<literal>@</literal> and the unit type suffix. In the unit file itself, the instance parameter may be
referred to using <literal>%i</literal> and other specifiers, see below.</para>
- <para>Unit files may contain additional options on top of those
- listed here. If systemd encounters an unknown option, it will
- write a warning log message but continue loading the unit. If an
- option or section name is prefixed with <option>X-</option>, it is
- ignored completely by systemd. Options within an ignored section
- do not need the prefix. Applications may use this to include
- additional information in the unit files.</para>
+ <para>Unit files may contain additional options on top of those listed here. If systemd encounters an
+ unknown option, it will write a warning log message but continue loading the unit. If an option or
+ section name is prefixed with <option>X-</option>, it is ignored completely by systemd. Options within an
+ ignored section do not need the prefix. Applications may use this to include additional information in
+ the unit files. To access those options, applications need to parse the unit files on their own.</para>
<para>Units can be aliased (have an alternative name), by creating a symlink from the new name to the
existing name in one of the unit search paths. For example, <filename>systemd-networkd.service</filename>