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diff --git a/man/systemd.timer.xml b/man/systemd.timer.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 20890f227..000000000 --- a/man/systemd.timer.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,253 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> -<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> - -<!-- - This file is part of systemd. - - Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering - - systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it - under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by - the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or - (at your option) any later version. - - systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but - WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU - Lesser General Public License for more details. - - You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License - along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. ---> - -<refentry id="systemd.timer"> - <refentryinfo> - <title>systemd.timer</title> - <productname>systemd</productname> - - <authorgroup> - <author> - <contrib>Developer</contrib> - <firstname>Lennart</firstname> - <surname>Poettering</surname> - <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> - </author> - </authorgroup> - </refentryinfo> - - <refmeta> - <refentrytitle>systemd.timer</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> - </refmeta> - - <refnamediv> - <refname>systemd.timer</refname> - <refpurpose>Timer unit configuration</refpurpose> - </refnamediv> - - <refsynopsisdiv> - <para><filename><replaceable>timer</replaceable>.timer</filename></para> - </refsynopsisdiv> - - <refsect1> - <title>Description</title> - - <para>A unit configuration file whose name ends in - <literal>.timer</literal> encodes information about a timer - controlled and supervised by systemd, for timer-based - activation.</para> - - <para>This man page lists the configuration options specific to - this unit type. See - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> - for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common - configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and - [Install] sections. The timer specific configuration options are - configured in the [Timer] section.</para> - - <para>For each timer file, a matching unit file must exist, - describing the unit to activate when the timer elapses. By - default, a service by the same name as the timer (except for the - suffix) is activated. Example: a timer file - <filename>foo.timer</filename> activates a matching service - <filename>foo.service</filename>. The unit to activate may be - controlled by <varname>Unit=</varname> (see below).</para> - - <para>Unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname> is set to - <option>false</option>, all timer units will implicitly have - dependencies of type <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and - <varname>Before=</varname> on <filename>shutdown.target</filename> - to ensure that they are stopped cleanly prior to system shutdown. - Timer units with at least one <varname>OnCalendar=</varname> - directive will have an additional <varname>After=</varname> - dependency on <filename>timer-sync.target</filename> to avoid - being started before the system clock has been correctly set. Only - timer units involved with early boot or late system shutdown - should disable the <varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname> - option.</para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Options</title> - - <para>Timer files must include a [Timer] section, which carries - information about the timer it defines. The options specific to - the [Timer] section of timer units are the following:</para> - - <variablelist class='unit-directives'> - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>OnActiveSec=</varname></term> - <term><varname>OnBootSec=</varname></term> - <term><varname>OnStartupSec=</varname></term> - <term><varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname></term> - <term><varname>OnUnitInactiveSec=</varname></term> - - <listitem><para>Defines monotonic timers relative to different - starting points: <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname> defines a - timer relative to the moment the timer itself is activated. - <varname>OnBootSec=</varname> defines a timer relative to when - the machine was booted up. <varname>OnStartupSec=</varname> - defines a timer relative to when systemd was first started. - <varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname> defines a timer relative - to when the unit the timer is activating was last activated. - <varname>OnUnitInactiveSec=</varname> defines a timer relative - to when the unit the timer is activating was last - deactivated.</para> - - <para>Multiple directives may be combined of the same and of - different types. For example, by combining - <varname>OnBootSec=</varname> and - <varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname>, it is possible to define - a timer that elapses in regular intervals and activates a - specific service each time.</para> - - <para>The arguments to the directives are time spans - configured in seconds. Example: "OnBootSec=50" means 50s after - boot-up. The argument may also include time units. Example: - "OnBootSec=5h 30min" means 5 hours and 30 minutes after - boot-up. For details about the syntax of time spans, see - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> - - <para>If a timer configured with <varname>OnBootSec=</varname> - or <varname>OnStartupSec=</varname> is already in the past - when the timer unit is activated, it will immediately elapse - and the configured unit is started. This is not the case for - timers defined in the other directives.</para> - - <para>These are monotonic timers, independent of wall-clock - time and timezones. If the computer is temporarily suspended, - the monotonic clock stops too.</para> - - <para>If the empty string is assigned to any of these options, - the list of timers is reset, and all prior assignments will - have no effect.</para> - - <para>Note that timers do not necessarily expire at the - precise time configured with these settings, as they are - subject to the <varname>AccuracySec=</varname> setting - below.</para></listitem> - - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>OnCalendar=</varname></term> - - <listitem><para>Defines realtime (i.e. wallclock) timers with - calendar event expressions. See - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> - for more information on the syntax of calendar event - expressions. Otherwise, the semantics are similar to - <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname> and related settings.</para> - - <para>Note that timers do not necessarily expire at the - precise time configured with this setting, as it is subject to - the <varname>AccuracySec=</varname> setting - below.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>AccuracySec=</varname></term> - - <listitem><para>Specify the accuracy the timer shall elapse - with. Defaults to 1min. The timer is scheduled to elapse - within a time window starting with the time specified in - <varname>OnCalendar=</varname>, - <varname>OnActiveSec=</varname>, - <varname>OnBootSec=</varname>, - <varname>OnStartupSec=</varname>, - <varname>OnUnitActiveSec=</varname> or - <varname>OnUnitInactiveSec=</varname> and ending the time - configured with <varname>AccuracySec=</varname> later. Within - this time window, the expiry time will be placed at a - host-specific, randomized but stable position that is - synchronized between all local timer units. This is done in - order to distribute the wake-up time in networked - installations, as well as optimizing power consumption to - suppress unnecessary CPU wake-ups. To get best accuracy, set - this option to 1us. Note that the timer is still subject to - the timer slack configured via - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s - <varname>TimerSlackNSec=</varname> setting. See - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>prctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> - for details. To optimize power consumption, make sure to set - this value as high as possible and as low as - necessary.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>Unit=</varname></term> - - <listitem><para>The unit to activate when this timer elapses. - The argument is a unit name, whose suffix is not - <literal>.timer</literal>. If not specified, this value - defaults to a service that has the same name as the timer - unit, except for the suffix. (See above.) It is recommended - that the unit name that is activated and the unit name of the - timer unit are named identically, except for the - suffix.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>Persistent=</varname></term> - - <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If true, the time - when the service unit was last triggered is stored on disk. - When the timer is activated, the service unit is triggered - immediately if it would have been triggered at least once - during the time when the timer was inactive. This is useful to - catch up on missed runs of the service when the machine was - off. Note that this setting only has an effect on timers - configured with <varname>OnCalendar=</varname>. - </para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>WakeSystem=</varname></term> - - <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If true, an elapsing - timer will cause the system to resume from suspend, should it - be suspended and if the system supports this. Note that this - option will only make sure the system resumes on the - appropriate times, it will not take care of suspending it - again after any work that is to be done is finished. Defaults - to <varname>false</varname>.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>See Also</title> - <para> - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.time</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>prctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> - </para> - </refsect1> - -</refentry> |