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diff --git a/doc/sv.8.html b/doc/sv.8.html index 6552f58..504b30b 100644 --- a/doc/sv.8.html +++ b/doc/sv.8.html @@ -61,48 +61,52 @@ signal respectively. </dd> <dd>If the service is running, send it the TERM signal, and the CONT signal. Do not restart the service. If the service is down, and no log service exists, <i><b>runsv</b>(8)</i> exits. If the service is down and a -log service exists, send the TERM signal to the log service. If the log -service is down, <i><b>runsv</b>(8)</i> exits. This command is ignored if it is given -to an appendant log service. </dd> +log service exists, <i><b>runsv</b>(8)</i> closes the standard input of the log service +and waits for it to terminate. If the log service is down, <i><b>runsv</b>(8)</i> exits. +This command is ignored if it is given to an appendant log service. </dd> </dl> <p> -<b>sv</b> actually looks only at the first character -of these <i>command</i>s. -<h3><a name='sect4'>Commands compatible to LSB init script actions</a></h3> +<b>sv</b> actually +looks only at the first character of these <i>command</i>s. +<h3><a name='sect4'>Commands compatible +to LSB init script actions</a></h3> <dl> -<dt><b>status</b> -</dt> +<dt><b>status</b> </dt> <dd>Same as <i>status</i>. </dd> <dt><b>start</b> </dt> -<dd>Same as <i>up</i>, but wait up to 7 seconds for the command -to take effect. Then report the status or timeout. If the script <i>./check</i> exists -in the service directory, <b>sv</b> runs this script to check whether the service -is up and available; it’s considered to be available if <i>./check</i> exits with -0. </dd> +<dd>Same as <i>up</i>, but wait +up to 7 seconds for the command to take effect. Then report the status or +timeout. If the script <i>./check</i> exists in the service directory, <b>sv</b> runs this +script to check whether the service is up and available; it’s considered +to be available if <i>./check</i> exits with 0. </dd> <dt><b>stop</b> </dt> -<dd>Same as <i>down</i>, but wait up to 7 seconds for the service to become -down. Then report the status or timeout. </dd> +<dd>Same as <i>down</i>, but wait up to +7 seconds for the service to become down. Then report the status or timeout. +</dd> + +<dt><b>reload</b> </dt> +<dd>Same as <i>hup</i>, and additionally report the status afterwards. </dd> -<dt><b>restart</b> </dt> -<dd>Send the commands <i>term</i>, -<i>cont</i>, and <i>up</i> to the service, and wait up to 7 seconds for the service to -restart. Then report the status or timeout. If the script <i>./check</i> exists in -the service directory, <b>sv</b> runs this script to check whether the service -is up and available again; it’s considered to be available if <i>./check</i> exits -with 0. </dd> +<dt><b>restart</b> +</dt> +<dd>Send the commands <i>term</i>, <i>cont</i>, and <i>up</i> to the service, and wait up to 7 seconds +for the service to restart. Then report the status or timeout. If the script +<i>./check</i> exists in the service directory, <b>sv</b> runs this script to check whether +the service is up and available again; it’s considered to be available if +<i>./check</i> exits with 0. </dd> <dt><b>shutdown</b> </dt> -<dd>Same as <i>exit</i>, but wait up to 7 seconds for the <i><b>runsv</b>(8)</i> -process to terminate. Then report the status or timeout. </dd> +<dd>Same as <i>exit</i>, but wait up to 7 seconds for +the <i><b>runsv</b>(8)</i> process to terminate. Then report the status or timeout. </dd> -<dt><b>force-stop</b> </dt> -<dd>Same as -<i>down</i>, but wait up to 7 seconds for the service to become down. Then report -the status, and on timeout send the service the <i>kill</i> command. </dd> +<dt><b>force-stop</b> +</dt> +<dd>Same as <i>down</i>, but wait up to 7 seconds for the service to become down. Then +report the status, and on timeout send the service the <i>kill</i> command. </dd> <dt><b>force-reload</b> </dt> @@ -122,34 +126,40 @@ the service is up and available again; it’s considered to be available if <dd>Same as <i>exit</i>, but wait up to 7 seconds for the <i><b>runsv</b>(8)</i> process to terminate. Then report the status, and on timeout send the service the <i>kill</i> command. </dd> + +<dt><b>try-restart</b> </dt> +<dd>if the service is running, +send it the <i>term</i> and <i>cont</i> commands, and wait up to 7 seconds for the service +to restart. Then report the status or timeout. +<p> </dd> </dl> <h3><a name='sect5'>Additional Commands</a></h3> <dl> -<dt><b>check</b> </dt> -<dd>Check for the -service to be in the state that’s been requested. Wait up to 7 seconds for -the service to reach the requested state, then report the status or timeout. -If the requested state of the service is <i>up</i>, and the script <i>./check</i> exists -in the service directory, <b>sv</b> runs this script to check whether the service -is up and running; it’s considered to be up if <i>./check</i> exits with 0. </dd> +<dt><b>check</b> +</dt> +<dd>Check for the service to be in the state that’s been requested. Wait up to +7 seconds for the service to reach the requested state, then report the +status or timeout. If the requested state of the service is <i>up</i>, and the +script <i>./check</i> exists in the service directory, <b>sv</b> runs this script to check +whether the service is up and running; it’s considered to be up if <i>./check</i> +exits with 0. </dd> </dl> <h2><a name='sect6'>Options</a></h2> <dl> -<dt><b>-v</b> -</dt> -<dd>If the <i>command</i> is up, down, term, once, cont, or exit, then wait up to -7 seconds for the command to take effect. Then report the status or timeout. -</dd> +<dt><b>-v</b> </dt> +<dd>If the <i>command</i> is up, down, term, once, cont, or +exit, then wait up to 7 seconds for the command to take effect. Then report +the status or timeout. </dd> <dt><b>-w <i>sec</b> </i></dt> -<dd>Override the default timeout of 7 seconds with <i>sec</i> seconds. This option -implies <i>-v</i>. </dd> +<dd>Override the default timeout of 7 seconds with +<i>sec</i> seconds. This option implies <i>-v</i>. </dd> </dl> <h2><a name='sect7'>Environment</a></h2> @@ -157,34 +167,35 @@ implies <i>-v</i>. </dd> <dl> <dt><b>SVDIR</b> </dt> -<dd>The environment variable $SVDIR overrides the -default services directory <i>/service/</i>. </dd> +<dd>The environment variable +$SVDIR overrides the default services directory <i>/service/</i>. </dd> <dt><b>SVWAIT</b> </dt> -<dd>The environment variable $SVWAIT -overrides the default 7 seconds to wait for a command to take effect. It -is overridden by the -w option. </dd> +<dd>The environment +variable $SVWAIT overrides the default 7 seconds to wait for a command +to take effect. It is overridden by the -w option. </dd> </dl> <h2><a name='sect8'>Exit Codes</a></h2> -<b>sv</b> exits 0, if the <i>command</i> was -successfully sent to all <i>services</i>, and, if it was told to wait, the <i>command</i> -has taken effect to all services. <p> -For each <i>service</i> that caused an error -(e.g. the directory is not controlled by a <i><b>runsv</b>(8)</i> process, or <b>sv</b> timed -out while waiting), <b>sv</b> increases the exit code by one and exits non zero. -The maximum is 99. <b>sv</b> exits 100 on error. <p> -If <b>sv</b> is called with a base name -other than <b>sv</b>: it exits 1 on timeout or trouble sending the command; if -the <i>command</i> is <b>status</b>, it exits 3 if the service is down, and 4 if the -status is unknown; it exits 2 on wrong usage, and 151 on error. +<b>sv</b> exits 0, if +the <i>command</i> was successfully sent to all <i>services</i>, and, if it was told +to wait, the <i>command</i> has taken effect to all services. <p> +For each <i>service</i> +that caused an error (e.g. the directory is not controlled by a <i><b>runsv</b>(8)</i> +process, or <b>sv</b> timed out while waiting), <b>sv</b> increases the exit code by +one and exits non zero. The maximum is 99. <b>sv</b> exits 100 on error. <p> +If <b>sv</b> is +called with a base name other than <b>sv</b>: it exits 1 on timeout or trouble +sending the command; if the <i>command</i> is <b>status</b>, it exits 3 if the service +is down, and 4 if the status is unknown; it exits 2 on wrong usage, and +151 on error. <h2><a name='sect9'>See Also</a></h2> -<i>runsv(8)</i>, -<i>chpst(8)</i>, <i>svlogd(8)</i>, <i>runsvdir(8)</i>, <i>runsvchdir(8)</i>, <i>runit(8)</i>, <i>runit-init(8)</i> -<p> +<i>runsv(8)</i>, <i>chpst(8)</i>, <i>svlogd(8)</i>, <i>runsvdir(8)</i>, <i>runsvchdir(8)</i>, +<i>runit(8)</i>, <i>runit-init(8)</i> <p> <i>http://smarden.org/runit/</i> <h2><a name='sect10'>Author</a></h2> -Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> <p> +Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> +<p> <hr><p> <a name='toc'><b>Table of Contents</b></a><p> |