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diff --git a/doc/s6-linux-init-maker.html b/doc/s6-linux-init-maker.html index eed5d79..a9f6e8b 100644 --- a/doc/s6-linux-init-maker.html +++ b/doc/s6-linux-init-maker.html @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ machine</em>. If it is not the case, the system will fail to boot. [ -d <em>dev_style</em> ] \ [ -s <em>env_store</em> ] \ [ -e <em>initial_envvar</em> ] ... \ - [ -q ] <em>finalsleeptime</em> + [ -q <em>finalsleeptime</em> ] \ [ -D <em>initdefault</em> ] \ [ -U <em>utmp_user</em> ] \ <em>dir</em> @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ which have been stored into <em>env_store</em>. </li> <li> <tt>rc.shutdown</tt>: this script will be run as the <em>shutdown sequence</em>, when the administrator runs the <tt>shutdown</tt>, <tt>halt</tt>, <tt>poweroff</tt> or <tt>reboot</tt> -command. (As well as <tt>init 0</tt>, <tt>init 6</tt>. +command. (As well as <tt>init 0</tt>, <tt>init 6</tt>, <tt>telinit 0</tt> and <tt>telinit 6</tt> for compatibility reasons.) It should ask the service manager to bring all the services down, and exit when it's done (in other words: it should @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ be accessible as <tt>/sbin/init</tt>. </li> <p> When the kernel boots, it may run an initramfs first, but in any -case it then runs the <tt><em>basedir</em>/init</tt> script, +case it then runs the <tt>/sbin/init</tt> script, also known as <em>stage 1</em>. This script is just an execution of the <a href="s6-linux-init.html">s6-linux-init</a> program with some command-line options that are directly transferred from the @@ -181,8 +181,10 @@ service to clean up utmp records at user logout time. Check the <a href="s6-linux-init-logouthookd">s6-linux-init-logouthookd</a> page for details. </li> <p /> - <li> <tt>-p</tt> <em>initial_path</em> : the value to -set the PATH environment variable to, for all the starting processes. + <li> <tt>-p</tt> <em>initial_path</em> : the initial value +for the PATH environment variable, that will be transmitted to all the +starting process unless it's overridden by a PATH declaration via the +<tt>-e</tt> option. It is absolutely necessary for <a href="//skarnet.org/software/execline/">execline</a> and <a href="//skarnet.org/software/s6/">s6</a> @@ -315,8 +317,7 @@ services are: <li> <tt>s6-svscan-log</tt>: the catch-all logger. </li> <li> <tt>s6-linux-init-shutdownd</tt>: a service that listens to shutdown commands such as <tt>reboot</tt> and triggers the software -shutdown procedure. The service is asleep for the whole lifetime of -the machine and uses very few resources. </li> +shutdown procedure. </li> <li> <tt>s6-linux-init-runleveld</tt>: a service that listens to runlevel change commands such as <tt>telinit</tt> and calls the <em>runlevel</em> script in a reproducible environment to bring the |