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-<!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">
-
-<!--
-  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
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+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ -->
 
 <refentry id="systemd.special">
 
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     <filename>cryptsetup-pre.target</filename>,
     <filename>cryptsetup.target</filename>,
     <filename>ctrl-alt-del.target</filename>,
+    <filename>boot-complete.target</filename>,
     <filename>default.target</filename>,
     <filename>emergency.target</filename>,
     <filename>exit.target</filename>,
     <filename>sysinit.target</filename>,
     <filename>system-update.target</filename>,
     <filename>system-update-pre.target</filename>,
+    <filename>time-set.target</filename>,
     <filename>time-sync.target</filename>,
     <filename>timers.target</filename>,
     <filename>umount.target</filename>,
+    <filename>usb-gadget.target</filename>,
     <!-- slices --><filename>-.slice</filename>,
     <filename>system.slice</filename>,
     <filename>user.slice</filename>,
             <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
             for details on the targets involved.
             </para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term><filename>boot-complete.target</filename></term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>This target is intended as generic synchronization point for services that shall determine or act on
+            whether the boot process completed successfully. Order units that are required to succeed for a boot process
+            to be considered successful before this unit, and add a <varname>Requires=</varname> dependency from the
+            target unit to them. Order units that shall only run when the boot process is considered successful after the
+            target unit and pull in the target from it, also with <varname>Requires=</varname>. Note that by default this
+            target unit is not part of the initial boot transaction, but is supposed to be pulled in only if required by
+            units that want to run only on successful boots.</para>
+
+            <para>See
+            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot-check-no-failures.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+            for a service that implements a generic system health check and orders itself before
+            <filename>boot-complete.target</filename>.</para>
 
+            <para>See
+            <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-bless-boot.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+            for a service that propagates boot success information to the boot loader, and orders itself after
+            <filename>boot-complete.target</filename>.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
             dynamically when audio hardware is found.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term><filename>usb-gadget.target</filename></term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>This target is started automatically as soon as a
+            USB Device Controller becomes available at boot.</para>
+
+            <para>This may be used to pull in usb gadget
+            dynamically when UDC hardware is found.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
       </variablelist>
     </refsect2>
 
             the <literal>$portmap</literal> facility.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term><filename>time-set.target</filename></term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>Services responsible for setting the system clock from
+            a local source (such as a maintained timestamp file or
+            imprecise real-time clock) should pull in this target and
+            order themselves before it.  Services where approximate time
+            is desired should be ordered after this unit, but not pull
+            it in.  This target does not provide the accuracy guarantees
+            of <filename>time-sync.target</filename>.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term><filename>time-sync.target</filename></term>
           <listitem>
       <title>Special User Units</title>
 
       <para>When systemd runs as a user instance, the following special
-      units are available, which have similar definitions as their
+      units are available:</para>
+
+      <variablelist>
+        <varlistentry>
+          <term><filename>default.target</filename></term>
+          <listitem>
+            <para>This is the main target of the user session, started by default. Various services that
+            compose the normal user session should be pulled into this target. In this regard,
+            <filename>default.target</filename> is similar to <filename>multi-user.target</filename> in the
+            system instance, but it is a real unit, not an alias.</para>
+          </listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+      </variablelist>
+
+      <para>In addition, the following units are available which have definitions similar to their
       system counterparts:
       <filename>exit.target</filename>,
-      <filename>default.target</filename>,
       <filename>shutdown.target</filename>,
       <filename>sockets.target</filename>,
       <filename>timers.target</filename>,