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diff --git a/doc/runsv.8.html b/doc/runsv.8.html index 27c6423..91646e8 100644 --- a/doc/runsv.8.html +++ b/doc/runsv.8.html @@ -110,34 +110,33 @@ Example: to send a TERM signal to the socklog-unix service, either do # sv term /var/service/socklog-unix<br> or<br> - # echo -n t >/var/service/socklog-unix/supervise/control<br> + # printf t >/var/service/socklog-unix/supervise/control<br> <p> -If <i><b>echo</b>(1)</i> on your systems does not provide the -n option, leave it out, -<b>runsv</b> ignores unknown characters written to the control pipe. <i><b>echo</b>(1)</i> usually -blocks if no <b>runsv</b> process is running in the service directory. -<h2><a name='sect4'>Customize -Control</a></h2> -For each control character <i>c</i> sent to the control pipe, <b>runsv</b> first -checks if <i>service/control/<i>c</i> exists and is executable. If so, it starts <i>service</i>/control/<i>c</i> -and waits for it to terminate, before interpreting the command. If the program -exits with return code 0, <b>runsv</b> refrains from sending the service the corresponding -signal. The command <i>o</i> is always considered as command <i>u</i>. On command <i>d</i> first -<i>service</i>/control/t</i> is checked, and then <i>service/control/d.</i> On command <i>x</i> first -<i>service/control/t</i> is checked, and then <i>service/control/x.</i> The control of -the optional log service cannot be customized. +<i><b>printf</b>(1)</i> usually blocks if no <b>runsv</b> process is running in the service +directory. +<h2><a name='sect4'>Customize Control</a></h2> +For each control character <i>c</i> sent to the control +pipe, <b>runsv</b> first checks if <i>service/control/<i>c</i> exists and is executable. +If so, it starts <i>service</i>/control/<i>c</i> and waits for it to terminate, before +interpreting the command. If the program exits with return code 0, <b>runsv</b> +refrains from sending the service the corresponding signal. The command +<i>o</i> is always considered as command <i>u</i>. On command <i>d</i> first <i>service</i>/control/t</i> +is checked, and then <i>service/control/d.</i> On command <i>x</i> first <i>service/control/t</i> +is checked, and then <i>service/control/x.</i> The control of the optional log +service cannot be customized. <h2><a name='sect5'>Signals</a></h2> -If <b>runsv</b> receives -a TERM signal, it acts as if the character x was written to the control -pipe. +If <b>runsv</b> receives a TERM signal, it +acts as if the character x was written to the control pipe. <h2><a name='sect6'>Exit Codes</a></h2> -<b>runsv</b> exits 111 on an error on startup or if another <b>runsv</b> -is running in <i>service</i>. <p> +<b>runsv</b> +exits 111 on an error on startup or if another <b>runsv</b> is running in <i>service</i>. +<p> <b>runsv</b> exits 0 if it was told to exit. <h2><a name='sect7'>See Also</a></h2> -<i>sv(8)</i>, -<i>chpst(8)</i>, <i>svlogd(8)</i>, <i>runit(8)</i>, <i>runit-init(8)</i>, <i>runsvdir(8)</i>, <i>runsvchdir(8)</i>, -<i>utmpset(8)</i> <p> -<i>http://smarden.org/runit/</i> +<i>sv(8)</i>, <i>chpst(8)</i>, <i>svlogd(8)</i>, +<i>runit(8)</i>, <i>runit-init(8)</i>, <i>runsvdir(8)</i>, <i>runsvchdir(8)</i>, <i>utmpset(8)</i> <p> +<i>http://smarden.org/runit/</i> + <h2><a name='sect8'>Author</a></h2> Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> <p> |