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SYSTEMD.TIMER(5)		 systemd.timer		      SYSTEMD.TIMER(5)

NAME
       systemd.timer - Timer unit configuration

SYNOPSIS
       timer.timer

DESCRIPTION
       A unit configuration file whose name ends in ".timer" encodes
       information about a timer controlled and supervised by systemd, for
       timer-based activation.

       This man page lists the configuration options specific to this unit
       type. See systemd.unit(5) for the common options of all unit
       configuration files. The common configuration items are configured in
       the generic [Unit] and [Install] sections. The timer specific
       configuration options are configured in the [Timer] section.

       For each timer file, a matching unit file must exist, describing the
       unit to activate when the timer elapses. By default, a service by the
       same name as the timer (except for the suffix) is activated. Example: a
       timer file foo.timer activates a matching service foo.service. The unit
       to activate may be controlled by Unit= (see below).

       Unless DefaultDependencies= is set to false, timer units will
       implicitly have dependencies of type Conflicts= and Before= on
       shutdown.target. These ensure that timer units are stopped cleanly
       prior to system shutdown. Only timer units involved with early boot or
       late system shutdown should disable this option.

OPTIONS
       Timer files must include a [Timer] section, which carries information
       about the timer it defines. The options specific to the [Timer] section
       of timer units are the following:

       OnActiveSec=, OnBootSec=, OnStartupSec=, OnUnitActiveSec=,
       OnUnitInactiveSec=
	   Defines monotonic timers relative to different starting points:
	   OnActiveSec= defines a timer relative to the moment the timer
	   itself is activated.	 OnBootSec= defines a timer relative to when
	   the machine was booted up.  OnStartupSec= defines a timer relative
	   to when systemd was first started.  OnUnitActiveSec= defines a
	   timer relative to when the unit the timer is activating was last
	   activated.  OnUnitInactiveSec= defines a timer relative to when the
	   unit the timer is activating was last deactivated.

	   Multiple directives may be combined of the same and of different
	   types. For example, by combining OnBootSec= and OnUnitActiveSec=,
	   it is possible to define a timer that elapses in regular intervals
	   and activates a specific service each time.

	   The arguments to the directives are time spans configured in
	   seconds. Example: "OnBootSec=50" means 50s after boot-up. The
	   argument may also include time units. Example: "OnBootSec=5h 30min"
	   means 5 hours and 30 minutes after boot-up. For details about the
	   syntax of time spans, see systemd.unit(5).

	   If a timer configured with OnBootSec= or OnStartupSec= is already
	   in the past when the timer unit is activated, it will immediately
	   elapse and the configured unit is started. This is not the case for
	   timers defined in the other directives.

	   These are monotonic timers, independent of wall-clock time and
	   timezones. If the computer is temporarily suspended, the monotonic
	   clock stops too.

	   If the empty string is assigned to any of these options, the list
	   of timers is reset, and all prior assignments will have no effect.

	   Note that timers do not necessarily expire at the precise time
	   configured with these settings, as they are subject to the
	   AccuracySec= setting below.

       OnCalendar=
	   Defines realtime (i.e. wallclock) timers with calendar event
	   expressions. See systemd.time(7) for more information on the syntax
	   of calendar event expressions. Otherwise, the semantics are similar
	   to OnActiveSec= and related settings.

	   Note that timers do not necessarily expire at the precise time
	   configured with this setting, as it is subject to the AccuracySec=
	   setting below.

       AccuracySec=
	   Specify the accuracy the timer shall elapse with. Defaults to 1min.
	   The timer is scheduled to elapse within a time window starting with
	   the time specified in OnCalendar=, OnActiveSec=, OnBootSec=,
	   OnStartupSec=, OnUnitActiveSec= or OnUnitInactiveSec= and ending
	   the time configured with AccuracySec= later. Within this time
	   window, the expiry time will be placed at a host-specific,
	   randomized but stable position that is synchronized between all
	   local timer units. This is done in order to distribute the wake-up
	   time in networked installations, as well as optimizing power
	   consumption to suppress unnecessary CPU wake-ups. To get best
	   accuracy, set this option to 1us. Note that the timer is still
	   subject to the timer slack configured via systemd-system.conf(5)'s
	   TimerSlackNSec= setting. See prctl(2) for details. To optimize
	   power consumption, make sure to set this value as high as possible
	   and as low as necessary.

       Unit=
	   The unit to activate when this timer elapses. The argument is a
	   unit name, whose suffix is not ".timer". If not specified, this
	   value defaults to a service that has the same name as the timer
	   unit, except for the suffix. (See above.) It is recommended that
	   the unit name that is activated and the unit name of the timer unit
	   are named identically, except for the suffix.

       Persistent=
	   Takes a boolean argument. If true, the time when the service unit
	   was last triggered is stored on disk. When the timer is activated,
	   the service unit is triggered immediately if it would have been
	   triggered at least once during the time when the timer was
	   inactive. This is useful to catch up on missed runs of the service
	   when the machine was off. Note that this setting only has an effect
	   on timers configured with OnCalendar=.

       WakeSystem=
	   Takes a boolean argument. If true an elapsing timer will cause the
	   system to resume from suspend, should it be suspended and if the
	   system supports this. Note that this option will only make sure the
	   system resumes on the appropriate times, it will not take care of
	   suspending it again after any work that is to be done is finished.
	   Defaults to false.

SEE ALSO
       systemd(1), systemctl(8), systemd.unit(5), systemd.service(5),
       systemd.time(7), systemd.directives(7), systemd-system.conf(5),
       prctl(2)

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