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Diffstat (limited to 'login-utils/initctl.8')
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diff --git a/login-utils/initctl.8 b/login-utils/initctl.8 index 1aa421a02..2fade3f5f 100644 --- a/login-utils/initctl.8 +++ b/login-utils/initctl.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" Copyright (C) 2000 Richard Gooch +.\" Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Richard Gooch .\" .\" This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify .\" it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ .\" The postal address is: .\" Richard Gooch, c/o ATNF, P. O. Box 76, Epping, N.S.W., 2121, Australia. .\" -.\" initctl.8 Richard Gooch 6-NOV-2000 +.\" initctl.8 Richard Gooch 21-FEB-2001 .\" -.TH INITCTL 8 "6 Nov 2000" "Util-Linux Package" +.TH INITCTL 8 "21 Feb 2001" "Util-Linux Package" .SH NAME initctl \- utility to control simpleinit(8) .SH SYNOPSIS @@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ initctl \- utility to control simpleinit(8) \fBprovide service\fP .fi .SH OVERVIEW -The \fBneed\fP programme is designed to help improve the robustness, -scalability and readability of system boot scripts. It is now possible -to write a modularised set of boot scripts without the complex and -fragile numbered symlink scheme used in SysV-style boot scripts. Each -script can simply declare, using \fBneed\fP(8), what must run before -them. +The \fBinitctl\fP programme is designed to help improve the +robustness, scalability and readability of system boot scripts. It is +now possible to write a modularised set of boot scripts without the +complex and fragile numbered symlink scheme used in SysV-style boot +scripts. Each script can simply declare, using \fBneed\fP(8), what +must run before them. .SH DESCRIPTION for need The \fBneed\fP programme is a utility that tells \fBsimpleinit\fP(8) to start a \fIservice\fP (usually a script in \fI/sbin/init.d\fP) and @@ -83,15 +83,15 @@ The exit code from \fBprovide\fP is 0 if the service may be provided, init. It may block waiting for another provider which is initialising the service. .SH SIGNALS -\fBneed\fP(8) uses \fBSIGUSR1\fP, \fBSIGUSR2\fP and \fBSIGPOLL\fP for -communication with \fBsimpleinit\fP(8). Don't send these signals to -it. +\fBinitctl\fP(8) uses \fBSIGUSR1\fP, \fBSIGUSR2\fP and \fBSIGPOLL\fP +for communication with \fBsimpleinit\fP(8). Don't send these signals +to it. .SH FILES .PD 0 .TP 20 .BI /dev/initctl This is the control FIFO, created by \fBsimpleinit\fP(8), which -\fBneed\fP(8) writes commands to. +\fBinitctl\fP(8) writes commands to. .SH SEE ALSO .BR simpleinit (8), .BR init (8) |