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+
+<refentry id="systemd-run">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-run</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
+ <surname>Poettering</surname>
+ <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-run</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-run</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Run programs as volatile systemd units</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>systemd-run</command>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
+ <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">ARGS</arg>
+ </arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-run</command> may be used
+ create a transient <filename>.service</filename> unit
+ or a <filename>.scope</filename> unit and launch the
+ specified <replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable> as part
+ of this unit.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Options</title>
+
+ <para>The following options are understood:</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-h</option></term>
+ <term><option>--help</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Prints a short help
+ text and exits.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--version</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Prints a short version
+ string and exits.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--user</option></term>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Talk to the systemd manager of the calling
+ user.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--scope</option></term>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Create a <filename>.scope</filename> unit instead of
+ the default transient <filename>.service</filename> unit.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--unit=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Use this unit name instead of an automatically
+ generated one.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--description=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Provide description for the unit. If not
+ specified, the command itself will be used as a description.
+ See <varname>Description=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--slice=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Make the new <filename>.service</filename> or
+ <filename>.scope</filename> unit part of the specified slice,
+ instead of the <filename>system.slice</filename>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ <para>All command-line arguments after the first non-option
+ argument become part of the commandline of the launched
+ process.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exit status</title>
+
+ <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
+ code otherwise.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.scope</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>