SYSTEMD-BSOD.SERVICE(8) systemd-bsod SYSTEMD-BSOD.SERVICE(8)
NAME
systemd-bsod.service, systemd-bsod - Displays boot-time emergency log
message in full screen
SYNOPSIS
systemd-bsod.service
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-bsod [OPTIONS...]
DESCRIPTION
systemd-bsod.service is used to display a blue screen which contains a
message relating to a boot failure, including a QR code which can be
scanned to get helpful information about the failure.
OPTIONS
The following options are understood by systemd-bsod:
-h, --help
Print a short help text and exit.
--version
Print a short version string and exit.
-c, --continuous
When specified, systemd-bsod waits continuously for changes in the
journal if it does not find any emergency messages on the initial
attempt.
Added in version 255.
--tty=
Specify the TTY to output to. By default, systemd-bsod will
automatically find a free VT to display the message on. If this
option is specified a TTY may be selected explicitly. Use
--tty=/dev/tty to direct output to the terminal the command is
invoked on.
Added in version 256.
EXIT STATUS
On success (displaying the journal message successfully), 0 is returned,
a non-zero failure code otherwise.
SEE ALSO
systemd(1)
systemd 257.9 SYSTEMD-BSOD.SERVICE(8)
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