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This file is part of systemd.
Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
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- <title>Automatic Dependencies</title>
-
- <para>Timer units automatically gain a <varname>Before=</varname>
- dependency on the service they are supposed to activate.</para>
-
- <para>Unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname> in the <literal>[Unit]</literal> section is set to
- <option>false</option>, all timer units will implicitly have dependencies of type <varname>Requires=</varname> and
- <varname>After=</varname> on <filename>sysinit.target</filename>, a dependency of type <varname>Before=</varname>
- on <filename>timers.target</filename>, as well as <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and <varname>Before=</varname> on
- <filename>shutdown.target</filename> to ensure that they are stopped cleanly prior to system shutdown. Timer units
- with at least one <varname>OnCalendar=</varname> directive will have an additional <varname>After=</varname>
- dependency on <filename>time-sync.target</filename> to avoid being started before the system clock has been
- correctly set. Only timer units involved with early boot or late system shutdown should disable the
- <varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname> option.</para>
+ <title>Implicit Dependencies</title>
+
+ <para>The following dependencies are implicitly added:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Timer units automatically gain a <varname>Before=</varname>
+ dependency on the service they are supposed to activate.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Default Dependencies</title>
+
+ <para>The following dependencies are added unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname> is set:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Timer units will automatically have dependencies of type <varname>Requires=</varname> and
+ <varname>After=</varname> on <filename>sysinit.target</filename>, a dependency of type <varname>Before=</varname>
+ on <filename>timers.target</filename>, as well as <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and <varname>Before=</varname> on
+ <filename>shutdown.target</filename> to ensure that they are stopped cleanly prior to system shutdown. Only timer
+ units involved with early boot or late system shutdown should disable the
+ <varname>DefaultDependencies=</varname> option.</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>Timer units
+ with at least one <varname>OnCalendar=</varname> directive will have an additional <varname>After=</varname>
+ dependency on <filename>time-sync.target</filename> to avoid being started before the system clock has been
+ correctly set.</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<para>Note that timers do not necessarily expire at the
precise time configured with this setting, as it is subject to
the <varname>AccuracySec=</varname> setting
- below.</para></listitem>
+ below.</para>
+
+ <para>May be specified more than once.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>