OS kernel with the host OS, in order to run
OS userspace instances on top the host OS.</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>The host system itself</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The host system itself.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Machines are identified by names that follow the same rules
- as UNIX and DNS host names, for details, see below. Machines are
- instantiated from disk or file system images that frequently — but not
- necessarily — carry the same name as machines running from
- them. Images in this sense are considered:</para>
+ as UNIX and DNS host names. For details, see below.</para>
+
+ <para>Machines are instantiated from disk or file system images that
+ frequently — but not necessarily — carry the same name as machines running
+ from them. Images in this sense may be:</para>
<itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Directory trees containing an OS, including its
+ <listitem><para>Directory trees containing an OS, including the
top-level directories <filename>/usr</filename>,
<filename>/etc</filename>, and so on.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="host" />
- <xi:include href="user-system-options.xml" xpointer="machine" />
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-M</option></term>
+ <term><option>--machine=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Connect to
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-machined.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ running in a local container, to perform the specified operation within
+ the container.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-pager" />
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="no-legend" />