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| -rw-r--r-- | man/runsv.8 | 57 |
1 files changed, 37 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/man/runsv.8 b/man/runsv.8 index 96991fd..70da0d3 100644 --- a/man/runsv.8 +++ b/man/runsv.8 @@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ must be a directory. .B runsv switches to the directory .I service -and starts ./run. if ./run exits and ./finish exists, +and starts ./run. +If ./run exits and ./finish exists, .B runsv -starts ./finish. If ./finish doesn't exist or ./finish exits, +starts ./finish. +If ./finish doesn't exist or ./finish exits, .B runsv restarts ./run. .P @@ -26,8 +28,9 @@ If the file .IR service /down exists, .B runsv -does not start ./run immediately. The control interface (see below) can be -used to start the service and to give other commands to +does not start ./run immediately. +The control interface (see below) can be used to start the service and to +give other commands to .BR runsv . .P If the directory @@ -42,8 +45,8 @@ standard output to the pipe, switches to the directory .IR service /log and starts ./run (and ./finish) exactly as described above for the .I service -directory. The standard input of the log service a redirected to read from -the pipe. +directory. +The standard input of the log service is redirected to read from the pipe. .P .B runsv maintains status information in a binary format compatible to @@ -70,43 +73,57 @@ to control the service or just write one of the following characters to the named pipe: .TP .B u -Up. If the service is not running, start it. If the service stops, restart -it. +Up. +If the service is not running, start it. +If the service stops, restart it. .TP .B d -Down. If the service is running, send it a TERM signal. If ./run exits, -start ./finish if it exists. After it stops, do not restart service. +Down. +If the service is running, send it a TERM signal. +If ./run exits, start ./finish if it exists. +After it stops, do not restart service. .TP .B o -Once. If the service is not running, start it. Do not restart it if it +Once. +If the service is not running, start it. +Do not restart it if it stops. .TP .B p -Pause. If the service is running, send it a STOP signal. +Pause. +If the service is running, send it a STOP signal. .TP .B c -Continue. If the service is running, send it a CONT signal. +Continue. +If the service is running, send it a CONT signal. .TP .B h -Hangup. If the service is running, send it a HUP signal. +Hangup. +If the service is running, send it a HUP signal. .TP .B a -Alarm. If the service is running, send it a ALRM signal. +Alarm. +If the service is running, send it a ALRM signal. .TP .B i -Interrupt. If the service is running, send it a INT signal. +Interrupt. +If the service is running, send it a INT signal. .TP .B 1 -User-defined 1. If the service is running, send it a USR1 signal. +User-defined 1. +If the service is running, send it a USR1 signal. .TP .B 2 -User-defined 2. If the service is running, send it a USR2 signal. +User-defined 2. +If the service is running, send it a USR2 signal. .TP .B t -Terminate. If the service is running, send it a TERM signal. +Terminate. +If the service is running, send it a TERM signal. .TP .B k -Kill. If the service is running, send it a KILL signal. +Kill. +If the service is running, send it a KILL signal. .TP .B x \fRor \fBe Exit. |