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diff --git a/man/openrc-init.8 b/man/openrc-init.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..93068f10 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/openrc-init.8 @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2017 The OpenRC Authors. +.\" See the Authors file at the top-level directory of this distribution and +.\" https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/blob/master/AUTHORS +.\" +.\" This file is part of OpenRC. It is subject to the license terms in +.\" the LICENSE file found in the top-level directory of this +.\" distribution and at https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/blob/master/LICENSE +.\" This file may not be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed +.\" except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file. +.\" +.Dd April 6, 2017 +.Dt openrc-init 8 SMM +.Os OpenRC +.Sh NAME +.Nm openrc-init +.Nd the parent of all processes +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm +is an init process which can be an alternative to sysvinit or any other +init process. +.Pp +To use +.Nm +configure your boot loader to invoke it or symlink it to /sbin/init. +Also, you will need to use +.Xr openrc-shutdown 8 , +to halt, reboot or poweroff the system. +.Pp +The default runlevel is read from the init command line, the +rc_default_runlevel setting in rc.conf, the kernel command line, or it is +assumed to be "default" if it is not set in any of these places. +.Pp +.Nm +doesn't manage getty's directly, so you will need to manage them another +way. For example, you can use the agetty service script as described in +agetty-guide.md in this distribution. +.Sh BUGS +OpenRC 0.25 contains the first release of this init process. +I do not know of any specific issues. However, if you use it, please be +aware that there may be bugs and report any issues you find. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr openrc-shutdown 8 , +.Sh AUTHORS +.An William Hubbs <w.d.hubbs@gmail.com> |