systemd/man/systemd-initctl.service.xml

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        <refentryinfo>
                <title>systemd-initctl.service</title>
                <productname>systemd</productname>

                <authorgroup>
                        <author>
                                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
                                <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
                                <surname>Poettering</surname>
                                <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
                        </author>
                </authorgroup>
        </refentryinfo>

        <refmeta>
                <refentrytitle>systemd-initctl.service</refentrytitle>
                <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
        </refmeta>

        <refnamediv>
                <refname>systemd-initctl.service</refname>
                <refname>systemd-initctl.socket</refname>
                <refname>systemd-initctl</refname>
                <refpurpose>/dev/initctl compatibility</refpurpose>
        </refnamediv>

        <refsynopsisdiv>
                <para><filename>systemd-initctl.service</filename></para>
                <para><filename>systemd-initctl.socket</filename></para>
                <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-initctl</filename></para>
        </refsynopsisdiv>

        <refsect1>
                <title>Description</title>

                <para><filename>systemd-initctl</filename> is a system
                service that implements compatibility with the
                <filename>/dev/initctl</filename> FIFO file system
                object, as implemented by the SysV init system. <filename>systemd-initctl</filename> is
                automatically activated on request and terminates
                itself when it is unused.</para>
        </refsect1>

        <refsect1>
                <title>See Also</title>
                <para>
                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                </para>
        </refsect1>

</refentry>