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systemd-system-update-generator(8)

SYSTEMD-SYSTEM-UPDATE-GENERATOR(8) systemd-system-update-generator SYSTEMD-SYSTEM-UPDATE-GENERATOR(8)


.SH "NAME" systemd-system-update-generator - Generator for redirecting boot to offline update mode


.SH "SYNOPSIS"


.PP /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-system-update-generator


.SH "DESCRIPTION"


.PP systemd-system-update-generator is a generator that automatically redirects the boot process to system-update.target, if /system-update or /etc/system-update exists. This is required to implement the logic explained in the systemd.offline-updates(7).


.PP systemd-system-update-generator implements systemd.generator(7).


.SH "SEE ALSO"


.PP systemd(1), systemd.special(7)

systemd 262.2

systemd 262.2-r1 · os · ingested 2026-11-06