tree-wide: drop quotes from around [section]

For users, the square brackets already serve as markup and clearly delineate
the section name from surrounding text. Putting additional markup around that
only adds clutter. Also, we were very inconsistent in using the quotes. Let's
just drop them altogether.

man/coredump.conf.xml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <title>Options</title>
 
     <para>All options are configured in the
-    <literal>[Coredump]</literal> section:</para>
+    [Coredump] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='config-directives'>
 

man/daemon.xml

@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
       special target unit <filename>sockets.target</filename>. It is
       recommended to place a
       <varname>WantedBy=sockets.target</varname> directive in the
-      <literal>[Install]</literal> section to automatically add such a
+      [Install] section to automatically add such a
       dependency on installation of a socket unit. Unless
       <varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname> is set, the necessary
       ordering dependencies are implicitly created for all socket
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
         operating system-independent.</para></listitem>
 
         <listitem><para>Make sure to include an
-        <literal>[Install]</literal> section including installation
+        [Install] section including installation
         information for the unit file. See
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
         for details. To activate your service on boot, make sure to

man/homed.conf.xml

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>Options</title>
 
-    <para>The following options are available in the <literal>[Home]</literal> section:</para>
+    <para>The following options are available in the [Home] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='home-directives'>
 

man/journal-remote.conf.xml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <title>Options</title>
 
     <para>All options are configured in the
-    <literal>[Remote]</literal> section:</para>
+    [Remote] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='config-directives'>
       <varlistentry>

man/journal-upload.conf.xml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>Options</title>
 
-    <para>All options are configured in the <literal>[Upload]</literal> section:</para>
+    <para>All options are configured in the [Upload] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='config-directives'>
       <varlistentry>

man/journald.conf.xml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <title>Options</title>
 
     <para>All options are configured in the
-    <literal>[Journal]</literal> section:</para>
+    [Journal] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='config-directives'>
 

man/logind.conf.xml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     <title>Options</title>
 
     <para>All options are configured in the
-    <literal>[Login]</literal> section:</para>
+    [Login] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='config-directives'>
 

man/networkd.conf.xml

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Network] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The following options are available in the <literal>[Network]</literal> section:</para>
+    <para>The following options are available in the [Network] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <varlistentry>

man/pstore.conf.xml

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <title>Options</title>
 
     <para>All options are configured in the
-    <literal>[PStore]</literal> section:</para>
+    [PStore] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='config-directives'>
 

man/resolved.conf.xml

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>Options</title>
 
-    <para>The following options are available in the <literal>[Resolve]</literal> section:</para>
+    <para>The following options are available in the [Resolve] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
 

man/systemctl.xml

@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ Jan 12 10:46:45 example.com bluetoothd[8900]: gatt-time-server: Input/output err
 
           <listitem>
             <para>Enable one or more units or unit instances. This will create a set of symlinks, as encoded in the
-            <literal>[Install]</literal> sections of the indicated unit files. After the symlinks have been created,
+            [Install] sections of the indicated unit files. After the symlinks have been created,
             the system manager configuration is reloaded (in a way equivalent to <command>daemon-reload</command>), in
             order to ensure the changes are taken into account immediately. Note that this does
             <emphasis>not</emphasis> have the effect of also starting any of the units being enabled. If this is
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ Jan 12 10:46:45 example.com bluetoothd[8900]: gatt-time-server: Input/output err
             <option>--quiet</option>.
             </para>
 
-            <para>Note that this operation creates only the symlinks suggested in the <literal>[Install]</literal>
+            <para>Note that this operation creates only the symlinks suggested in the [Install]
             section of the unit files. While this command is the recommended way to manipulate the unit configuration
             directory, the administrator is free to make additional changes manually by placing or removing symlinks
             below this directory. This is particularly useful to create configurations that deviate from the suggested
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ Jan 12 10:46:45 example.com bluetoothd[8900]: gatt-time-server: Input/output err
             <para>This command expects valid unit names only, it does not accept paths to unit files.</para>
 
             <para>In addition to the units specified as arguments, all units are disabled that are listed in the
-            <varname>Also=</varname> setting contained in the <literal>[Install]</literal> section of any of the unit
+            <varname>Also=</varname> setting contained in the [Install] section of any of the unit
             files being operated on.</para>
 
             <para>This command implicitly reloads the system manager configuration after completing the operation. Note
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ Jan 12 10:46:45 example.com bluetoothd[8900]: gatt-time-server: Input/output err
           <listitem>
             <para>Reenable one or more units, as specified on the command line. This is a combination of
             <command>disable</command> and <command>enable</command> and is useful to reset the symlinks a unit file is
-            enabled with to the defaults configured in its <literal>[Install]</literal> section. This command expects
+            enabled with to the defaults configured in its [Install] section. This command expects
             a unit name only, it does not accept paths to unit files.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
@@ -768,17 +768,17 @@ Jan 12 10:46:45 example.com bluetoothd[8900]: gatt-time-server: Input/output err
                   </row>
                   <row>
                     <entry><literal>static</literal></entry>
-                    <entry>The unit file is not enabled, and has no provisions for enabling in the <literal>[Install]</literal> unit file section.</entry>
+                    <entry>The unit file is not enabled, and has no provisions for enabling in the [Install] unit file section.</entry>
                     <entry>0</entry>
                   </row>
                   <row>
                     <entry><literal>indirect</literal></entry>
-                    <entry>The unit file itself is not enabled, but it has a non-empty <varname>Also=</varname> setting in the <literal>[Install]</literal> unit file section, listing other unit files that might be enabled, or it has an alias under a different name through a symlink that is not specified in <varname>Also=</varname>. For template unit files, an instance different than the one specified in <varname>DefaultInstance=</varname> is enabled.</entry>
+                    <entry>The unit file itself is not enabled, but it has a non-empty <varname>Also=</varname> setting in the [Install] unit file section, listing other unit files that might be enabled, or it has an alias under a different name through a symlink that is not specified in <varname>Also=</varname>. For template unit files, an instance different than the one specified in <varname>DefaultInstance=</varname> is enabled.</entry>
                     <entry>0</entry>
                   </row>
                   <row>
                     <entry><literal>disabled</literal></entry>
-                    <entry>The unit file is not enabled, but contains an <literal>[Install]</literal> section with installation instructions.</entry>
+                    <entry>The unit file is not enabled, but contains an [Install] section with installation instructions.</entry>
                     <entry>&gt; 0</entry>
                   </row>
                   <row>

man/systemd-sleep.conf.xml

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
     <title>Options</title>
 
     <para>The following options can be configured in the
-    <literal>[Sleep]</literal> section of
+    [Sleep] section of
     <filename>/etc/systemd/sleep.conf</filename> or a
     <filename>sleep.conf.d</filename> file:</para>
 

man/systemd-suspend.service.xml

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <para>Internally, this service will echo a string like
     <literal>mem</literal> into <filename>/sys/power/state</filename>,
     to trigger the actual system suspend. What exactly is written
-    where can be configured in the <literal>[Sleep]</literal> section
+    where can be configured in the [Sleep] section
     of <filename>/etc/systemd/sleep.conf</filename> or a
     <filename>sleep.conf.d</filename> file. See
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-sleep.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.

man/systemd-system.conf.xml

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <title>Options</title>
 
     <para>All options are configured in the
-    <literal>[Manager]</literal> section:</para>
+    [Manager] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='config-directives'>
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         for details. During the first phase of the shutdown operation the system and service manager remains running
         and hence <varname>RuntimeWatchdogSec=</varname> is still honoured. In order to define a timeout on this first
         phase of system shutdown, configure <varname>JobTimeoutSec=</varname> and <varname>JobTimeoutAction=</varname>
-        in the <literal>[Unit]</literal> section of the <filename>shutdown.target</filename> unit. By default
+        in the [Unit] section of the <filename>shutdown.target</filename> unit. By default
         <varname>RuntimeWatchdogSec=</varname> defaults to 0 (off), and <varname>RebootWatchdogSec=</varname> to
         10min. <varname>KExecWatchdogSec=</varname> may be used to additionally enable the watchdog when kexec
         is being executed rather than when rebooting. Note that if the kernel does not reset the watchdog on kexec (depending

man/systemd.automount.xml

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
     this unit type. See
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common
-    configuration items are configured in the generic <literal>[Unit]</literal> and
+    configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and
-    <literal>[Install]</literal> sections. The automount specific configuration options
+    [Install] sections. The automount specific configuration options
-    are configured in the <literal>[Automount]</literal> section.</para>
+    are configured in the [Automount] section.</para>
 
     <para>Automount units must be named after the automount directories they control. Example: the automount point
     <filename index="false">/home/lennart</filename> must be configured in a unit file

man/systemd.device.xml

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common
     configuration items are configured in the generic
-    <literal>[Unit]</literal> and <literal>[Install]</literal>
+    [Unit] and [Install]
-    sections. A separate <literal>[Device]</literal> section does not
+    sections. A separate [Device] section does not
     exist, since no device-specific options may be configured.</para>
 
     <para>systemd will dynamically create device units for all kernel

man/systemd.dnssd.xml

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Service] Section Options</title>
 
-      <para>The network service file contains a <literal>[Service]</literal>
+      <para>The network service file contains a [Service]
       section, which specifies a discoverable network service announced in a
       local network with Multicast DNS broadcasts.</para>
 

man/systemd.link.xml

@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
     <title>[Match] Section Options</title>
 
     <para>A link file is said to match a device if all matches specified by the
-    <literal>[Match]</literal> section are satisfied. When a link file does not contain valid settings
+    [Match] section are satisfied. When a link file does not contain valid settings
-    in <literal>[Match]</literal> section, then the file will match all devices and
+    in [Match] section, then the file will match all devices and
     <command>systemd-udevd</command> warns about that. Hint: to avoid the warning and to make it clear
     that all interfaces shall be matched, add the following:
     <programlisting>OriginalName=*</programlisting>

man/systemd.mount.xml

@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
     this unit type. See
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common
-    configuration items are configured in the generic <literal>[Unit]</literal> and
+    configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and
-    <literal>[Install]</literal> sections. The mount specific configuration options are
+    [Install] sections. The mount specific configuration options are
-    configured in the <literal>[Mount]</literal> section.</para>
+    configured in the [Mount] section.</para>
 
     <para>Additional options are listed in
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

man/systemd.netdev.xml

@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
     <title>[Match] Section Options</title>
 
     <para>A virtual network device is only created if the
-    <literal>[Match]</literal> section matches the current
+    [Match] section matches the current
     environment, or if the section is empty. The following keys are
     accepted:</para>
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[NetDev] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[NetDev]</literal> section accepts the
+    <para>The [NetDev] section accepts the
     following keys:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
           <para>The maximum transmission unit in bytes to set for the device. The usual suffixes K, M, G
           are supported and are understood to the base of 1024. For <literal>tun</literal> or
           <literal>tap</literal> devices, <varname>MTUBytes=</varname> setting is not currently supported in
-          <literal>[NetDev]</literal> section. Please specify it in <literal>[Link]</literal> section of
+          [NetDev] section. Please specify it in [Link] section of
           corresponding
           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
           files.</para>
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@
         <term><varname>MACAddress=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>The MAC address to use for the device. For <literal>tun</literal> or <literal>tap</literal>
-          devices, setting <varname>MACAddress=</varname> in the <literal>[NetDev]</literal> section is not
+          devices, setting <varname>MACAddress=</varname> in the [NetDev] section is not
-          supported. Please specify it in <literal>[Link]</literal> section of the corresponding
+          supported. Please specify it in [Link] section of the corresponding
           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
           file. If this option is not set, <literal>vlan</literal> devices inherit the MAC address of the
           physical interface. For other kind of netdevs, if this option is not set, then MAC address is
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Bridge] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[Bridge]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [Bridge] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>bridge</literal>, and accepts the
     following keys:</para>
 
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[VLAN] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[VLAN]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [VLAN] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>vlan</literal>, and accepts the
     following key:</para>
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[MACVLAN] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[MACVLAN]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [MACVLAN] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>macvlan</literal>, and accepts the
     following key:</para>
 
@@ -510,15 +510,15 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[MACVTAP] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[MACVTAP]</literal> section applies for
+    <para>The [MACVTAP] section applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>macvtap</literal> and accepts the
-    same key as <literal>[MACVLAN]</literal>.</para>
+    same key as [MACVLAN].</para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[IPVLAN] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[IPVLAN]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [IPVLAN] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>ipvlan</literal>, and accepts the
     following key:</para>
 
@@ -545,15 +545,15 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[IPVTAP] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[IPVTAP]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [IPVTAP] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>ipvtap</literal> and accepts the
-    same key as <literal>[IPVLAN]</literal>.</para>
+    same key as [IPVLAN].</para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[VXLAN] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[VXLAN]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [VXLAN] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>vxlan</literal>, and accepts the
     following keys:</para>
 
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[GENEVE] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[GENEVE]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [GENEVE] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>geneve</literal>, and accepts the
     following keys:</para>
 
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>TTL=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Accepts the same values as in the <literal>[VXLAN]</literal> section, except that when unset
+          <para>Accepts the same values as in the [VXLAN] section, except that when unset
           or set to 0, the kernel's default will be used, meaning that packet TTL will be set from
           <filename>/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_default_ttl</filename>.</para>
         </listitem>
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>IPDoNotFragment=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Accepts the same key in <literal>[VXLAN]</literal> section.</para>
+          <para>Accepts the same key in [VXLAN] section.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[L2TP] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[L2TP]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [L2TP] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>l2tp</literal>, and accepts the
     following keys:</para>
 
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[L2TPSession] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[L2TPSession]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [L2TPSession] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>l2tp</literal>, and accepts the
     following keys:</para>
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[MACsec] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[MACsec]</literal> section only applies for network devices of kind
+    <para>The [MACsec] section only applies for network devices of kind
     <literal>macsec</literal>, and accepts the following keys:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[MACsecReceiveChannel] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[MACsecReceiveChannel]</literal> section only applies for network devices of
+    <para>The [MACsecReceiveChannel] section only applies for network devices of
     kind <literal>macsec</literal>, and accepts the following keys:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[MACsecTransmitAssociation] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[MACsecTransmitAssociation]</literal> section only applies for network devices
+    <para>The [MACsecTransmitAssociation] section only applies for network devices
     of kind <literal>macsec</literal>, and accepts the following keys:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@
         <term><varname>UseForEncoding=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Takes a boolean. If enabled, then the security association is used for encoding. Only
-          one <literal>[MACsecTransmitAssociation]</literal> section can enable this option. When enabled,
+          one [MACsecTransmitAssociation] section can enable this option. When enabled,
           <varname>Activate=yes</varname> is implied. Defaults to unset.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[MACsecReceiveAssociation] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[MACsecReceiveAssociation]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [MACsecReceiveAssociation] section only applies for
     network devices of kind <literal>macsec</literal>, and accepts the
     following keys:</para>
 
@@ -1053,43 +1053,43 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>Port=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Accepts the same key in <literal>[MACsecReceiveChannel]</literal> section.</para>
+          <para>Accepts the same key in [MACsecReceiveChannel] section.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>MACAddress=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Accepts the same key in <literal>[MACsecReceiveChannel]</literal> section.</para>
+          <para>Accepts the same key in [MACsecReceiveChannel] section.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>PacketNumber=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Accepts the same key in <literal>[MACsecTransmitAssociation]</literal> section.</para>
+          <para>Accepts the same key in [MACsecTransmitAssociation] section.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>KeyId=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Accepts the same key in <literal>[MACsecTransmitAssociation]</literal> section.</para>
+          <para>Accepts the same key in [MACsecTransmitAssociation] section.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>Key=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Accepts the same key in <literal>[MACsecTransmitAssociation]</literal> section.</para>
+          <para>Accepts the same key in [MACsecTransmitAssociation] section.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>KeyFile=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Accepts the same key in <literal>[MACsecTransmitAssociation]</literal> section.</para>
+          <para>Accepts the same key in [MACsecTransmitAssociation] section.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>Activate=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Accepts the same key in <literal>[MACsecTransmitAssociation]</literal> section.</para>
+          <para>Accepts the same key in [MACsecTransmitAssociation] section.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Tunnel] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[Tunnel]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [Tunnel] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind
     <literal>ipip</literal>,
     <literal>sit</literal>,
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>Encapsulation=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>Accepts the same key as in the <literal>[FooOverUDP]</literal> section.</para>
+          <para>Accepts the same key as in the [FooOverUDP] section.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[FooOverUDP] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[FooOverUDP]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [FooOverUDP] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>fou</literal> and accepts the
     following keys:</para>
 
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Peer] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[Peer]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [Peer] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>veth</literal> and accepts the
     following keys:</para>
 
@@ -1412,7 +1412,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[VXCAN] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[VXCAN]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [VXCAN] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>vxcan</literal> and accepts the
     following key:</para>
 
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Tun] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[Tun]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [Tun] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>tun</literal>, and accepts the following
     keys:</para>
 
@@ -1480,15 +1480,15 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Tap] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[Tap]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [Tap] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>tap</literal>, and accepts the same keys
-    as the <literal>[Tun]</literal> section.</para>
+    as the [Tun] section.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[WireGuard] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[WireGuard]</literal> section accepts the following
+    <para>The [WireGuard] section accepts the following
     keys:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[WireGuardPeer] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[WireGuardPeer]</literal> section accepts the following
+    <para>The [WireGuardPeer] section accepts the following
     keys:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Bond] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[Bond]</literal> section accepts the following
+    <para>The [Bond] section accepts the following
     key:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -1891,7 +1891,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Xfrm] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>The <literal>[Xfrm]</literal> section accepts the following
+    <para>The [Xfrm] section accepts the following
     keys:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[VRF] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[VRF]</literal> section only applies for
+    <para>The [VRF] section only applies for
     netdevs of kind <literal>vrf</literal> and accepts the
     following key:</para>
 

man/systemd.network.xml

@@ -72,21 +72,16 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Match] Section Options</title>
 
-      <para>The network file contains a <literal>[Match]</literal>
+      <para>The network file contains a [Match] section, which determines if a given network file may be
-      section, which determines if a given network file may be applied
+      applied to a given device; and a [Network] section specifying how the device should be configured. The
-      to a given device; and a <literal>[Network]</literal> section
+      first (in lexical order) of the network files that matches a given device is applied, all later files
-      specifying how the device should be configured. The first (in
+      are ignored, even if they match as well.</para>
-      lexical order) of the network files that matches a given device
-      is applied, all later files are ignored, even if they match as
-      well.</para>
 
-      <para>A network file is said to match a network interface if all matches specified by the
+      <para>A network file is said to match a network interface if all matches specified by the [Match]
-      <literal>[Match]</literal> section are satisfied. When a network file does not contain valid
+      section are satisfied. When a network file does not contain valid settings in [Match] section, then the
-      settings in <literal>[Match]</literal> section, then the file will match all interfaces and
+      file will match all interfaces and <command>systemd-networkd</command> warns about that. Hint: to avoid
-      <command>systemd-networkd</command> warns about that. Hint: to avoid the warning and to make it
+      the warning and to make it clear that all interfaces shall be matched, add the following:
-      clear that all interfaces shall be matched, add the following:
+      <programlisting>Name=*</programlisting> The following keys are accepted:</para>
-      <programlisting>Name=*</programlisting>
-      The following keys are accepted:</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <xi:include href="systemd.link.xml" xpointer="mac-address" />
@@ -149,7 +144,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Link] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para> The <literal>[Link]</literal> section accepts the following keys:</para>
+    <para> The [Link] section accepts the following keys:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -238,12 +233,11 @@
 
   <refsect1>
       <title>[SR-IOV] Section Options</title>
-      <para>The <literal>[SR-IOV]</literal> section accepts the
+      <para>The [SR-IOV] section accepts the following keys. Specify several [SR-IOV] sections to configure
-      following keys. Specify several <literal>[SR-IOV]</literal>
+      several SR-IOVs. SR-IOV provides the ability to partition a single physical PCI resource into virtual
-      sections to configure several SR-IOVs. SR-IOV provides the ability to partition a single physical PCI resource
+      PCI functions which can then be injected into a VM. In the case of network VFs, SR-IOV improves
-      into virtual PCI functions which can then be injected into a VM. In the case of network VFs, SR-IOV improves
+      north-south network performance (that is, traffic with endpoints outside the host machine) by allowing
-      north-south network performance (that is, traffic with endpoints outside the host machine) by allowing traffic to
+      traffic to bypass the host machine’s network stack.</para>
-      bypass the host machine’s network stack.</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -326,7 +320,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Network] Section Options</title>
 
-      <para>The <literal>[Network]</literal> section accepts the following keys:</para>
+      <para>The [Network] section accepts the following keys:</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -355,16 +349,15 @@
             specified through DHCP is not used for name resolution.
             See option <option>UseDomains=</option> below.</para>
 
-            <para>See the <literal>[DHCPv4]</literal> or <literal>[DHCPv6]</literal> section below for
+            <para>See the [DHCPv4] or [DHCPv6] sections below for further configuration options for the DHCP
-            further configuration options for the DHCP client support.</para>
+            client support.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>DHCPServer=</varname></term>
           <listitem>
             <para>Takes a boolean. If set to <literal>yes</literal>, DHCPv4 server will be started. Defaults
-            to <literal>no</literal>. Further settings for the DHCP
+            to <literal>no</literal>. Further settings for the DHCP server may be set in the [DHCPServer]
-            server may be set in the <literal>[DHCPServer]</literal>
             section described below.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
@@ -727,8 +720,8 @@
           forwarding is enabled, and to enable it otherwise. Cannot be enabled on bond devices and when link
           local addressing is disabled.</para>
 
-          <para>Further settings for the IPv6 RA support may be configured in the
+          <para>Further settings for the IPv6 RA support may be configured in the [IPv6AcceptRA] section, see
-          <literal>[IPv6AcceptRA]</literal> section, see below.</para>
+          below.</para>
 
           <para>Also see <ulink
           url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt">ip-sysctl.txt</ulink> in the kernel
@@ -798,18 +791,15 @@
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>IPv6PrefixDelegation=</varname></term>
-          <listitem><para>Whether to enable or disable Router Advertisement sending on a link.
+          <listitem><para>Whether to enable or disable Router Advertisement sending on a link.  Allowed
-          Allowed values are <literal>static</literal> which distributes prefixes as defined in
+          values are <literal>static</literal> which distributes prefixes as defined in the
-          the <literal>[IPv6PrefixDelegation]</literal> and any <literal>[IPv6Prefix]</literal>
+          [IPv6PrefixDelegation] and any [IPv6Prefix] sections, <literal>dhcpv6</literal> which requests
-          sections, <literal>dhcpv6</literal> which requests prefixes using a DHCPv6 client
+          prefixes using a DHCPv6 client configured for another link and any values configured in the
-          configured for another link and any values configured in the
+          [IPv6PrefixDelegation] section while ignoring all static prefix configuration sections,
-          <literal>[IPv6PrefixDelegation]</literal> section while ignoring all static prefix
+          <literal>yes</literal> which uses both static configuration and DHCPv6, and
-          configuration sections, <literal>yes</literal> which uses both static configuration
+          <literal>false</literal> which turns off IPv6 prefix delegation altogether. Defaults to
-          and DHCPv6, and <literal>false</literal> which turns off IPv6 prefix delegation
+          <literal>false</literal>. See the [IPv6PrefixDelegation] and the [IPv6Prefix] sections for more
-          altogether. Defaults to <literal>false</literal>. See the
+          configuration options.</para></listitem>
-          <literal>[IPv6PrefixDelegation]</literal> and the <literal>[IPv6Prefix]</literal>
-          sections for more configuration options.
-          </para></listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>IPv6PDSubnetId=</varname></term>
@@ -975,16 +965,15 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Address] Section Options</title>
 
-      <para>An <literal>[Address]</literal> section accepts the
+      <para>An [Address] section accepts the following keys. Specify several [Address]
-      following keys. Specify several <literal>[Address]</literal>
       sections to configure several addresses.</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>Address=</varname></term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>As in the <literal>[Network]</literal> section. This key is mandatory. Each
+            <para>As in the [Network] section. This key is mandatory. Each [Address] section can contain one
-            <literal>[Address]</literal> section can contain one <varname>Address=</varname> setting.</para>
+            <varname>Address=</varname> setting.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -1090,12 +1079,10 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Neighbor] Section Options</title>
-      <para>A <literal>[Neighbor]</literal> section accepts the
+      <para>A [Neighbor] section accepts the following keys. The neighbor section adds a permanent, static
-      following keys. The neighbor section adds a permanent, static
+      entry to the neighbor table (IPv6) or ARP table (IPv4) for the given hardware address on the links
-      entry to the neighbor table (IPv6) or ARP table (IPv4) for
+      matched for the network. Specify several [Neighbor] sections to configure several static neighbors.
-      the given hardware address on the links matched for the network.
+      </para>
-      Specify several <literal>[Neighbor]</literal> sections to configure
-      several static neighbors.</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -1116,11 +1103,10 @@
     <refsect1>
     <title>[IPv6AddressLabel] Section Options</title>
 
-      <para>An <literal>[IPv6AddressLabel]</literal> section accepts the
+      <para>An [IPv6AddressLabel] section accepts the following keys. Specify several [IPv6AddressLabel]
-      following keys. Specify several <literal>[IPv6AddressLabel]</literal>
+      sections to configure several address labels. IPv6 address labels are used for address selection. See
-      sections to configure several address labels. IPv6 address labels are
+      <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3484">RFC 3484</ulink>. Precedence is managed by userspace,
-      used for address selection. See <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3484">RFC 3484</ulink>.
+      and only the label itself is stored in the kernel</para>
-      Precedence is managed by userspace, and only the label itself is stored in the kernel</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -1143,8 +1129,7 @@
  <refsect1>
     <title>[RoutingPolicyRule] Section Options</title>
 
-      <para>An <literal>[RoutingPolicyRule]</literal> section accepts the
+      <para>An [RoutingPolicyRule] section accepts the following keys. Specify several [RoutingPolicyRule]
-      following keys. Specify several <literal>[RoutingPolicyRule]</literal>
       sections to configure several rules.</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -1266,7 +1251,7 @@
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>Gateway=</varname></term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>As in the <literal>[Network]</literal> section. This is mandatory.</para>
+            <para>As in the [Network] section. This is mandatory.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -1280,9 +1265,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Route] Section Options</title>
-      <para>The <literal>[Route]</literal> section accepts the
+      <para>The [Route] section accepts the following keys. Specify several [Route] sections to configure
-      following keys. Specify several <literal>[Route]</literal>
+      several routes.</para>
-      sections to configure several routes.</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -1467,8 +1451,7 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[DHCPv4] Section Options</title>
-      <para>The <literal>[DHCPv4]</literal> section configures the
+      <para>The [DHCPv4] section configures the DHCPv4 client, if it is enabled with the
-      DHCPv4 client, if it is enabled with the
       <varname>DHCP=</varname> setting described above:</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -1811,7 +1794,7 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[DHCPv6] Section Options</title>
-      <para>The <literal>[DHCPv6]</literal> section configures the DHCPv6 client, if it is enabled with the
+      <para>The [DHCPv6] section configures the DHCPv6 client, if it is enabled with the
       <varname>DHCP=</varname> setting described above, or invoked by the IPv6 Router Advertisement:</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -1819,7 +1802,7 @@
           <term><varname>UseDNS=</varname></term>
           <term><varname>UseNTP=</varname></term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>As in the <literal>[DHCPv4]</literal> section.</para>
+            <para>As in the [DHCPv4] section.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
 
@@ -1935,7 +1918,7 @@
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>SendOption=</varname></term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>As in the <literal>[DHCPv4]</literal> section, however because DHCPv6 uses 16-bit fields to store
+            <para>As in the [DHCPv4] section, however because DHCPv6 uses 16-bit fields to store
             option numbers, the option number is an integer in the range 1..65536.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
@@ -1969,9 +1952,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[IPv6AcceptRA] Section Options</title>
-      <para>The <literal>[IPv6AcceptRA]</literal> section configures the IPv6 Router Advertisement
+      <para>The [IPv6AcceptRA] section configures the IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) client, if it is enabled
-      (RA) client, if it is enabled with the <varname>IPv6AcceptRA=</varname> setting described
+      with the <varname>IPv6AcceptRA=</varname> setting described above:</para>
-      above:</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -2051,8 +2033,7 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[DHCPServer] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[DHCPServer]</literal> section contains
+    <para>The [DHCPServer] section contains settings for the DHCP server, if enabled via the
-    settings for the DHCP server, if enabled via the
     <varname>DHCPServer=</varname> option described above:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -2186,11 +2167,9 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[IPv6PrefixDelegation] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[IPv6PrefixDelegation]</literal> section contains
+    <para>The [IPv6PrefixDelegation] section contains settings for sending IPv6 Router Advertisements and
-    settings for sending IPv6 Router Advertisements and whether to act as
+    whether to act as a router, if enabled via the <varname>IPv6PrefixDelegation=</varname> option described
-    a router, if enabled via the <varname>IPv6PrefixDelegation=</varname>
+    above. IPv6 network prefixes are defined with one or more [IPv6Prefix] sections.</para>
-    option described above. IPv6 network prefixes are defined with one or
-    more <literal>[IPv6Prefix]</literal> sections.</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
 
@@ -2234,32 +2213,26 @@
         <term><varname>EmitDNS=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>DNS=</varname></term>
 
-        <listitem><para><varname>DNS=</varname> specifies a list of recursive DNS server IPv6 addresses
+        <listitem><para><varname>DNS=</varname> specifies a list of recursive DNS server IPv6 addresses that
-        that are distributed via Router Advertisement messages when <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> is
+        are distributed via Router Advertisement messages when <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> is
-        true. <varname>DNS=</varname> also takes special value <literal>_link_local</literal>; in that
+        true. <varname>DNS=</varname> also takes special value <literal>_link_local</literal>; in that case
-        case the IPv6 link local address is distributed. If <varname>DNS=</varname> is empty, DNS
+        the IPv6 link local address is distributed. If <varname>DNS=</varname> is empty, DNS servers are read
-        servers are read from the <literal>[Network]</literal> section. If the
+        from the [Network] section. If the [Network] section does not contain any DNS servers either, DNS
-        <literal>[Network]</literal> section does not contain any DNS servers either, DNS servers from
+        servers from the uplink with the highest priority default route are used. When
-        the uplink with the highest priority default route are used. When <varname>EmitDNS=</varname>
+        <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> is false, no DNS server information is sent in Router Advertisement
-        is false, no DNS server information is sent in Router Advertisement messages.
+        messages. <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> defaults to true.</para></listitem>
-        <varname>EmitDNS=</varname> defaults to true.
-        </para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>EmitDomains=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>Domains=</varname></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>A list of DNS search domains distributed via Router
+        <listitem><para>A list of DNS search domains distributed via Router Advertisement messages when
-        Advertisement messages when <varname>EmitDomains=</varname> is true. If
+        <varname>EmitDomains=</varname> is true. If <varname>Domains=</varname> is empty, DNS search domains
-        <varname>Domains=</varname> is empty, DNS search domains are read from the
+        are read from the [Network] section. If the [Network] section does not contain any DNS search domains
-        <literal>[Network]</literal> section. If the <literal>[Network]</literal>
+        either, DNS search domains from the uplink with the highest priority default route are used. When
-        section does not contain any DNS search domains either, DNS search
+        <varname>EmitDomains=</varname> is false, no DNS search domain information is sent in Router
-        domains from the uplink with the highest priority default route are
+        Advertisement messages. <varname>EmitDomains=</varname> defaults to true.</para></listitem>
-        used. When <varname>EmitDomains=</varname> is false, no DNS search domain
-        information is sent in Router Advertisement messages.
-        <varname>EmitDomains=</varname> defaults to true.
-        </para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
@@ -2295,13 +2268,11 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>Prefix=</varname></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>The IPv6 prefix that is to be distributed to hosts.
+        <listitem><para>The IPv6 prefix that is to be distributed to hosts.  Similarly to configuring static
-        Similarly to configuring static IPv6 addresses, the setting is
+        IPv6 addresses, the setting is configured as an IPv6 prefix and its prefix length, separated by a
-        configured as an IPv6 prefix and its prefix length, separated by a
+        <literal>/</literal> character. Use multiple [IPv6Prefix] sections to configure multiple IPv6
-        <literal>/</literal> character. Use multiple
+        prefixes since prefix lifetimes, address autoconfiguration and onlink status may differ from one
-        <literal>[IPv6Prefix]</literal> sections to configure multiple IPv6
+        prefix to another.</para></listitem>
-        prefixes since prefix lifetimes, address autoconfiguration and onlink
-        status may differ from one prefix to another.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
@@ -2324,7 +2295,7 @@
 
     <refsect1>
     <title>[IPv6RoutePrefix] Section Options</title>
-    <para>One or more <literal>[IPv6RoutePrefix]</literal> sections contain the IPv6
+    <para>One or more [IPv6RoutePrefix] sections contain the IPv6
     prefix routes that are announced via Router Advertisements. See
     <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4191">RFC 4191</ulink>
     for further details.</para>
@@ -2334,12 +2305,10 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>Route=</varname></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>The IPv6 route that is to be distributed to hosts.
+        <listitem><para>The IPv6 route that is to be distributed to hosts.  Similarly to configuring static
-        Similarly to configuring static IPv6 routes, the setting is
+        IPv6 routes, the setting is configured as an IPv6 prefix routes and its prefix route length,
-        configured as an IPv6 prefix routes and its prefix route length,
+        separated by a <literal>/</literal> character. Use multiple [IPv6PrefixRoutes] sections to configure
-        separated by a<literal>/</literal> character. Use multiple
+        multiple IPv6 prefix routes.</para></listitem>
-        <literal>[IPv6PrefixRoutes]</literal> sections to configure multiple IPv6
-        prefix routes.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
@@ -2355,8 +2324,7 @@
 
     <refsect1>
     <title>[Bridge] Section Options</title>
-      <para>The <literal>[Bridge]</literal> section accepts the
+      <para>The [Bridge] section accepts the following keys:</para>
-      following keys.</para>
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>UnicastFlood=</varname></term>
@@ -2482,17 +2450,14 @@
   </refsect1>
   <refsect1>
     <title>[BridgeFDB] Section Options</title>
-      <para>The <literal>[BridgeFDB]</literal> section manages the
+      <para>The [BridgeFDB] section manages the forwarding database table of a port and accepts the following
-      forwarding database table of a port and accepts the following
+      keys. Specify several [BridgeFDB] sections to configure several static MAC table entries.</para>
-      keys. Specify several <literal>[BridgeFDB]</literal> sections to
-      configure several static MAC table entries.</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>MACAddress=</varname></term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>As in the <literal>[Network]</literal> section. This
+            <para>As in the [Network] section. This key is mandatory.</para>
-            key is mandatory.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -2535,8 +2500,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[LLDP] Section Options</title>
-      <para>The <literal>[LLDP]</literal> section manages the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and accepts the
+      <para>The [LLDP] section manages the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) and accepts the following
-      following keys.</para>
+      keys.</para>
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>MUDURL=</varname></term>
@@ -2557,8 +2522,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[CAN] Section Options</title>
-      <para>The <literal>[CAN]</literal> section manages the Controller Area Network (CAN bus) and accepts the
+      <para>The [CAN] section manages the Controller Area Network (CAN bus) and accepts the
-      following keys.</para>
+      following keys:</para>
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><varname>BitRate=</varname></term>
@@ -2636,7 +2601,7 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[QDisc] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[QDisc]</literal> section manages the traffic control queueing discipline (qdisc).</para>
+    <para>The [QDisc] section manages the traffic control queueing discipline (qdisc).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <varlistentry>
@@ -2653,10 +2618,10 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[NetworkEmulator] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[NetworkEmulator]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+    <para>The [NetworkEmulator] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of the network emulator. It
-    the network emulator. It can be used to configure the kernel packet scheduler and simulate packet
+    can be used to configure the kernel packet scheduler and simulate packet delay and loss for UDP or TCP
-    delay and loss for UDP or TCP applications, or limit the bandwidth usage of a particular service to
+    applications, or limit the bandwidth usage of a particular service to simulate internet connections.
-    simulate internet connections.</para>
+    </para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -2780,8 +2745,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[PIE] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[PIE]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
+    <para>The [PIE] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Proportional Integral
-    (qdisc) of Proportional Integral controller-Enhanced (PIE).</para>
+    controller-Enhanced (PIE).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -2799,8 +2764,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[StochasticFairBlue] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[StochasticFairBlue]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
+    <para>The [StochasticFairBlue] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of stochastic fair blue
-    (qdisc) of stochastic fair blue (sfb).</para>
+    (sfb).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -2819,8 +2784,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[StochasticFairnessQueueing] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[StochasticFairnessQueueing]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
+    <para>The [StochasticFairnessQueueing] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of stochastic
-    (qdisc) of stochastic fairness queueing (sfq).</para>
+    fairness queueing (sfq).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -2837,8 +2802,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[BFIFO] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[BFIFO]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+    <para>The [BFIFO] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Byte limited Packet First In First
-    Byte limited Packet First In First Out (bfifo).</para>
+    Out (bfifo).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -2859,8 +2824,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[PFIFO] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[PFIFO]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+    <para>The [PFIFO] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Packet First In First Out
-    Packet First In First Out (pfifo).</para>
+    (pfifo).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -2880,8 +2845,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[PFIFOHeadDrop] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[PFIFOHeadDrop]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+    <para>The [PFIFOHeadDrop] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Packet First In First Out
-    Packet First In First Out Head Drop (pfifo_head_drop).</para>
+    Head Drop (pfifo_head_drop).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -2890,15 +2855,15 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>PacketLimit=</varname></term>
         <listitem>
-          <para>As in <literal>[PFIFO]</literal> section.</para></listitem>
+          <para>As in [PFIFO] section.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
      <title>[PFIFOFast] Section Options</title>
-     <para>The <literal>[PFIFOFast]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+     <para>The [PFIFOFast] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Packet First In First Out Fast
-     Packet First In First Out Fast (pfifo_fast).</para>
+     (pfifo_fast).</para>
 
      <variablelist class='network-directives'>
        <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -2908,8 +2873,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[CAKE] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[CAKE]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+    <para>The [CAKE] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Common Applications Kept Enhanced
-    Common Applications Kept Enhanced (CAKE).</para>
+    (CAKE).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -2936,7 +2901,7 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[ControlledDelay] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[ControlledDelay]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+    <para>The [ControlledDelay] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
     controlled delay (CoDel).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
@@ -2988,8 +2953,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[DeficitRoundRobinScheduler] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[DeficitRoundRobinScheduler]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+    <para>The [DeficitRoundRobinScheduler] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Deficit Round
-    Deficit Round Robin Scheduler (DRR).</para>
+    Robin Scheduler (DRR).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -2999,8 +2964,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[DeficitRoundRobinSchedulerClass] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[DeficitRoundRobinSchedulerClass]</literal> section manages the traffic control class of
+    <para>The [DeficitRoundRobinSchedulerClass] section manages the traffic control class of Deficit Round
-    Deficit Round Robin Scheduler (DRR).</para>
+    Robin Scheduler (DRR).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="tclass-parent" />
@@ -3021,8 +2986,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[EnhancedTransmissionSelection] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[EnhancedTransmissionSelection]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+    <para>The [EnhancedTransmissionSelection] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Enhanced
-    Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS).</para>
+    Transmission Selection (ETS).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -3072,8 +3037,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[GenericRandomEarlyDetection] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[GenericRandomEarlyDetection]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
+    <para>The [GenericRandomEarlyDetection] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Generic Random
-    (qdisc) of Generic Random Early Detection (GRED).</para>
+    Early Detection (GRED).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -3106,8 +3071,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[FairQueueingControlledDelay] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[FairQueueingControlledDelay]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
+    <para>The [FairQueueingControlledDelay] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of fair queuing
-    (qdisc) of fair queuing controlled delay (FQ-CoDel).</para>
+    controlled delay (FQ-CoDel).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -3183,8 +3148,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[FairQueueing] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[FairQueueing]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
+    <para>The [FairQueueing] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of fair queue traffic policing
-    (qdisc) of fair queue traffic policing (FQ).</para>
+    (FQ).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -3272,8 +3237,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[TrivialLinkEqualizer] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[TrivialLinkEqualizer]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+    <para>The [TrivialLinkEqualizer] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of trivial link
-    trivial link equalizer (teql).</para>
+    equalizer (teql).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -3293,8 +3258,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[HierarchyTokenBucket] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[HierarchyTokenBucket]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of
+    <para>The [HierarchyTokenBucket] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of hierarchy token
-    hierarchy token bucket (htb).</para>
+    bucket (htb).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -3320,8 +3285,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[HierarchyTokenBucketClass] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[HierarchyTokenBucketClass]</literal> section manages the traffic control class of
+    <para>The [HierarchyTokenBucketClass] section manages the traffic control class of hierarchy token bucket
-    hierarchy token bucket (htb).</para>
+    (htb).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="tclass-parent" />
@@ -3402,8 +3367,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[HeavyHitterFilter] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[HeavyHitterFilter]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
+    <para>The [HeavyHitterFilter] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Heavy Hitter Filter
-    (qdisc) of Heavy Hitter Filter (hhf).</para>
+    (hhf).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -3422,8 +3387,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[QuickFairQueueing] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[QuickFairQueueing]</literal> section manages the queueing discipline
+    <para>The [QuickFairQueueing] section manages the queueing discipline (qdisc) of Quick Fair Queueing
-    (qdisc) of Quick Fair Queueing (QFQ).</para>
+    (QFQ).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="qdisc-parent" />
@@ -3433,8 +3398,8 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[QuickFairQueueingClass] Section Options</title>
-    <para>The <literal>[QuickFairQueueingClass]</literal> section manages the traffic control class of
+    <para>The [QuickFairQueueingClass] section manages the traffic control class of Quick Fair Queueing
-    Quick Fair Queueing (qfq).</para>
+    (qfq).</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>
       <xi:include href="tc.xml" xpointer="tclass-parent" />
@@ -3461,9 +3426,9 @@
 
   <refsect1>
     <title>[BridgeVLAN] Section Options</title>
-      <para>The <literal>[BridgeVLAN]</literal> section manages the VLAN ID configuration of a bridge port and accepts
+      <para>The [BridgeVLAN] section manages the VLAN ID configuration of a bridge port and accepts the
-      the following keys. Specify several <literal>[BridgeVLAN]</literal> sections to configure several VLAN entries.
+      following keys. Specify several [BridgeVLAN] sections to configure several VLAN entries. The
-      The <varname>VLANFiltering=</varname> option has to be enabled, see <literal>[Bridge]</literal> section in
+      <varname>VLANFiltering=</varname> option has to be enabled, see the [Bridge] section in
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 
       <variablelist class='network-directives'>

man/systemd.nspawn.xml

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Exec] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>Settings files may include an <literal>[Exec]</literal>
+    <para>Settings files may include an [Exec]
     section, which carries various execution parameters:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='nspawn-directives'>
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Files] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>Settings files may include a <literal>[Files]</literal>
+    <para>Settings files may include a [Files]
     section, which carries various parameters configuring the file
     system of the container:</para>
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Network] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>Settings files may include a <literal>[Network]</literal>
+    <para>Settings files may include a [Network]
     section, which carries various parameters configuring the network
     connectivity of the container:</para>
 

man/systemd.path.xml

@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@
     this unit type. See
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common
-    configuration items are configured in the generic <literal>[Unit]</literal> and
+    configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and
-    <literal>[Install]</literal> sections. The path specific configuration options are
+    [Install] sections. The path specific configuration options are
-    configured in the <literal>[Path]</literal> section.</para>
+    configured in the [Path] section.</para>
 
     <para>For each path file, a matching unit file must exist,
     describing the unit to activate when the path changes. By default,

man/systemd.scope.xml

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>Options</title>
 
-    <para>Scope files may include a <literal>[Scope]</literal>
+    <para>Scope files may include a [Scope]
     section, which carries information about the scope and the
     units it contains. A number of options that may be used in
     this section are shared with other unit types. These options are
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.kill</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     and
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
-    The options specific to the <literal>[Scope]</literal> section
+    The options specific to the [Scope] section
     of scope units are the following:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='unit-directives'>

man/systemd.service.xml

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common
     configuration items are configured in the generic
-    <literal>[Unit]</literal> and <literal>[Install]</literal>
+    [Unit] and [Install]
     sections. The service specific configuration options are
-    configured in the <literal>[Service]</literal> section.</para>
+    configured in the [Service] section.</para>
 
     <para>Additional options are listed in
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>Options</title>
 
-    <para>Service files must include a <literal>[Service]</literal>
+    <para>Service files must include a [Service]
     section, which carries information about the service and the
     process it supervises. A number of options that may be used in
     this section are shared with other unit types. These options are
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.kill</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     and
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
-    The options specific to the <literal>[Service]</literal> section
+    The options specific to the [Service] section
     of service units are the following:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='unit-directives'>
@@ -1495,7 +1495,7 @@ ExecStart=/usr/sbin/simple-dbus-service
 WantedBy=multi-user.target</programlisting>
 
       <para>For <emphasis>bus-activatable</emphasis> services, do not
-      include a <literal>[Install]</literal> section in the systemd
+      include a [Install] section in the systemd
       service file, but use the <varname>SystemdService=</varname>
       option in the corresponding DBus service file, for example
       (<filename>/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.example.simple-dbus-service.service</filename>):</para>

man/systemd.slice.xml

@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for the common options of all unit configuration
     files. The common configuration items are configured
-    in the generic <literal>[Unit]</literal> and <literal>[Install]</literal> sections. The
+    in the generic [Unit] and [Install] sections. The
     slice specific configuration options are configured in
-    the <literal>[Slice]</literal> section. Currently, only generic resource control settings
+    the [Slice] section. Currently, only generic resource control settings
     as described in
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> are allowed.
     </para>

man/systemd.socket.xml

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
     this unit type. See
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common
-    configuration items are configured in the generic <literal>[Unit]</literal> and
+    configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and
-    <literal>[Install]</literal> sections. The socket specific configuration options are
+    [Install] sections. The socket specific configuration options are
-    configured in the <literal>[Socket]</literal> section.</para>
+    configured in the [Socket] section.</para>
 
     <para>Additional options are listed in
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

man/systemd.special.xml

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
             this unit (or <filename>multi-user.target</filename>) during
             installation. This is best configured via
             <varname>WantedBy=graphical.target</varname> in the unit's
-            <literal>[Install]</literal> section.</para>
+            [Install] section.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
             add <varname>Wants=</varname> dependencies for their unit to
             this unit during installation. This is best configured via
             <varname>WantedBy=multi-user.target</varname> in the unit's
-            <literal>[Install]</literal> section.</para>
+            [Install] section.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
             applications get pulled in via <varname>Wants=</varname>
             dependencies from this unit. This is best configured via a
             <varname>WantedBy=paths.target</varname> in the path unit's
-            <literal>[Install]</literal> section.</para>
+            [Install] section.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@
             <para>Adding slice units to <filename>slices.target</filename> is generally not
             necessary. Instead, when some unit that uses <varname>Slice=</varname> is started, the
             specified slice will be started automatically. Adding
-            <varname>WantedBy=slices.target</varname> lines to the <literal>[Install]</literal>
+            <varname>WantedBy=slices.target</varname> lines to the [Install]
             section should only be done for units that need to be always active. In that case care
             needs to be taken to avoid creating a loop through the automatic dependencies on
             "parent" slices.</para>
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@
             <varname>Wants=</varname> dependencies to this unit for
             their socket unit during installation. This is best
             configured via a <varname>WantedBy=sockets.target</varname>
-            in the socket unit's <literal>[Install]</literal>
+            in the socket unit's [Install]
             section.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@
             applications get pulled in via <varname>Wants=</varname>
             dependencies from this unit. This is best configured via
             <varname>WantedBy=timers.target</varname> in the timer
-            unit's <literal>[Install]</literal> section.</para>
+            unit's [Install] section.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@
             <para>This target is active whenever any graphical session is running. It is used to
             stop user services which only apply to a graphical (X, Wayland, etc.) session when the
             session is terminated. Such services should have
-            <literal>PartOf=graphical-session.target</literal> in their <literal>[Unit]</literal>
+            <literal>PartOf=graphical-session.target</literal> in their [Unit]
             section. A target for a particular session (e. g.
             <filename>gnome-session.target</filename>) starts and stops
             <literal>graphical-session.target</literal> with

man/systemd.swap.xml

@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
     this unit type. See
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common
-    configuration items are configured in the generic <literal>[Unit]</literal> and
+    configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and
-    <literal>[Install]</literal> sections. The swap specific configuration options are
+    [Install] sections. The swap specific configuration options are
-    configured in the <literal>[Swap]</literal> section.</para>
+    configured in the [Swap] section.</para>
 
     <para>Additional options are listed in
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,

man/systemd.target.xml

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
     <para>This unit type has no specific options. See
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common
-    configuration items are configured in the generic <literal>[Unit]</literal> and
+    configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and
-    <literal>[Install]</literal> sections. A separate <literal>[Target]</literal> section does not exist,
+    [Install] sections. A separate [Target] section does not exist,
     since no target-specific options may be configured.</para>
 
     <para>Target units do not offer any additional functionality on

man/systemd.timer.xml

@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@
     this unit type. See
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     for the common options of all unit configuration files. The common
-    configuration items are configured in the generic <literal>[Unit]</literal> and
+    configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and
-    <literal>[Install]</literal> sections. The timer specific configuration options are
+    [Install] sections. The timer specific configuration options are
-    configured in the <literal>[Timer]</literal> section.</para>
+    configured in the [Timer] section.</para>
 
     <para>For each timer file, a matching unit file must exist,
     describing the unit to activate when the timer elapses. By

man/systemd.unit.xml

@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>[Install] Section Options</title>
 
-    <para>Unit files may include an <literal>[Install]</literal> section, which carries installation information for
+    <para>Unit files may include an [Install] section, which carries installation information for
     the unit. This section is not interpreted by
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> during runtime; it is
     used by the <command>enable</command> and <command>disable</command> commands of the

man/timesyncd.conf.xml

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   <refsect1>
     <title>Options</title>
 
-    <para>The following settings are configured in the <literal>[Time]</literal> section:</para>
+    <para>The following settings are configured in the [Time] section:</para>
 
     <variablelist class='network-directives'>