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How to see all active systemd units of one type

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How to see all active systemd units of one type?

Run systemctl with the 'list-units' subcommand and select a specific type using the '--type' option.

systemctl list-units --type=TYPE

The systemctl command will show by default all active units. To filter down on a particular unit type, use the --type= option, followed by the type. Not sure what types are available? Run systemctl --type=help.

Usage

systemctl list-units --type=target

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