man: extend manual page documentation

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<listitem><para>Dump understood unit
configuration items. This outputs a
terse list of configuration items
understood in unit definition
files.</para></listitem>
terse but complete list of
configuration items understood in unit
definition files.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--confirm-spawn</option></term>
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it defaults to
<option>true</option>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Directories</title>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Signal</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>SIGTERM</filename></term>
<term>System unit directories</term>
<listitem><para>systemd serializes its
state, reexecutes itself and
deserializes the saved state
again. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl
daemon-reexec</command>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>The systemd system
manager reads unit configuration from
various directories. Packages that
want to install unit files shall place
them in the directory returned by
<command>pkg-config systemd
--variable=systemdsystemunitdir</command>. Other
directories checked are
<filename>/usr/local/share/systemd/system</filename>
and
<filename>/usr/share/systemd/system</filename>. User
configuration always takes
precedence. <command>pkg-config
systemd
--variable=systemdsystemconfdir</command>
returns the path of the system
configuration directory. Packages
should alter this directory only with
the
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-install</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
tool.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Session unit directories</term>
<listitem><para>Similar rules apply
for the session unit
directories. However, here the <ulink
url="http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html">XDG
Base Directory specification</ulink>
is followed to find
units. Applications should place their
unit files in the directory returned
by <command>pkg-config systemd
--variable=systemdsessionunitdir</command>. Global
configuration is done in the
directory reported by
<command>pkg-config systemd
--variable=systemdsessionconfdir</command>. The
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-install</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
tool can handle both global (i.e. for
all users) and private (for one user)
enabling/disabling of
units.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>SysV init scripts directory</term>
<listitem><para>The location of the
SysV init script directory varies
between distributions. If systemd
cannot find a native unit file for a
requested service it will look for a
SysV init script of the same name
(with the
<filename>.service</filename> suffix
removed).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>SysV runlevel link farm directory</term>
<listitem><para>The location of the
SysV runlevel link farm directory
varies between distributions. systemd
will take the link farm into account
when figuring out whether a service
shall be enabled. Note that a service
unit with a native unit configuration
file can be started by activating it
in the SysV runlevel link
farm.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Signals</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGTERM</term>
<listitem><para>Upon receiving this
signal the systemd system manager
serializes its state, reexecutes
itself and deserializes the saved
state again. This is mostly equivalent
to <command>systemctl
daemon-reexec</command>.</para>
<para>systemd session managers will
start the
<filename>exit.target</filename> unit
when this signal is received. This is
mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl --session start
exit.target</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGINT</term>
<listitem><para>Upon receiving this
signal the systemd system manager will
start the
<filename>ctrl-alt-del.target</filename> unit. This
is mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl start
ctl-alt-del.target</command>.</para>
<para>systemd session managers
treat this signal the same way as
SIGTERM.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGWINCH</term>
<listitem><para>When this signal is
received the systemd system manager
will start the
<filename>kbrequest.target</filename>
unit. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl start
kbrequest.target</command>.</para>
<para>This signal is ignored by
systemd session
managers.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGPWR</term>
<listitem><para>When this signal is
received the systemd manager
will start the
<filename>sigpwr.target</filename>
unit. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl start
sigpwr.target</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGUSR1</term>
<listitem><para>When this signal is
received the systemd manager will try
to reconnect to the D-Bus
bus.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGUSR2</term>
<listitem><para>When this signal is
received the systemd manager will log
its complete state in human readable
form. The data logged is the same as
printed by <command>systemctl
dump</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGHUP</term>
<listitem><para>Reloads the complete
daemon configuration. This is mostly
equivalent to <command>systemctl
daemon-reload</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGRTMIN+0</term>
<listitem><para>Enters default mode, starts the
<filename>default.target</filename>
unit. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl start
default.target</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGRTMIN+1</term>
<listitem><para>Enters rescue mode,
starts the
<filename>rescue.target</filename>
unit. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl isolate
rescue.target</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGRTMIN+2</term>
<listitem><para>Enters emergency mode,
starts the
<filename>emergency.service</filename>
unit. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl isolate
emergency.service</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGRTMIN+3</term>
<listitem><para>Halts the machine,
starts the
<filename>halt.target</filename>
unit. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl start
halt.target</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGRTMIN+4</term>
<listitem><para>Powers off the machine,
starts the
<filename>poweroff.target</filename>
unit. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl start
poweroff.target</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>SIGRTMIN+5</term>
<listitem><para>Reboots the machine,
starts the
<filename>reboot.target</filename>
unit. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>systemctl start
reboot.target</command>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Environment</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>$SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL</varname></term>
<listitem><para>systemd reads the
log level from this environment
variable. This can be overriden with
<option>--log-level=</option>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>$SYSTEMD_LOG_TARGET</varname></term>
<listitem><para>systemd reads the
log target from this environment
variable. This can be overriden with
<option>--log-target=</option>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>$SYSTEMD_LOG_COLOR</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Controls whether
systemd highlights important log
messages. This can be overriden with
<option>--log-color=</option>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>$SYSTEMD_LOG_LOCATION</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Controls whether
systemd prints the code location along
with log messages. This can be
overriden with
<option>--log-location=</option>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME</varname></term>
<term><varname>$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS</varname></term>
<term><varname>$XDG_DATA_HOME</varname></term>
<term><varname>$XDG_DATA_DIRS</varname></term>
<listitem><para>The systemd session
manager uses these variables in
accordance to the <ulink
url="http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html">XDG
Base Directory specification</ulink>
to find its configuration.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>$SYSTEMD_UNIT_PATH</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Controls where systemd
looks for unit
files.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>$SYSTEMD_SYSVINIT_PATH</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Controls where systemd
looks for SysV init scripts.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>$SYSTEMD_SYSVRCND_PATH</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Controls where systemd
looks for SysV init script runlevel link
farms.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>$LISTEN_PID</varname></term>
<term><varname>$LISTEN_FDS</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Set by systemd for
supervised processes during
socket-based activation. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_listen_fds</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for more information.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>$NOTIFY_SOCKET</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Set by systemd for
supervised processes for status and
start-up completion notification. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_notify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for more information.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Sockets and FIFOs</title>
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</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemadm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-install</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-notify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>