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diff --git a/doc/s6-rc-db.html b/doc/s6-rc-db.html index bc527a6..4794be6 100644 --- a/doc/s6-rc-db.html +++ b/doc/s6-rc-db.html @@ -222,10 +222,29 @@ for atomic service <em>atomicname</em>. </p> <p> - Those binary flags are currently unused, but this may change in a -future version of s6-rc. + Those binary flags are used by <a href="repodefs.html">repo</a> +commands: </p> +<ul> + <li> Bit 0 is set if there's a <tt>flag-essential</tt> file in the +source directory (or if the "essential" flag was inherited from a +bundle). It means the service cannot be downed by normal means: +<code>s6-rc -d change <em>atomicname</em></code> will not work, +the <tt>-D</tt> option to s6-rc is needed. Additionally, when +importing <em>atomicname</em> in a <a href="repodefs.html#set">set</a>, +it will automatically be put in the <tt>always</tt> sub, which means +it will always be enabled by default. </li> + <li> Bit 1 is set if there's a <tt>flag-recommended</tt> file in the +source directory (or if the "essential" flag was inherited from a +bundle). When +importing <em>atomicname</em> in a <a href="repodefs.html#set">set</a>, +it will automatically be put in the <tt>active</tt> sub rather than the +<tt>latent</tt> one: unless the user actively makes a change before +committing the set, <em>atomicname</em> will be in the default bundle +and be started at boot time. </li> +</ul> + <h3> s6-rc-db atomics <em>servicename...</em> </h3> <p> |