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systemd Cheat Sheet
Print-ready cheat sheet for systemd, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use
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Basic Service Commands
systemctl start nginx
systemctl stop nginx
systemctl restart nginx
systemctl reload nginx # reload config
systemctl status nginx
Enable / Disable
systemctl enable nginx # start at boot
systemctl disable nginx # remove from boot
systemctl enable --now nginx # enable + start
systemctl is-enabled nginx
Service States
active (running) | Service is running normally |
active (exited) | Ran once and exited successfully |
inactive (dead) | Service is stopped |
failed | Service crashed or exited with error |
activating | Service is starting up |
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