* [Shepherd][PATCH] doc: Rename 'deco' to 'herd'.
@ 2016-01-16 18:20 Fabian Harfert
2016-01-17 14:04 ` Ludovic Courtès
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From: Fabian Harfert @ 2016-01-16 18:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: guix-devel
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Hello!
I replaced each 'deco' with 'herd' and fixed some little things. Maybe
it should be applied after the name of the command really changed.
Fabian
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From 17ab6600fe99fd0ecd48b903bd4a7f0547f12427 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fabian Harfert <fhmgufs@web.de>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 19:08:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Rename 'deco' to 'herd'.
---
shepherd.texi | 101 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------------
1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)
diff --git a/shepherd.texi b/shepherd.texi
index 71796c3..389502c 100644
--- a/shepherd.texi
+++ b/shepherd.texi
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Documentation License''.
@dircategory System software
@direntry
* shepherd: (shepherd). The Shepherd service manager.
-* deco: (shepherd)Invoking deco
+* herd: (shepherd)Invoking herd
Controlling the Shepherd service manager.
* reboot: (shepherd)Invoking reboot
Rebooting a Shepherd-controlled system.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ manager for the GNU system.
@menu
* Introduction:: Introduction to the Shepherd service manager.
* Jump Start:: How to do simple things with the Shepherd.
-* deco and shepherd:: User interface to service management.
+* herd and shepherd:: User interface to service management.
* Services:: Details on services.
* Runlevels:: Details on runlevels.
* Misc Facilities:: Generally useful things provided by the Shepherd.
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ the Shepherd is no different. But don't worry: this manual should allow you to
get started quickly. Its first chapter is designed as a practical
introduction to the Shepherd and should be all you need for everyday use
(@pxref{Jump Start}). In chapter two we will describe the
-@command{deco} and @command{shepherd} programs, and their relationship, in
-more detail (@ref{deco and shepherd}). Subsequent chapters provide a full
+@command{herd} and @command{shepherd} programs, and their relationship, in
+more detail (@ref{herd and shepherd}). Subsequent chapters provide a full
reference manual and plenty of examples, covering all of Shepherd's
capabilities. Finally, the last chapter provides information for
those souls brave enough to hack the Shepherd itself.
@@ -158,11 +158,12 @@ a daemon that (usually) runs in the
background, so you will not interact with it directly. After it is
started, @command{shepherd} will listen on a socket special file, usually
@code{/var/run/shepherd/socket}, for further commands. You use the tool
-@dfn{deco} to send these commands to @command{shepherd}. Usage of deco is simple and
-straightforward: To start a service called @code{apache}, you use:
+@dfn{herd} to send these commands to @command{shepherd}. Usage of
+@command{herd} is simple and straightforward: To start a service called
+@code{apache}, you use:
@example
-deco start apache
+herd start apache
@end example
@cindex Status (of services)
@@ -175,14 +176,14 @@ will automatically be started as well. The current status of all the
services defined in the configuration file can be queried like this:
@example
-deco status
+herd status
@end example
@noindent
Or, to get additional details about each service, run:
@example
-deco detailed-status
+herd detailed-status
@end example
@noindent
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ services as started. If you just want to know the status of the
@code{apache} service, run:
@example
-deco status apache
+herd status apache
@end example
@cindex Stopping a service
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ as it cannot work without the network being up. To actually stop a
service, you use the following, probably not very surprising, command:
@example
-deco stop networking
+herd stop networking
@end example
There are two more actions you can perform on every service: The
@@ -217,8 +218,8 @@ caused it from being respawned too fast, you can start it again with
the commands:
@example
-deco enable foo
-deco start foo
+herd enable foo
+herd start foo
@end example
@cindex virtual services
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ reload its modules, therefore the action @code{reload-modules} might
be available:
@example
-deco reload-modules apache
+herd reload-modules apache
@end example
The service-specific actions can only be used when the service is
@@ -288,10 +289,10 @@ additional argument. You can use @code{load} to load arbitrary code
into the Shepherd at runtime, like this:
@example
-deco load dmd ~/additional-services.scm
+herd load dmd ~/additional-services.scm
@end example
-This is enough now about the @command{deco} and @command{shepherd} programs, we
+This is enough now about the @command{herd} and @command{shepherd} programs, we
will now take a look at how to configure the Shepherd. In the configuration
file, we need mainly the definition of services. We can also do
various other things there, like starting a few services already.
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ Ok, to summarize:
@itemize @bullet
@item
-@command{shepherd} is a daemon, @command{deco} the program that controls it.
+@command{shepherd} is a daemon, @command{herd} the program that controls it.
@item
You can start, stop, restart, enable and disable every service, as
well as display its status.
@@ -325,32 +326,36 @@ The @code{dmd} service is used to control @command{shepherd} itself.
@c @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
-@node deco and shepherd
-@chapter @command{deco} and @command{shepherd}
+@node herd and shepherd
+@chapter @command{herd} and @command{shepherd}
-@cindex deco
+@cindex herd
@cindex shepherd
@cindex daemon
@cindex daemon controller
@cindex relative file names
The daemon that runs in the background and is responsible for
controlling the services is @command{shepherd}, while the user interface tool
-is called @command{deco}, the @dfn{DaEmon COntroller}@footnote{Some people
-might argue that it actually is short for ``decoration'', indicating
-that it is useless. :-)}. To perform an action, like stopping a
-service or calling an action of a service, you use the deco program.
-It will communicate with shepherd over a Unix Domain Socket.
+is called @command{herd}@footnote{The name of herd was chosen because the
+command allows you to herd your daemons.}
+
+@cindex deco
+Before the Shepherd got its new name, this command was called deco.
+
+You use @command{herd} to perform an
+action, like stopping a service or calling an action of a service.
+It will communicate with @command{shepherd} over a Unix Domain Socket.
-Thus, you start @command{shepherd} once, and then always use deco whenever you want
-to do something service-related. Since deco passes its current
-working directory to @command{shepherd}, you can pass relative file names without
-trouble. Both @command{shepherd} and deco understand the standard arguments
-@code{--help}, @code{--version} and @code{--usage}.
+Thus, you start @command{shepherd} once, and then always use @command{herd}
+whenever you want to do something service-related. Since @command{herd} passes
+its current working directory to @command{shepherd}, you can pass relative file
+names without trouble. Both @command{shepherd} and @command{herd} understand
+the standard arguments @code{--help}, @code{--version} and @code{--usage}.
@menu
* Invoking shepherd:: How to start the service damon.
-* Invoking deco:: Controlling daemons.
+* Invoking herd:: Controlling daemons.
* Invoking reboot:: Rebooting a shepherd-controlled system.
* Invoking halt:: Turning off a shepherd-controlled system.
@end menu
@@ -387,7 +392,7 @@ particular, this means that code in @var{file} may use
@cindex security
@cindex insecure
Do not check if the directory where the socket---our communication
-rendez-vous with @command{deco}---is located has permissions @code{700}.
+rendez-vous with @command{herd}---is located has permissions @code{700}.
If this option is not specified, @command{shepherd} will abort if the
permissions are not as expected.
@@ -415,8 +420,8 @@ this option is not specified, @file{@var{localstatedir}/run/shepherd/socket} is
taken.
If @code{-} is specified as file name, commands will be read from
-standard input, one per line, as would be passed on a @command{deco}
-command line (@pxref{Invoking deco}).
+standard input, one per line, as would be passed on a @command{herd}
+command line (@pxref{Invoking herd}).
@item --quiet
Synonym for @code{--silent}.
@@ -425,23 +430,23 @@ Synonym for @code{--silent}.
@c @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
-@node Invoking deco
-@section Invoking deco
+@node Invoking herd
+@section Invoking @command{herd}
-@cindex deco
-The @command{deco} command is a generic client program to control a
+@cindex herd
+The @command{herd} command is a generic client program to control a
running instance of @command{shepherd} (@pxref{Invoking shepherd}). It has the
following synopsis:
@example
-deco [@var{option}@dots{}] @var{action} [@var{service} [@var{arg}@dots{}]]
+herd [@var{option}@dots{}] @var{action} [@var{service} [@var{arg}@dots{}]]
@end example
It causes the @var{action} of the @var{service} to be invoked. When
@var{service} is omitted and @var{action} is @code{status} or
@code{detailed-status}, the @code{dmd} service is used@footnote{This
shorthand does not work for other actions such as @code{stop}, because
-inadvertently typing @code{deco stop} would stop all the services, which
+inadvertently typing @code{herd stop} would stop all the services, which
could be pretty annoying.} (@pxref{The dmd and unknown services}, for
more information on the @code{dmd} service.)
@@ -452,9 +457,9 @@ that are available for every service are @code{start}, @code{stop},
If you pass a file name as an @var{arg}, it will be passed as-is to
the Shepherd, thus if it is not an absolute name, it is local to the current
-working directory of @command{shepherd}, not to deco.
+working directory of @command{shepherd}, not to herd.
-The @code{deco} command understands the following option:
+The @code{herd} command understands the following option:
@table @samp
@@ -470,7 +475,7 @@ not specified, @file{@var{localstatedir}/run/shepherd/socket} is taken.
@node Invoking reboot
@section Invoking reboot
-@cindex deco
+@cindex herd
The @command{reboot} command is a convenience client program to instruct
the Shepherd (when used as an init system) to stop all running services and
reboot the system. It has the following synopsis:
@@ -479,7 +484,7 @@ reboot the system. It has the following synopsis:
reboot [@var{option}@dots{}]
@end example
-It is equivalent to running @command{deco stop dmd}. The @code{reboot}
+It is equivalent to running @command{herd stop dmd}. The @code{reboot}
command understands the following option:
@table @samp
@@ -496,7 +501,7 @@ not specified, @file{@var{localstatedir}/run/shepherd/socket} is taken.
@node Invoking halt
@section Invoking halt
-@cindex deco
+@cindex herd
The @command{halt} command is a convenience client program to instruct
the Shepherd (when used as an init system) to stop all running services and turn
off the system. It has the following synopsis:
@@ -505,7 +510,7 @@ off the system. It has the following synopsis:
halt [@var{option}@dots{}]
@end example
-It is equivalent to running @command{deco power-off dmd}. As usual, the
+It is equivalent to running @command{herd power-off dmd}. As usual, the
@code{halt} command understands the following option:
@table @samp
@@ -1049,7 +1054,7 @@ but also doing nothing about it.
@section Communication
The @code{(shepherd comm)} module provides primitives that allow clients such
-as @command{deco} to connect to @command{shepherd} and send it commands to
+as @command{herd} to connect to @command{shepherd} and send it commands to
control or change its behavior (@pxref{Slots of services, actions of
services}).
@@ -1437,7 +1442,7 @@ Thus, we cannot do it this way.
@node Runlevels - part two
@subsection Runlevels, part two
-Let's look again at the table at the end of part two:
+Let's look again at the table at the end of part one:
@multitable @columnfractions .10 .30
@item Service @tab Provides
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