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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
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+-->
+<refentry id="systemd-debug-generator">
+
+        <refentryinfo>
+                <title>systemd-debug-generator</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-debug-generator</refentrytitle>
+                <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+        </refmeta>
+
+        <refnamediv>
+                <refname>systemd-debug-generator</refname>
+                <refpurpose>Generator for enabling a runtime debug shell and masking specific units at boot</refpurpose>
+        </refnamediv>
+
+        <refsynopsisdiv>
+                <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-debug-generator</filename></para>
+        </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>Description</title>
+
+                <para><filename>systemd-debug-generator</filename> is
+                a generator that reads the kernel command line and understands two options:</para>
+
+                <para>If the <option>systemd.mask=</option> option is
+                specified and followed by a unit name this unit is
+                masked for the runtime, similar to the effect of
+                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+                <command>mask</command> command. This is useful to
+                boot with certain units removed from the initial boot
+                transaction for debugging system startup.</para>
+
+                <para>If the <option>systemd.debug-shell</option>
+                option is specified the debug shell service
+                <literal>debug-shell.service</literal> is pulled into
+                the boot transaction. It will spawn a debug shell on
+                tty9 during early system startup. Note that the shell
+                may also be turned on persistently by enabling it with
+                <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+                <command>enable</command> command.</para>
+
+                <para><filename>systemd-debug-generator</filename>
+                implements the <ulink
+                url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators">generator
+                specification</ulink>.</para>
+        </refsect1>
+
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>See Also</title>
+                <para>
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>kernel-command-line</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+                </para>
+        </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>