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| author | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2020-08-20 14:12:21 +0000 |
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| committer | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2020-08-20 14:12:21 +0000 |
| commit | a1b139e5d448b260b3f7849a5b24f45da45241a1 (patch) | |
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Add the notion of essential service
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diff --git a/doc/s6-rc-compile.html b/doc/s6-rc-compile.html index d931b91..b429e8e 100644 --- a/doc/s6-rc-compile.html +++ b/doc/s6-rc-compile.html @@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ is ignored, but trailing whitespace is not. Lines starting with a <tt>#</tt> character are ignored. The file defines the <em>direct dependencies</em> of <em>service</em>, i.e. the services that must be up in order for <em>service</em> to work properly. </li> + <li> An optional regular file named <tt>flag-essential</tt>. The contents of this +file are irrelevant, only its presence is tested. If this file exists, the service +will be marked as essential, which means that a <tt>s6-rc -d change <em>foo</em></tt> +command will not stop the service. Only a <tt>s6-rc -D change <em>foo</em></tt> +command will. </li> </ul> <p> |