specified on the command
line.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><command>restart [NAME...]</command></term>
-
- <listitem><para>Restart one or more
- units specified on the command
- line.</para></listitem>
- </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>reload [NAME...]</command></term>
commands.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>restart [NAME...]</command></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Restart one or more
+ units specified on the command
+ line. If the units are not running yet
+ they will be
+ started.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>try-restart [NAME...]</command></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Restart one or more
+ units specified on the command
+ line. If the units are not running yet
+ the operation will
+ fail.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><command>reload-or-restart [NAME...]</command></term>
+ <term><command>reload-or-try-restart [NAME...]</command></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Reload one or more
+ units if they support it. If not
+ restart them
+ instead.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><command>isolate [NAME]</command></term>
<listitem><para>Enter emergency
mode. This is mostly equivalent to
<command>isolate
- emergency.service</command> but also
+ emergency.target</command> but also
prints a wall message to all
users.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>