NAME¶

utrans-rc - convert systemd units using utrans(1) and then save or install them

SYNOPSIS¶

utrans-rc [-h] [-b <BACKEND>..] [-n | -o <OUTPUT_DIR>] [-u | <SOURCE_DIR>..]

OPTIONS¶

The following commandline options are supported:-

-b <BACKEND>

specify backend used by utrans(1). If unset, automatically detect the appropriate backends to use

-h

show usage

-o <OUTPUT_DIR>

save generated files to subdirectories of <OUTPUT_DIR>

-n

no action; dry run to show what would be done

-u

only check for new/modified/deleted units and update; ignored if <SOURCE_DIR> or <OUTPUT_DIR> specified

DESCRIPTION¶

utrans-rc scans the source directory/directories for systemd.service(5) and systemd.timer(5) units. If no source directory is specified, [/usr]/lib/systemd/system is scanned.

Each unit is converted using utrans(1).

If <OUTPUT_DIR> is specified, generated files are saved there. Otherwise, the files are considered for installation beneath /etc using sudo(8) and ucf(1) to preserve user modifications. However, installation of the whole unit is skipped if

• the unit's parent package already includes functionality in the installation directory
• it would overwrite any files in a package known to dpkg(1)

utrans-rc also checks previously generated and installed files for changes in their source units. If any modified units are found they are re-translated. If the source units have been removed, the generated files are disabled and removed (if unmodified).

SEE ALSO¶

utrans(1), ucf(1)

COPYRIGHT¶

BSD-2-Clause License <https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause>

Copyright (c) 2023-2024, Mark Hindley

AUTHORS¶

Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>