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systemctl

systemctl may be used to introspect and control the state of the "systemd" system and service manager. Please refer to systemd(1) for an introduction into the basic concepts and functionality this tool manages.

List of commands for systemctl:

- systemctl
apache2:reload Reload the Apache webserver (more secure as it will only reload if the config is valid)

$ systemctl reload apache2

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- systemctl
apache2:restart Restart the Apache webserver

$ systemctl restart apache2

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- systemctl
nginx:reload Reload the nginx server

$ systemctl reload nginx

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- systemctl
nginx:restart Restart the nginx server

$ systemctl restart nginx

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- systemctl
systemctl:tldr:118ab systemctl: Check if a unit is enabled.

$ systemctl is-enabled ${unit}

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- systemctl
systemctl:tldr:269b1 systemctl: Reload systemd, scanning for new or changed units.

$ systemctl daemon-reload

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- systemctl
systemctl:tldr:49d56 systemctl: Show the status of a unit.

$ systemctl status ${unit}

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- systemctl
systemctl:tldr:55f36 systemctl: Start/Stop/Restart/Reload a service.

$ systemctl ${select} ${unit}

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- systemctl
systemctl:tldr:9ee11 systemctl: List failed units.

$ systemctl --failed

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