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authorJohn Lin <johnlinp@gmail.com>2017-09-12 06:02:27 +0200
committerJohn Lin <johnlinp@gmail.com>2017-09-13 05:39:09 +0200
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man: explicitly distinguish "implicit dependencies" and "default dependencies"
Fixes: #6793
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</refsect1>
<refsect1>
- <title>Automatic Dependencies</title>
-
- <para>If a path unit is beneath another mount unit in the file
- system hierarchy, both a requirement and an ordering dependency
- between both units are created automatically.</para>
-
- <para>An implicit <varname>Before=</varname> dependency is added
- between a path unit and the unit it is supposed to activate.</para>
-
- <para>Unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=false</varname> in the <literal>[Unit]</literal> section is used, path
- units will implicitly have dependencies of type <varname>Before=</varname> on <filename>paths.target</filename>,
- dependencies of type <varname>After=</varname> and <varname>Requires=</varname> on
- <filename>sysinit.target</filename>, and have dependencies of type <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and
- <varname>Before=</varname> on <filename>shutdown.target</filename>. 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.
- </para>
+ <title>Implicit Dependencies</title>
+
+ <para>The following dependencies are implicitly added:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>If a path unit is beneath another mount unit in the file
+ system hierarchy, both a requirement and an ordering dependency
+ between both units are created automatically.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>An implicit <varname>Before=</varname> dependency is added
+ between a path unit and the unit it is supposed to activate.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Default Dependencies</title>
+
+ <para>The following dependencies are added unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname> is set:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Path units will automatically have dependencies of type <varname>Before=</varname> on
+ <filename>paths.target</filename>,
+ dependencies of type <varname>After=</varname> and <varname>Requires=</varname> on
+ <filename>sysinit.target</filename>, and have dependencies of type <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and
+ <varname>Before=</varname> on <filename>shutdown.target</filename>. 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 <varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname> option.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para></para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>