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diff --git a/doc/s6-rc-init.html b/doc/s6-rc-init.html index c531ad6..2e9c88c 100644 --- a/doc/s6-rc-init.html +++ b/doc/s6-rc-init.html @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ invocation of the <h2> Interface </h2> <pre> - s6-rc-init [ -c <em>compiled</em> ] [ -l <em>live</em> ] [ -s <em>suffix</em> ] [ -t <em>timeout</em> ] [ -b ] <em>scandir</em> + s6-rc-init [ -c <em>compiled</em> ] [ -l <em>live</em> ] [ -p <em>prefix</em> ] [ -t <em>timeout</em> ] [ -b ] <em>scandir</em> </pre> <ul> @@ -74,15 +74,18 @@ filesystem. Default is <tt>/run/s6-rc</tt>. The default can be changed at compile time by giving the <tt>--livedir=<em>live</em></tt> option to <tt>./configure</tt>. </li> - <li> <tt>-s <em>suffix</em></tt> : when linking all the -service directory into <em>scandir</em>, add <em>suffix</em> to the -names of the symbolic links. This allows several live directories + <li> <tt>-p <em>prefix</em></tt> : when linking all the +service directory into <em>scandir</em>, prepend the symbolic link +names with <em>prefix</em>, i.e. a longrun named <tt>A</tt> will +have its service directory accessible via +<tt><em>scandir</em>/<em>prefix</em>A</tt>. +This allows several live directories to be used with a unique scandir without risking conflicts between -longruns that would have the same name. This option is only useful -if you intend to have several sets of services independently managed -by s6-rc, with different live directories, all using the same scandir -to supervise their longruns. The default is no suffix at all, which -is best when you only have one live directory. </li> +longruns with the same name from different service databases. +This option is only useful if you intend to have several sets of services +independently managed by s6-rc, with different live directories, all +using the same scandir to supervise their longruns. The default is no +prefix at all, which is good when you only have one live directory. </li> <li> <tt>-b</tt> : blocking lock. If the database is currently being used by another program, s6-rc-init will wait until that other program has released its lock on the database, then proceed. |