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diff --git a/doc/s6-svc.html b/doc/s6-svc.html index c4bd40a..62e93f9 100644 --- a/doc/s6-svc.html +++ b/doc/s6-svc.html @@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ is ready. Exit 1 if it is still not ready after 5 seconds. <p> Send a SIGTERM to the ftpd server; wait for <a href="s6-supervise.html">s6-supervise</a> to restart it, and block -until it has notified that it is ready to serve again. +until it has notified that it is ready to serve again. See the NOTES +section below for a caveat. </p> <pre> s6-svc -a /service/httpd/log </pre> @@ -156,5 +157,16 @@ that will send the commands to the service. Any error message written during the waiting period will mention it is being written by s6-svlisten1; this is normal. </li> </ul> +<h2> Notes </h2> + +<ul> + <li> The <tt>-t</tt> and <tt>-r</tt> options make <a href="s6-supervise.html">s6-supervise</a> +send a signal to the service if it is up; but if the service is currently down, +they do nothing, and in particular they do not instruct s6-supervise to bring the +service up. Consequently, <tt>s6-svc -rwr <em>servicedir</em></tt> may wait forever +for the service to be up, if it is currently wanted down. To avoid that, make sure +your service is wanted up by using <tt>s6-svc -ruwr <em>servicedir</em></tt> instead. </li> +</ul> + </body> </html> |