<term><option>--test</option></term>
<listitem><para>Determine the initial start-up transaction (i.e. the list of jobs enqueued at
- start-up), dump it and exit. This option is useful for debugging only. Note that during regular
- service manager start-up further units might be started than this operation shows, because hardware,
- socket, bus or other kinds of activation might add additional jobs. Use <option>--system</option> to
- request the initial transaction of the system service manager (this is also the implied default),
- combine with <option>--user</option> to request the initial transaction of the per-user service
- manager instead.</para></listitem>
+ start-up), dump it and exit — without actually executing any of the determined jobs. This option is
+ useful for debugging only. Note that during regular service manager start-up additional units not
+ shown by this operation may be started, because hardware, socket, bus or other kinds of activation
+ might add additional jobs as the transaction is executed. Use <option>--system</option> to request
+ the initial transaction of the system service manager (this is also the implied default), combine
+ with <option>--user</option> to request the initial transaction of the per-user service manager
+ instead.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--dump-configuration-items</option></term>