systemctl
systemctl may be used to introspect and control the state of the systemd system and service manager.[1]
Documentation
- man 1 'systemctl' [EN]
Further Information
- Systemctl Command Examples (09.04.2024) [EN] @ It's FOSS
Examples
- Reboot a system
sudo systemctl reboot
- Shutdown a system
sudo systemctl shutdown
- Enable and start a new rootless service unit
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now 'my.service'
- List the status of all available rootless service units
systemctl --user list-unit-files --type='service'
References
- ↑ Project contributors. "man 1 'systemctl'." systemd project. https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/systemctl.1.html (accessed 24.09.2025)