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$systemctl

Control and inspect the systemd system and service manager.

BefehlssyntaxPOSIX Standard
systemctl [OPTIONS] COMMAND [UNIT...]
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Überblick & Funktionsweise

`systemctl` is the central management tool for controlling systemd services, daemons, timers, and system states (boot targets, reboots, shutdowns) on modern Linux distributions.

Wichtige Optionen und Flags

Flag / OptionDescription
status [service]Check running status, memory, and recent log entries of a service.
start [service]Start (activate) one or more service units.
stop [service]Stop (deactivate) one or more service units.
restart [service]Stop and then start the specified service.
enable [service]Enable service to start automatically on system boot.

Praktische Anwendungsbeispiele

#1Check status of nginx web server
systemctl status nginx

Inspects running state, PID, uptime, and recent journal logs for nginx.