From a0384e6adeb4e9d072cc2fa39a47212ee784ecf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Wong Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:51:13 -0700 Subject: manpages: document environment variables Mostly for `unicorn_rails`, but TMPDIR is universal. --- Documentation/unicorn_rails.1.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/unicorn_rails.1.txt') diff --git a/Documentation/unicorn_rails.1.txt b/Documentation/unicorn_rails.1.txt index f612e18..5ffb4b4 100644 --- a/Documentation/unicorn_rails.1.txt +++ b/Documentation/unicorn_rails.1.txt @@ -120,6 +120,19 @@ of the default middleware for performance. Embedded command-line options are mostly parsed for compatibility with rackup(1) but strongly discouraged. +# ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES + +The RAILS_ENV variable is set by the aforementioned \-E switch. The +RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT is set by the aforementioned \--path switch. +Either of these variables may also be set in the shell or the Unicorn +CONFIG_FILE. All application or library-specific environment variables +(e.g. TMPDIR, RAILS_ASSET_ID) may always be set in the Unicorn +CONFIG_FILE in addition to the spawning shell. When transparently +upgrading Unicorn, all environment variables set in the old master +process are inherited by the new master process. Unicorn only uses (and +will overwrite) the UNICORN_FD environment variable internally when +doing transparent upgrades. + # SIGNALS The following UNIX signals may be sent to the master process: -- cgit v1.2.3-24-ge0c7