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| author | Mattias Andrée <maandree@member.fsf.org> | 2015-12-19 01:50:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Mattias Andrée <maandree@member.fsf.org> | 2015-12-19 01:50:38 +0100 |
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info: overview and invoking
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diff --git a/doc/info/chap/overview.texinfo b/doc/info/chap/overview.texinfo index 85d90c9..17a8f86 100644 --- a/doc/info/chap/overview.texinfo +++ b/doc/info/chap/overview.texinfo @@ -1,5 +1,15 @@ @node Overview @chapter Overview -@command{sleeping-getty} +@command{sleeping-getty} waits until a selected +virtual terminal is brought to the foreground. +Then, or if the process started with this +virtual terminal in the foreground, the process +changes image to a getty program. + +This is used to save CPU cycles during boot +to get a smoother boot, which is important if +your getty program does a lot of things, or if +your computer is not too powerful. It also +reduces the memory footprint. |