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diff --git a/doc/s6-rc-init.html b/doc/s6-rc-init.html index 39d11a7..3334525 100644 --- a/doc/s6-rc-init.html +++ b/doc/s6-rc-init.html @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ invocation of the <li> <em>compiled</em>, <em>live</em> and <em>scandir</em> must be absolute paths. </li> <li> s6-rc-init expects to find a <em>compiled service database</em> -in <em>compiled</tt>. It expects to be able to create a directory +in <em>compiled</em>. It expects to be able to create a directory at <em>live</em>. It also expects that an instance of <a href="http://skarnet.org/software/s6/s6-svscan.html">s6-svscan</a> is running on <em>scandir</em>. </li> @@ -48,11 +48,12 @@ subdirectory of <em>live</em>, adds down files to the live copies and links them into <em>scandir</em>. It then triggers <a href="http://skarnet.org/software/s6/s6-svscan.html">s6-svscan</a>, which will pick up the new service directories and start -http://skarnet.org/software/s6/s6-supervise.html">s6-supervise</a> +<a href="http://skarnet.org/software/s6/s6-supervise.html">s6-supervise</a> processes on them - but the service themselves will not be started right away, because of the down files. </li> <li> s6-rc-init waits for all s6-supervise processes to be operational, then exits 0. </li> +</ul> <h2> Options </h2> @@ -70,7 +71,9 @@ Default is <tt>/etc/s6-rc/compiled</tt>. </li> the <em>live</em> directory, which should not exist prior to running s6-rc-init, but should be under a writable filesystem - likely a RAM filesystem. Default is -<tt>/run/s6-rc</tt>. </li> +<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> </ul> <h2> Typical usage </h2> |