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authorEric Andersen2000-12-08 20:38:00 +0000
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Update inittab docs
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diff --git a/docs/busybox.pod b/docs/busybox.pod
index 9b92d19..2ddacd1 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.pod
+++ b/docs/busybox.pod
@@ -900,13 +900,37 @@ If you choose to use an /etc/inittab file, the inittab entry format is as follow
Valid actions include: sysinit, respawn, askfirst, wait,
once, and ctrlaltdel.
- askfirst acts just like respawn, but before running the specified
- process it displays the line "Please press Enter to activate this
- console." and then waits for the user to press enter before starting
- the specified process.
- Unrecognized actions (like initdefault) will cause init to emit
- an error message, and then go along with its business.
+ The available actions can be classified into two groups: actions
+ that are run only once, and actions that are re-run when the specified
+ process exits.
+
+ Run only-once actions:
+
+ 'sysinit' is the first item run on boot. init waits until all
+ sysinit actions are completed before continuing. Following the
+ completion of all sysinit actions, all 'wait' actions are run.
+ 'wait' actions, like 'sysinit' actions, cause init to wait until
+ the specified task completes. 'once' actions are asyncronous,
+ therefore, init does not wait for them to complete. 'ctrlaltdel'
+ actions are run immediately before init causes the system to reboot
+ (unmounting filesystems with a 'ctrlaltdel' action is a very good
+ idea).
+
+ Run repeatedly actions:
+
+ 'respawn' actions are run after the 'once' actions. When a process
+ started with a 'respawn' action exits, init automatically restarts
+ it. Unlike sysvinit, BusyBox init does not stop processes from
+ respawning out of control. The 'askfirst' actions acts just like
+ respawn, except that before running the specified process it
+ displays the line "Please press Enter to activate this console."
+ and then waits for the user to press enter before starting the
+ specified process.
+
+ Unrecognized actions (like initdefault) will cause init to emit an
+ error message, and then go along with its business. All actions are
+ run in the reverse order from how they appear in /etc/inittab.
<process>:
@@ -2262,4 +2286,4 @@ Enrique Zanardi <ezanardi@ull.es>
=cut
-# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.78 2000/12/08 19:52:01 andersen Exp $
+# $Id: busybox.pod,v 1.79 2000/12/08 20:38:00 andersen Exp $
diff --git a/docs/busybox.sgml b/docs/busybox.sgml
index 1542337..1848141 100644
--- a/docs/busybox.sgml
+++ b/docs/busybox.sgml
@@ -1538,24 +1538,56 @@
<sect2>
<title>action</title>
+
+ <para>
+ Valid actions include: sysinit, respawn, askfirst, wait,
+ once, and ctrlaltdel.
+ </para>
+
+
+ <para>
+ The available actions can be classified into two groups: actions
+ that are run only once, and actions that are re-run when the specified
+ process exits.
+ </para>
+
<para>
- Valid actions include: sysinit, respawn,
- askfirst, wait, once, and ctrlaltdel.
+ Run only-once actions:
</para>
<para>
- askfirst acts just like respawn, but before
- running the specified process it displays the
- line "Please press Enter to activate this
- console." and then waits for the user to press
- enter before starting the specified process.
+ 'sysinit' is the first item run on boot. init waits until all
+ sysinit actions are completed before continuing. Following the
+ completion of all sysinit actions, all 'wait' actions are run.
+ 'wait' actions, like 'sysinit' actions, cause init to wait until
+ the specified task completes. 'once' actions are asyncronous,
+ therefore, init does not wait for them to complete. 'ctrlaltdel'
+ actions are run immediately before init causes the system to reboot
+ (unmounting filesystems with a 'ctrlaltdel' action is a very good
+ idea).
</para>
<para>
- Unrecognized actions (like initdefault) will
- cause init to emit an error message, and then go
- along with its business.
+ Run repeatedly actions:
</para>
+
+ <para>
+ 'respawn' actions are run after the 'once' actions. When a process
+ started with a 'respawn' action exits, init automatically restarts
+ it. Unlike sysvinit, BusyBox init does not stop processes from
+ respawning out of control. The 'askfirst' actions acts just like
+ respawn, except that before running the specified process it
+ displays the line "Please press Enter to activate this console."
+ and then waits for the user to press enter before starting the
+ specified process.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Unrecognized actions (like initdefault) will cause init to emit an
+ error message, and then go along with its business. All actions are
+ run in the reverse order from how they appear in /etc/inittab.
+ </para>
+
</sect2>
<sect2>