<term><varname>systemd.volatile=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Controls whether the system shall boot up in volatile mode. Takes a boolean argument or the
- special value <option>state</option>.</para>
+ special values <literal>state</literal> and <literal>overlay</literal>.</para>
- <para>If false (the default), this generator makes no changes to the mount tree and the system is booted up in
- normal mode.</para>
+ <para>If <literal>no</literal> (the default), this generator makes no changes to the mount tree and the system
+ is booted up in normal mode.</para>
- <para>If true the generator ensures
+ <para>If <literal>yes</literal> the generator ensures
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-volatile-root.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
is run in the initrd. This service changes the mount table before transitioning to the host system,
so that a volatile memory file system (<literal>tmpfs</literal>) is used as root directory, with only
and lost at shutdown, as <filename>/etc/</filename> and <filename>/var/</filename> will be served
from the (initially unpopulated) volatile memory file system.</para>
- <para>If set to <option>state</option> the generator will leave the root directory mount point unaltered,
+ <para>If set to <literal>state</literal> the generator will leave the root directory mount point unaltered,
however will mount a <literal>tmpfs</literal> file system to <filename>/var/</filename>. In this mode the normal
system configuration (i.e. the contents of <literal>/etc/</literal>) is in effect (and may be modified during
system runtime), however the system state (i.e. the contents of <literal>/var/</literal>) is reset at boot and