EventNaming - Upstart

The following is the recommended practice for event naming:

Name your events in lower case:
```
startup
```
Separate multiple words with dashes (-), not underscores:
```
block-device-added
```
If you wish to namespace events, use a period (.):
```
lsb.some-thing-happed
debian.some-other-thing
```
System-level namespacing will use a forward slash (/):
```
startup/failed
~scott/personal-event
```
Use arguments for information that is normally used to filter the event. First argument should be the most related to the event:
```
network-device-added eth0
path-mounted /usr hda1
```
Use environment variables for incidental information, to save the job having to look it up:
```
network-device-added eth0
  IF_NAME=eth0
  IF_ADDR=...
```
Environment variables are all capitals, words separated by underscores (_) and usually share a common prefix.
Document your event in a manpage. Give the arguments and environment, and describe when the event is issued and what it means.
```
network-device-added(5)
```

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