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 <?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
-<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
-
-<!--
-  This file is part of systemd.
-
-  Copyright 2014 Kay Sievers
-
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--->
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ -->
 
 <refentry id="systemd-timesyncd.service" conditional='ENABLE_TIMESYNCD'>
 
   <refentryinfo>
     <title>systemd-timesyncd.service</title>
     <productname>systemd</productname>
-
-    <authorgroup>
-      <author>
-        <contrib>Developer</contrib>
-        <firstname>Kay</firstname>
-        <surname>Sievers</surname>
-        <email>kay@vrfy.org</email>
-      </author>
-    </authorgroup>
   </refentryinfo>
 
   <refmeta>
     reboots to ensure it monotonically advances even if the system
     lacks a battery-buffered RTC chip.</para>
 
+    <para>The <filename>systemd-timesyncd</filename> service
+    specifically implements only SNTP. This minimalistic
+    service will set the system clock for large offsets or
+    slowly adjust it for smaller deltas. More complex use
+    cases are not covered by <filename>systemd-timesyncd</filename>.</para>
+
     <para>The NTP servers contacted are determined from the global
     settings in
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timesyncd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
     <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
     <command>set-ntp</command> command may be used to enable and
     start, or disable and stop this service.</para>
+
+    <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+    <command>timesync-status</command> or <command>show-timesync</command> command can be used to show the
+    current status of this service.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
 
     <variablelist>
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><filename>/var/lib/systemd/clock</filename></term>
+        <term><filename>/var/lib/systemd/timesync/clock</filename></term>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>The modification time of this file indicates the timestamp of the last successful
+          synchronization (or at least the systemd build date, in case synchronization was not
+          possible).</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><filename>/run/systemd/timesync/synchronized</filename></term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>This file contains the timestamp of the last successful
-          synchronization.</para>
+          <para>A file that is touched on each successful synchronization, to assist
+          <filename>systemd-time-wait-sync</filename> and other applications to detecting synchronization
+          events.</para>
         </listitem>
+
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
   </refsect1>
@@ -99,6 +94,7 @@
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timesyncd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-time-wait-sync.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>localtime</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>hwclock</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>