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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-26 16:38:00 -0400 |
| commit | 97d5c458cfa039d857301e1ca7d5af3beb37131d (patch) | |
| tree | b460cd850d0537eb71806ba30358840377b27688 /static/plan9-4e/man8/init.8 | |
| parent | b89dc2331a50c63f8b33272a5c4c61ab98abdaa3 (diff) | |
build: Better Build System
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diff --git a/static/plan9-4e/man8/init.8 b/static/plan9-4e/man8/init.8 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..94c3a465 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/plan9-4e/man8/init.8 @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +.TH INIT 8 +.SH NAME +init \- initialize machine upon booting +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B /$cputype/init +[ +.B -ctm +] [ +.I command ... +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Init +initializes the machine: it establishes the name space (see +.IR namespace (4) +and +.I newns +in +.IR auth (2)), +and environment (see +.IR env (3)) +and starts a shell +.RI ( rc (1)) +on the console. +If a +.I command +is supplied, that is run instead of the shell. +On a CPU server the invoked shell runs +.IR cpurc (8) +before accepting commands on the console; +on a terminal, it runs +.IR termrc +and then the user's profile. +Options +.B -t +(terminal) +and +.B -c +(CPU) +force the behavior to correspond to the specified service class. +Otherwise +.I init +uses the value of the environment variable +.B $service +to decide the service class. +.PP +.I Init +sets environment variables +.B $service +(either to the incoming value or according to +.B -t +or +.BR -c ), +.B $objtype +(to the value of +.BR $cputype ), +.B $user +(to the contents of +.BR #c/user ), +and +.B $timezone +(to the contents of +.BR /adm/timezone/local ). +.PP +With option +.B -m +.I init +starts only an interactive shell +regardless of the +.I command +or service class. +.PP +On a CPU server, +.I init +requires the machine's password to be supplied before starting +.I rc +on the console. +.PP +.I Init +is invoked by +.IR boot (8), +which sets the arguments as appropriate. +.SH SOURCE +.B /sys/src/cmd/init.c +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR rc (1), +.IR auth (2), +.IR boot (8) |
