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
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 doesn't find any emergency messages on the initial
attempt.
Added in version 255.
EXIT STATUS
On success (displaying the journal message successfully), 0 is
returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.
SEE ALSO
systemd(1)
systemd 255 SYSTEMD-BSOD.SERVICE(8)
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