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<refentry id="systemd-system-update-generator">
<refentryinfo>
<title>systemd-system-update-generator</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<contrib>Developer</contrib>
<firstname>Lennart</firstname>
<surname>Poettering</surname>
<email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
</author>
</authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>systemd-system-update-generator</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>systemd-system-update-generator</refname>
<refpurpose>Generator for redirecting boot to offline update mode</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-system-update-generator</filename></para>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para><filename>systemd-system-update-generator</filename>
is a generator that automatically redirects the boot
process to <filename>system-update.target</filename>
if <filename>/system-update</filename> exists. This is
required to implement the logic explained in the
<ulink
url="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/SystemUpdates">System
Updates Specification</ulink>.
</para>
<para><filename>systemd-system-update-generator</filename>
implements the <ulink
url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators">generator
specification</ulink>.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>