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How to see the available systemd unit types

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How to see the available systemd unit types?

Run systemctl with the option '--type' and provide 'help' as its value to see all unit types.

systemctl --type=help

The systemctl command can show the available systemd unit types when using the option --type=help.

Usage

# systemctl --type=help
Available unit types:
service
mount
swap
socket
target
device
automount
timer
path
slice
scope

To use a particular type, define one of the available unit types as the value, such as a service.

systemctl list-units --type=service

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