From bc7d6c8e11a22d29b14b6070117f261961eadb23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?V=C3=A1clav=20Pavl=C3=ADn?= <vpavlin@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:36:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] man: explain NAME in systemctl man page
---
man/systemctl.xml | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index e789d4b..166282c 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
introspect and control the state of the
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
system and service manager.</para>
+
+ <para>For Unit Commands the <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> represents full name of unit.
+ <programlisting>
+systemctl start foo.service
+ </programlisting>
+ For Unit File Commands the <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> represents full name of the unit file, or absolute path to the unit file.
+ <programlisting>
+systemctl start /path/to/foo.service
+ </programlisting>
+ While working with services/service files, <command>systemctl</command> is able to append .service suffix when it is missing.
+ <programlisting>
+systemctl start foo
+ </programlisting></para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>