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| author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2016-08-02 19:42:31 +0200 |
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| committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2016-08-02 23:43:29 +0200 |
| commit | e8b652d46b451f4fdb81a483234e0757bf5ed3de (patch) | |
| tree | f8c7656f7d1623157624ae8e491a008eb6c2652d /doc/guix.texi | |
| parent | 201fff9ea1c8ab973a35881a2736e053b844d0d7 (diff) | |
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doc: Clarify distinction between "service" and "Shepherd service".
* doc/guix.texi (Services): Distinguish "service" and "Shepherd
service". Add xref to "Shepherd Services".
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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index e7dc896da0..27f10ba8f3 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -7445,11 +7445,12 @@ Configuration System}). System services are typically daemons launched when the system boots, or other actions needed at that time---e.g., configuring network access. -Services are managed by the GNU@tie{}Shepherd (@pxref{Introduction,,, -shepherd, The GNU Shepherd Manual}). On a running system, the -@command{herd} command allows you to list the available services, show -their status, start and stop them, or do other specific operations -(@pxref{Jump Start,,, shepherd, The GNU Shepherd Manual}). For example: +GuixSD has a broad definition of ``service'' (@pxref{Service +Composition}), but many services are managed by the GNU@tie{}Shepherd +(@pxref{Shepherd Services}). On a running system, the @command{herd} +command allows you to list the available services, show their status, +start and stop them, or do other specific operations (@pxref{Jump +Start,,, shepherd, The GNU Shepherd Manual}). For example: @example # herd status |