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diff --git a/man/systemd-inhibit.xml b/man/systemd-inhibit.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3fa5acf --- /dev/null +++ b/man/systemd-inhibit.xml @@ -0,0 +1,157 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- + SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ +--> + +<refentry id="systemd-inhibit" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> + + <refentryinfo> + <title>systemd-inhibit</title> + <productname>systemd</productname> + </refentryinfo> + + <refmeta> + <refentrytitle>systemd-inhibit</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>systemd-inhibit</refname> + <refpurpose>Execute a program with an inhibition lock taken</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>systemd-inhibit <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg>COMMAND</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">ARGUMENTS</arg></command> + </cmdsynopsis> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>systemd-inhibit <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> --list</command> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para><command>systemd-inhibit</command> may be used to execute a + program with a shutdown, sleep, or idle inhibitor lock taken. The + lock will be acquired before the specified command line is + executed and released afterwards.</para> + + <para>Inhibitor locks may be used to block or delay system sleep + and shutdown requests from the user, as well as automatic idle + handling of the OS. This is useful to avoid system suspends while + an optical disc is being recorded, or similar operations that + should not be interrupted.</para> + + <para>For more information see the <ulink + url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/inhibit">Inhibitor + Lock Developer Documentation</ulink>.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Options</title> + + <para>The following options are understood:</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--what=</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Takes a colon-separated list of one or more + operations to inhibit: + <literal>shutdown</literal>, + <literal>sleep</literal>, + <literal>idle</literal>, + <literal>handle-power-key</literal>, + <literal>handle-suspend-key</literal>, + <literal>handle-hibernate-key</literal>, + <literal>handle-lid-switch</literal>, + for inhibiting reboot/power-off/halt/kexec, + suspending/hibernating, the automatic idle detection, or the + low-level handling of the power/sleep key and the lid switch, + respectively. If omitted, defaults to + <literal>idle:sleep:shutdown</literal>.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--who=</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Takes a short, human-readable descriptive + string for the program taking the lock. If not passed, + defaults to the command line string.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--why=</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Takes a short, human-readable descriptive + string for the reason for taking the lock. Defaults to + "Unknown reason".</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--mode=</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Takes either <literal>block</literal> or + <literal>delay</literal> and describes how the lock is + applied. If <literal>block</literal> is used (the default), + the lock prohibits any of the requested operations without + time limit, and only privileged users may override it. If + <literal>delay</literal> is used, the lock can only delay the + requested operations for a limited time. If the time elapses, + the lock is ignored and the operation executed. The time limit + may be specified in + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + Note that <literal>delay</literal> is only available for + <literal>sleep</literal> and + <literal>shutdown</literal>.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--list</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Lists all active inhibition locks instead of + acquiring one.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-pager" /> + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-legend" /> + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" /> + <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" /> + </variablelist> + + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Exit status</title> + + <para>Returns the exit status of the executed program.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Example</title> + + <programlisting># systemd-inhibit wodim foobar.iso</programlisting> + + <para>This burns the ISO image + <filename>foobar.iso</filename> on a CD using + <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wodim</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + and inhibits system sleeping, shutdown and idle while + doing so.</para> + </refsect1> + + <xi:include href="less-variables.xml" /> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |