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@@ -62,10 +62,29 @@
<filename>user.conf.d</filename> directories. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for more information.</para>
+
+ <para><command>systemd</command> contains native implementations of various tasks that need to be
+ executed as part of the boot process. For example, it sets the hostname or configures the loopback
+ network device. It also sets up and mounts various API file systems, such as <filename>/sys/</filename>,
+ <filename>/proc/</filename>, and <filename>/dev/</filename>.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that some but not all interfaces provided by systemd are covered by the
+ <ulink url="https://systemd.io/PORTABILITY_AND_STABILITY/">Interface Portability and Stability Promise</ulink>.</para>
+
+ <para>The D-Bus API of <command>systemd</command> is described in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.systemd1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ and
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.LogControl1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>Systems which invoke systemd in a container or initrd environment should implement the <ulink
+ url="https://systemd.io/CONTAINER_INTERFACE">Container Interface</ulink> or
+ <ulink url="https://systemd.io/INITRD_INTERFACE/">initrd Interface</ulink>
+ specifications, respectively.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
- <title>Concepts</title>
+ <title>Units</title>
<para>systemd provides a dependency system between various
entities called "units" of 11 different types. Units encapsulate
@@ -261,34 +280,10 @@
example, start jobs for any of those inactive units getting queued as
well.</para>
- <para>systemd contains native implementations of various tasks
- that need to be executed as part of the boot process. For example,
- it sets the hostname or configures the loopback network device. It
- also sets up and mounts various API file systems, such as
- <filename>/sys/</filename> or <filename>/proc/</filename>.</para>
-
- <para>For more information about the concepts and
- ideas behind systemd, please refer to the
- <ulink url="https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd.html">Original Design Document</ulink>.</para>
-
- <para>Note that some but not all interfaces provided by systemd are covered by the
- <ulink url="https://systemd.io/PORTABILITY_AND_STABILITY/">Interface Portability and Stability Promise</ulink>.</para>
-
<para>Units may be generated dynamically at boot and system
manager reload time, for example based on other configuration
files or parameters passed on the kernel command line. For details, see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
-
- <para>The D-Bus API of <command>systemd</command> is described in
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.systemd1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- and
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.LogControl1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
- </para>
-
- <para>Systems which invoke systemd in a container or initrd environment should implement the <ulink
- url="https://systemd.io/CONTAINER_INTERFACE">Container Interface</ulink> or
- <ulink url="https://systemd.io/INITRD_INTERFACE/">initrd Interface</ulink>
- specifications, respectively.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -1558,6 +1553,10 @@
<member><citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
</simplelist></para>
+
+ <para>For more information about the concepts and
+ ideas behind systemd, please refer to the
+ <ulink url="https://0pointer.de/blog/projects/systemd.html">Original Design Document</ulink>.</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>