrt 0755 abrt abrt -x /var/tmp/abrt/*</programlisting> </example> </refsect1> |