commit b35ad84b9027e0f015d5e35eac173ef1333b10de
parent 9f3de2602cb2c249b30b14202537cd3e1e098c78
Author: Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:51:31 +0000
typos, format.
Diffstat:
| M | man/runsv.8 | | | 57 | +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- |
1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/runsv.8 b/man/runsv.8
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ must be a directory.
.B runsv
switches to the directory
.I service
-and starts ./run. if ./run exits and ./finish exists,
+and starts ./run.
+If ./run exits and ./finish exists,
.B runsv
-starts ./finish. If ./finish doesn't exist or ./finish exits,
+starts ./finish.
+If ./finish doesn't exist or ./finish exits,
.B runsv
restarts ./run.
.P
@@ -26,8 +28,9 @@ If the file
.IR service /down
exists,
.B runsv
-does not start ./run immediately. The control interface (see below) can be
-used to start the service and to give other commands to
+does not start ./run immediately.
+The control interface (see below) can be used to start the service and to
+give other commands to
.BR runsv .
.P
If the directory
@@ -42,8 +45,8 @@ standard output to the pipe, switches to the directory
.IR service /log
and starts ./run (and ./finish) exactly as described above for the
.I service
-directory. The standard input of the log service a redirected to read from
-the pipe.
+directory.
+The standard input of the log service is redirected to read from the pipe.
.P
.B runsv
maintains status information in a binary format compatible to
@@ -70,43 +73,57 @@ to control the service or just write one of the following characters to
the named pipe:
.TP
.B u
-Up. If the service is not running, start it. If the service stops, restart
-it.
+Up.
+If the service is not running, start it.
+If the service stops, restart it.
.TP
.B d
-Down. If the service is running, send it a TERM signal. If ./run exits,
-start ./finish if it exists. After it stops, do not restart service.
+Down.
+If the service is running, send it a TERM signal.
+If ./run exits, start ./finish if it exists.
+After it stops, do not restart service.
.TP
.B o
-Once. If the service is not running, start it. Do not restart it if it
+Once.
+If the service is not running, start it.
+Do not restart it if it
stops.
.TP
.B p
-Pause. If the service is running, send it a STOP signal.
+Pause.
+If the service is running, send it a STOP signal.
.TP
.B c
-Continue. If the service is running, send it a CONT signal.
+Continue.
+If the service is running, send it a CONT signal.
.TP
.B h
-Hangup. If the service is running, send it a HUP signal.
+Hangup.
+If the service is running, send it a HUP signal.
.TP
.B a
-Alarm. If the service is running, send it a ALRM signal.
+Alarm.
+If the service is running, send it a ALRM signal.
.TP
.B i
-Interrupt. If the service is running, send it a INT signal.
+Interrupt.
+If the service is running, send it a INT signal.
.TP
.B 1
-User-defined 1. If the service is running, send it a USR1 signal.
+User-defined 1.
+If the service is running, send it a USR1 signal.
.TP
.B 2
-User-defined 2. If the service is running, send it a USR2 signal.
+User-defined 2.
+If the service is running, send it a USR2 signal.
.TP
.B t
-Terminate. If the service is running, send it a TERM signal.
+Terminate.
+If the service is running, send it a TERM signal.
.TP
.B k
-Kill. If the service is running, send it a KILL signal.
+Kill.
+If the service is running, send it a KILL signal.
.TP
.B x \fRor \fBe
Exit.
