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diff --git a/doc/runit.8.html b/doc/runit.8.html index 58cad3a..e63046c 100644 --- a/doc/runit.8.html +++ b/doc/runit.8.html @@ -14,36 +14,36 @@ runit - the UNIX process no 1 <B>runit</B> <H2><A NAME="sect2">Description</A></H2> <B>runit</B> must be -run as Unix process no 1. It performs the system's booting, running and shutdown -in three stages: +run as Unix process no 1. It performs the system's booting, running, and +shutdown in three Stages: <H2><A NAME="sect3">Stage 1</A></H2> -<B>runit</B> runs <I>/etc/runit/1</I> and waits for it to terminate. -The system's one time tasks are done here. +<B>runit</B> runs <I>/etc/runit/1</I> and waits for +it to terminate. The system's one time tasks are done here. <H2><A NAME="sect4">Stage 2</A></H2> -<B>runit</B> runs <I>/etc/runit/2</I>, -which should not return until system shutdown. Normally <I>/etc/runit/2</I> starts -<B><I>svscanboot</B>(8)</I>. <B>runit</B> is able to handle the ctrl-alt-del keyboard request in -stage 2, see below. -<H2><A NAME="sect5">Stage 3</A></H2> -If <B>runit</B> is told to halt or reboot the system, -or the Stage 2 returns without errors, it terminates Stage 2 if it is running -and runs <I>/etc/runit/3</I>. The systems tasks to shutdown and halt or reboot -are done here. +<B>runit</B> runs +<I>/etc/runit/2</I>, which should not return until system shutdown; if it crashes, +it will be restarted. Normally <I>/etc/runit/2</I> starts <B><I>svscanboot</B>(8)</I>. <B>runit</B> is +able to handle the ctrl-alt-del keyboard request in Stage 2, see below. +<H2><A NAME="sect5">Stage +3</A></H2> +If <B>runit</B> is told to shutdown the system, or the Stage 2 returns without +errors, it terminates Stage 2 if it is running, and runs <I>/etc/runit/3</I>. The +systems tasks to shutdown and halt or reboot are done here. Normally in +Stage 3 <I>/etc/runit/3</I> checks for the file <I>/etc/runit/reboot</I>. If it exists, +the system is rebooted, it is halted otherwise. <H2><A NAME="sect6">Ctrl-alt-del</A></H2> -If <B>runit</B> receives the ctrl-alt-del keyboard request -and the file <I>/etc/runit/ctrlaltdel</I> exists, <B>runit</B> runs <I>/etc/runit/ctrlaltdel</I>, -waits for it to terminate and then enters stage 3 for system shutdown. +If <B>runit</B> receives +the ctrl-alt-del keyboard request and the file <I>/etc/runit/ctrlaltdel</I> exists, +<B>runit</B> runs <I>/etc/runit/ctrlaltdel</I>, waits for it to terminate and then enters +Stage 3 for system shutdown. <H2><A NAME="sect7">Signals</A></H2> -<B>runit</B> -only accepts signals in stage 2. <P> -If <B>runit</B> receives a CONT signal and the -file <I>/etc/runit/stopit</I> exists, <B>runit</B> is told to shutdown the system. <P> -Normally -in stage 3 <I>/etc/runit/3</I> checks for the file <I>/etc/runit/reboot</I>. If it exists, -the system is rebooted, it is halted otherwise. +<B>runit</B> only accepts signals in Stage +2. <P> +If <B>runit</B> receives a CONT signal and the file <I>/etc/runit/stopit</I> exists, +<B>runit</B> is told to shutdown the system. <H2><A NAME="sect8">See Also</A></H2> -<I>init(8)</I>, <I>runit-halt(8)</I>, -<I>runit-reboot(8)</I> +<I>init(8)</I>, <I>runit-halt(8)</I>, <I>runit-reboot(8)</I> + <H2><A NAME="sect9">Author</A></H2> Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> <P> |