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+++ b/man/systemd-run.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
<!--
+ SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+
This file is part of systemd.
Copyright 2013 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek
@@ -244,7 +246,15 @@
<para>When both <option>--pipe</option> and <option>--pty</option> are used in combination the more appropriate
option is automatically determined and used. Specifically, when invoked with standard input, output and error
- connected to a TTY <option>--pty</option> is used, and otherwise <option>--pipe</option>.</para></listitem>
+ connected to a TTY <option>--pty</option> is used, and otherwise <option>--pipe</option>.</para>
+
+ <para>When this option is used the original file descriptors <command>systemd-run</command> receives are passed
+ to the service processes as-is. If the service runs with different privileges than
+ <command>systemd-run</command>, this means the service might not be able to re-open the passed file
+ descriptors, due to normal file descriptor access restrictions. If the invoked process is a shell script that
+ uses the <command>echo "hello" > /dev/stderr</command> construct for writing messages to stderr, this might
+ cause problems, as this only works if stderr can be re-opened. To mitigate this use the construct <command>echo
+ "hello" >&amp;2</command> instead, which is mostly equivalent and avoids this pitfall.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -316,6 +326,21 @@
<option>--no-block</option>, <option>--scope</option> or the various timer options.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-G</option></term>
+ <term><option>--collect</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Unload the transient unit after it completed, even if it failed. Normally, without this option,
+ all units that ran and failed are kept in memory until the user explicitly resets their failure state with
+ <command>systemctl reset-failed</command> or an equivalent command. On the other hand, units that ran
+ successfully are unloaded immediately. If this option is turned on the "garbage collection" of units is more
+ aggressive, and unloads units regardless if they exited successfully or failed. This option is a shortcut for
+ <command>--property=CollectMode=inactive-or-failed</command>, see the explanation for
+ <varname>CollectMode=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for further
+ information.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="user" />
<xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="system" />
<xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="host" />