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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-->
+<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@
<replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable> may be omitted. In this case, <command>systemd-run</command> creates only a
<filename>.path</filename>, <filename>.socket</filename>, or <filename>.timer</filename> unit that triggers the
specified unit.</para>
+
+ <para>By default, services created with <command>systemd-run</command> default to the <option>simple</option> type,
+ see the description of <varname>Type=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
+ details. Note that when this type is used the service manager (and thus the <command>systemd-run</command> command)
+ considers service start-up successful as soon as the <function>fork()</function> for the main service process
+ succeeded, i.e. before the <function>execve()</function> is invoked, and thus even if the specified command cannot
+ be started. Consider using the <option>exec</option> service type (i.e. <option>--property=Type=exec</option>) to
+ ensure that <command>systemd-run</command> returns successfully only if the specified command line has been
+ successfully started.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -198,6 +208,23 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--working-directory=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Runs the service process with the specified working directory. Also see
+ <varname>WorkingDirectory=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--same-dir</option></term>
+ <term><option>-d</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Similar to <option>--working-directory=</option> but uses the current working directory of the
+ caller for the service to execute.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><option>-E <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>=<replaceable>VALUE</replaceable></option></term>
<term><option>--setenv=<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>=<replaceable>VALUE</replaceable></option></term>
@@ -248,6 +275,15 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--shell</option></term>
+ <term><option>-S</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>A shortcut for <literal>--pty --same-dir --wait --collect --service-type=exec $SHELL</literal>,
+ i.e. requests an interactive shell in the current working directory, running in service context, accessible
+ with a single switch.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><option>--quiet</option></term>
<term><option>-q</option></term>