<term><option>--full</option></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Do not ellipsize unit names, process tree entries, and
- truncate unit descriptions in the output of
- <command>list-units</command> and
- <command>list-jobs</command>.</para>
+ <para>Do not ellipsize unit names, process tree entries,
+ journal output, or truncate unit descriptions in the output
+ of <command>status</command>, <command>list-units</command>,
+ <command>list-jobs</command>, and
+ <command>list-timers</command>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term><option>--no-legend</option></term>
<listitem>
- <para>Do not print a legend, i.e. the column headers and
+ <para>Do not print the legend, i.e. the column headers and
the footer with hints.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<listitem>
<para>When used with <command>enable</command>,
- <command>disable</command>, <command>is-enabled</command>
+ <command>disable</command>,
(and related commands), make changes only temporarily, so
that they are lost on the next reboot. This will have the
effect that changes are not made in subdirectories of
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>list-units</command></term>
+ <term><command>list-units <optional><replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>...</optional></command></term>
<listitem>
<para>List known units (subject to limitations specified
- with <option>-t</option>).</para>
+ with <option>-t</option>). If one or more
+ <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s are specified, only
+ units matching one of them are shown.</para>
<para>This is the default command.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>list-sockets</command></term>
+ <term><command>list-sockets <optional><replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>...</optional></command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>List socket units ordered by the listening address. Produces output
- similar to
+ <para>List socket units ordered by the listening address.
+ If one or more <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s are
+ specified, only socket units matching one of them are
+ shown. Produces output similar to
<programlisting>
LISTEN UNIT ACTIVATES
/dev/initctl systemd-initctl.socket systemd-initctl.service
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>list-timers</command></term>
+ <term><command>list-timers <optional><replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>...</optional></command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>List timer units ordered by the time they elapse next.</para>
+ <para>List timer units ordered by the time they elapse
+ next. If one or more <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s
+ are specified, only units matching one of them are shown.
+ </para>
<para>See also the options <option>--all</option> and
<option>--failed</option>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>status [<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...|<replaceable>PID</replaceable>...]</command></term>
+ <term><command>status</command> <optional><replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...|<replaceable>PID</replaceable>...]</optional></term>
<listitem>
<para>Show terse runtime status information about one or
belongs to.</para>
<para>This function is intended to generate human-readable
- output. If you are looking for computer-parsable output, use
- <command>show</command> instead.</para>
+ output. If you are looking for computer-parsable output,
+ use <command>show</command> instead. By default this
+ function only shows 10 lines of output and ellipsizes
+ lines to fit in the terminal window. This can be changes
+ with <option>--lines</option> and <option>--full</option>,
+ see above. In addition, <command>journalctl
+ --unit=<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></command> or
+ <command>journalctl
+ --user-unit=<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></command> use
+ a similar filter for messages and might be more
+ convenient.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>show [<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...|<replaceable>JOB</replaceable>...]</command></term>
+ <term><command>show</command> <optional><replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...|<replaceable>JOB</replaceable>...</optional></term>
<listitem>
<para>Show properties of one or more units, jobs, or the
human-readable output.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>cat <replaceable>NAME</replaceable>...</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Show backing files of one or more units. Prints the
+ "fragment" and "drop-ins" (source files) of units. Each
+ file is preceded by a comment which includes the file
+ name.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>set-property <replaceable>NAME</replaceable> <replaceable>ASSIGNMENT</replaceable>...</command></term>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>list-unit-files</command></term>
+ <term><command>list-unit-files <optional><replaceable>PATTERN...</replaceable></optional></command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>List installed unit files.</para>
+ <para>List installed unit files. If one or more
+ <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s are specified, only
+ units whose filename (just the last component of the path)
+ matches one of them are shown.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<listitem>
<para>Checks whether any of the specified unit files are
- enabled (as with <command>enable</command>). Returns an exit
- code of 0 if at least one is enabled, non-zero
- otherwise. Prints the current enable status. To suppress
- this output, use <option>--quiet</option>.</para>
+ enabled (as with <command>enable</command>). Returns an
+ exit code of 0 if at least one is enabled, non-zero
+ otherwise. Prints the current enable status (see table).
+ To suppress this output, use <option>--quiet</option>.
+ </para>
+
+ <table>
+ <title>
+ <command>is-enabled</command> output
+ </title>
+
+ <tgroup cols='3'>
+ <thead>
+ <row>
+ <entry>Printed string</entry>
+ <entry>Meaning</entry>
+ <entry>Return value</entry>
+ </row>
+ </thead>
+ <tbody>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>enabled</literal></entry>
+ <entry morerows='1'>Enabled through a symlink in <filename>.wants</filename> directory (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>)</entry>
+ <entry morerows='1'>0</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>enabled-runtime</literal></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>linked</literal></entry>
+ <entry morerows='1'>Made available through a symlink to the unit file (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>)</entry>
+ <entry morerows='1'>1</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>linked-runtime</literal></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>masked</literal></entry>
+ <entry morerows='1'>Disabled entirely (permanently or just in <filename>/run</filename>)</entry>
+ <entry morerows='1'>1</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>masked-runtime</literal></entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>static</literal></entry>
+ <entry>Unit is not enabled, but has no provisions for enabling in [Install] section</entry>
+ <entry>1</entry>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>disabled</literal></entry>
+ <entry>Unit is not enabled</entry>
+ <entry>1</entry>
+ </row>
+ </tbody>
+ </tgroup>
+ </table>
+
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>list-jobs</command></term>
+ <term><command>list-jobs <optional><replaceable>PATTERN...</replaceable></optional></command></term>
<listitem>
- <para>List jobs that are in progress.</para>
+ <para>List jobs that are in progress. If one or more
+ <replaceable>PATTERN</replaceable>s are specified, only
+ jobs for units matching one of them are shown.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>snapshot [<replaceable>NAME</replaceable>]</command></term>
+ <term><command>snapshot <optional><replaceable>NAME</replaceable></optional></command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Create a snapshot. If a snapshot name is specified,
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><command>switch-root <replaceable>ROOT</replaceable> [<replaceable>INIT</replaceable>]</command></term>
+ <term><command>switch-root <replaceable>ROOT</replaceable> <optional><replaceable>INIT</replaceable></optional></command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Switches to a different root directory and executes a
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