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diff --git a/man/systemd.path.html b/man/systemd.path.html deleted file mode 100644 index 6685f1ae05..0000000000 --- a/man/systemd.path.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,102 +0,0 @@ -<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>systemd.path</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><style> - a.headerlink { - color: #c60f0f; - font-size: 0.8em; - padding: 0 4px 0 4px; - text-decoration: none; - visibility: hidden; - } - - a.headerlink:hover { - background-color: #c60f0f; - color: white; - } - - h1:hover > a.headerlink, h2:hover > a.headerlink, h3:hover > a.headerlink, dt:hover > a.headerlink { - visibility: visible; - } - </style><a href="index.html">Index </a>· - <a href="systemd.directives.html">Directives </a>· - <a href="../python-systemd/index.html">Python </a>· - - <span style="float:right">systemd 221</span><hr><div class="refentry"><a name="systemd.path"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>systemd.path — Path unit configuration</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><p><code class="filename"><em class="replaceable"><code>path</code></em>.path</code></p></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idm47752848163648"></a><h2 id="Description">Description<a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this headline" href="#Description">¶</a></h2><p>A unit configuration file whose name ends in - "<code class="literal">.path</code>" encodes information about a path - monitored by systemd, for path-based activation.</p><p>This man page lists the configuration options specific to - this unit type. See - <a href="systemd.unit.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd.unit</span>(5)</span></a> - for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common - configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and - [Install] sections. The path specific configuration options are - configured in the [Path] section.</p><p>For each path file, a matching unit file must exist, - describing the unit to activate when the path changes. By default, - a service by the same name as the path (except for the suffix) is - activated. Example: a path file <code class="filename">foo.path</code> - activates a matching service <code class="filename">foo.service</code>. The - unit to activate may be controlled by <code class="varname">Unit=</code> - (see below).</p><p>Internally, path units use the - <a href="http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/inotify.7.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">inotify</span>(7)</span></a> - API to monitor file systems. Due to that, it suffers by the same - limitations as inotify, and for example cannot be used to monitor - files or directories changed by other machines on remote NFS file - systems.</p><p>If a path unit is beneath another mount point in the file - system hierarchy, a dependency between both units is created - automatically.</p><p>Unless <code class="varname">DefaultDependencies=false</code> is used, - path units will implicitly have dependencies of type - <code class="varname">Conflicts=</code> and <code class="varname">Before=</code> on - <code class="filename">shutdown.target</code>. These ensure that path units - are terminated cleanly prior to system shutdown. Only path units - involved with early boot or late system shutdown should disable - this option. - </p></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idm47752843252112"></a><h2 id="Options">Options<a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this headline" href="#Options">¶</a></h2><p>Path files must include a [Path] section, which carries - information about the path(s) it monitors. The options specific to - the [Path] section of path units are the following:</p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt id="PathExists="><span class="term"><code class="varname">PathExists=</code>, </span><span class="term"><code class="varname">PathExistsGlob=</code>, </span><span class="term"><code class="varname">PathChanged=</code>, </span><span class="term"><code class="varname">PathModified=</code>, </span><span class="term"><code class="varname">DirectoryNotEmpty=</code></span><a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this term" href="#PathExists=">¶</a></dt><dd><p>Defines paths to monitor for certain changes: - <code class="varname">PathExists=</code> may be used to watch the mere - existence of a file or directory. If the file specified - exists, the configured unit is activated. - <code class="varname">PathExistsGlob=</code> works similar, but checks - for the existence of at least one file matching the globbing - pattern specified. <code class="varname">PathChanged=</code> may be used - to watch a file or directory and activate the configured unit - whenever it changes. It is not activated on every write to the - watched file but it is activated if the file which was open - for writing gets closed. <code class="varname">PathModified=</code> is - similar, but additionally it is activated also on simple - writes to the watched file. - <code class="varname">DirectoryNotEmpty=</code> may be used to watch a - directory and activate the configured unit whenever it - contains at least one file.</p><p>The arguments of these directives must be absolute file - system paths.</p><p>Multiple directives may be combined, of the same and of - different types, to watch multiple paths. If the empty string - is assigned to any of these options, the list of paths to - watch is reset, and any prior assignments of these options - will not have any effect.</p><p>If a path already exists (in case of - <code class="varname">PathExists=</code> and - <code class="varname">PathExistsGlob=</code>) or a directory already is - not empty (in case of <code class="varname">DirectoryNotEmpty=</code>) - at the time the path unit is activated, then the configured - unit is immediately activated as well. Something similar does - not apply to <code class="varname">PathChanged=</code> and - <code class="varname">PathModified=</code>.</p><p>If the path itself or any of the containing directories - are not accessible, <span class="command"><strong>systemd</strong></span> will watch for - permission changes and notice that conditions are satisfied - when permissions allow that. </p></dd><dt id="Unit="><span class="term"><code class="varname">Unit=</code></span><a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this term" href="#Unit=">¶</a></dt><dd><p>The unit to activate when any of the - configured paths changes. The argument is a unit name, whose - suffix is not "<code class="literal">.path</code>". If not specified, this - value defaults to a service that has the same name as the path - unit, except for the suffix. (See above.) It is recommended - that the unit name that is activated and the unit name of the - path unit are named identical, except for the - suffix.</p></dd><dt id="MakeDirectory="><span class="term"><code class="varname">MakeDirectory=</code></span><a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this term" href="#MakeDirectory=">¶</a></dt><dd><p>Takes a boolean argument. If true, the - directories to watch are created before watching. This option - is ignored for <code class="varname">PathExists=</code> settings. - Defaults to <code class="option">false</code>.</p></dd><dt id="DirectoryMode="><span class="term"><code class="varname">DirectoryMode=</code></span><a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this term" href="#DirectoryMode=">¶</a></dt><dd><p>If <code class="varname">MakeDirectory=</code> is - enabled, use the mode specified here to create the directories - in question. Takes an access mode in octal notation. Defaults - to <code class="option">0755</code>.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idm47752843231936"></a><h2 id="See Also">See Also<a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this headline" href="#See%20Also">¶</a></h2><p> - <a href="systemd.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd</span>(1)</span></a>, - <a href="systemctl.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemctl</span>(1)</span></a>, - <a href="systemd.unit.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd.unit</span>(5)</span></a>, - <a href="systemd.service.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd.service</span>(5)</span></a>, - <a href="http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/inotify.7.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">inotify</span>(7)</span></a>, - <a href="systemd.directives.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd.directives</span>(7)</span></a> - </p></div></div></body></html> |