From cf3ff3501ac0eeb151d9e15e50a9c12edce1b4f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "David Kaspar [Dee'Kej]" Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2018 13:44:32 +0200 Subject: README.md: description added --- README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 23523500..fa92d1d2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,6 +6,26 @@ which are primarily used in *[Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux) distri * [CentOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CentOS) * and some others as well... +Since most of the major Linux distributions have already switched to +*[systemd](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd)*, the *initscripts concept* is +quite outdated nowadays. *As a result, this repository provides primarily only +the support for other initscripts that might still exist out there.* + +The above mentioned support includes e.g. the +[`/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/blob/master/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions) +or +[`/usr/sbin/service`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/blob/master/usr/sbin/service) +files. + +Another functionality this source code provides includes: + * [`network-scripts`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/tree/master/network-scripts) - **legacy** scripts for manipulating of network devices + * [`readonly-root`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/blob/master/usr/lib/systemd/readonly-root) - service for configuring the read-only root support + * [`netconsole`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/blob/master/etc/rc.d/init.d/netconsole) - service for initializing of network console logging + +For the *[RPM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rpm_(software))* based distributions +we also provide a [`specfile`](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/blob/master/initscripts.spec) +for easier packaging. + ## No longer active branches Follow the steps in our wiki - [how to access inactive branches](https://github.com/fedora-sysv/initscripts/wiki/How-to-access-inactive-branches) - -- cgit v1.2.1