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    Section 1: Executable programs or shell commands

    busctl.1
    Introspect the bus
    hostnamectl.1
    Control the system hostname
    journalctl.1
    Query the systemd journal
    localectl.1
    Control the system locale and keyboard layout settings
    loginctl.1
    Control the systemd login manager
    machinectl.1
    Control the systemd machine manager
    systemd.1
    Systemd system and service manager
    systemd-analyze.1
    Analyze system boot-up performance
    systemd-ask-password.1
    Query the user for a system password
    systemd-bootchart.1
    Boot performance graphing tool
    systemd-cat.1
    Connect a pipeline or programs output with the journal
    systemd-cgls.1
    Recursively show control group contents
    systemd-cgtop.1
    Show top control groups by their resource usage
    systemd-delta.1
    Find overridden configuration files
    systemd-detect-virt.1
    Detect execution in a virtualized environment
    systemd-escape.1
    Escape strings for usage in system unit names
    systemd-inhibit.1
    Execute a program with an inhibition lock taken
    systemd-machine-id-setup.1
    Initialize the machine id in /etc/machine-id
    systemd-notify.1
    Notify service manager about start-up completion and other daemon status changes
    systemd-nspawn.1
    Spawn a namespace container for debugging, testing and building
    systemd-path.1
    List and query system and user paths
    systemd-run.1
    Run programs in transient scope or service units
    systemd-tty-ask-password-agent.1
    List or process pending systemd password requests
    timedatectl.1
    Control the system time and date
  • 2

    Section 3: Library calls

    sd-readahead.3
    Reference implementation of apis for controlling boot-time read-ahead
    sd_readahead.3
    Control ongoing disk boot-time read-ahead operations
  • 35

    Section 5: File formats and conventions

    binfmt.d.5
    Configure additional binary formats for executables at boot
    bootchart.conf.5
    Boot performance analysis graphing tool configuration file
    hostname.5
    Local hostname configuration file
    journald.conf.5
    Journal service configuration file
    locale.conf.5
    Configuration file for locale settings
    localtime.5
    Local timezone configuration file
    logind.conf.5
    Login manager configuration file
    machine-id.5
    Local machine id configuration file
    machine-info.5
    Local machine information file
    modules-load.d.5
    Configure kernel modules to load at boot
    os-release.5
    Operating system identification
    resolved.conf.5
    Network name resolution configuration file
    sysctl.d.5
    Configure kernel parameters at boot
    systemd-sleep.conf.5
    Suspend and hibernation configuration file
    systemd-system.conf.5
    System and session service manager configuration file
    systemd-user.conf.5
    System and session service manager configuration file
    systemd.automount.5
    Automount unit configuration
    systemd.device.5
    Device unit configuration
    systemd.exec.5
    Execution environment configuration
    systemd.kill.5
    Process killing procedure configuration
    systemd.link.5
    Network device configuration
    systemd.mount.5
    Mount unit configuration
    systemd.netdev.5
    Virtual network device configuration
    systemd.network.5
    Network configuration
    systemd.path.5
    Path unit configuration
    systemd.preset.5
    Service enablement presets
    systemd.resource-control.5
    Resource control unit settings
    systemd.scope.5
    Scope unit configuration
    systemd.slice.5
    Slice unit configuration
    systemd.snapshot.5
    Snapshot unit configuration
    systemd.socket.5
    Socket unit configuration
    systemd.swap.5
    Swap unit configuration
    systemd.target.5
    Target unit configuration
    systemd.timer.5
    Timer unit configuration
    sysusers.d.5
    Declarative allocation of system users and groups
  • 8

    Section 7: Miscellaneous

    bootup.7
    System bootup process
    daemon.7
    Writing and packaging system daemons
    kernel-command-line.7
    Kernel command line parameters
    systemd.directives.7
    Index of configuration directives
    systemd.index.7
    List all manpages from the systemd project
    systemd.journal-fields.7
    Special journal fields
    systemd.special.7
    Special systemd units
    systemd.time.7
    Time and date specifications
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    Section 8: System administration commands

    systemd-activate.8
    Test socket activation of daemons
    systemd-ask-password-console.path.8
    Query the user for system passwords on the console and via wall
    systemd-ask-password-console.service.8
    Query the user for system passwords on the console and via wall
    systemd-ask-password-wall.path.8
    Query the user for system passwords on the console and via wall
    systemd-ask-password-wall.service.8
    Query the user for system passwords on the console and via wall
    systemd-backlight.8
    Load and save the display backlight brightness at boot and shutdown
    [email protected]
    Load and save the display backlight brightness at boot and shutdown
    systemd-binfmt.8
    Configure additional binary formats for executables at boot
    systemd-binfmt.service.8
    Configure additional binary formats for executables at boot
    systemd-cryptsetup.8
    Full disk decryption logic
    systemd-cryptsetup-generator.8
    Unit generator for /etc/crypttab
    [email protected]
    Full disk decryption logic
    systemd-debug-generator.8
    Generator for enabling a runtime debug shell and masking specific units at boot
    systemd-efi-boot-generator.8
    Generator for automatically mounting the efi system partition used by the current boot to /boot
    systemd-fsck.8
    File system checker logic
    systemd-fsck-root.service.8
    File system checker logic
    [email protected]
    File system checker logic
    systemd-fstab-generator.8
    Unit generator for /etc/fstab
    systemd-getty-generator.8
    Generator for enabling getty instances on the console
    systemd-halt.service.8
    System shutdown logic
    systemd-hibernate.service.8
    System sleep state logic
    systemd-hostnamed.8
    Host name bus mechanism
    systemd-hostnamed.service.8
    Host name bus mechanism
    systemd-hybrid-sleep.service.8
    System sleep state logic
    systemd-initctl.8
    /dev/initctl compatibility
    systemd-initctl.service.8
    /dev/initctl compatibility
    systemd-initctl.socket.8
    /dev/initctl compatibility
    systemd-journald.8
    Journal service
    systemd-journald-dev-log.socket.8
    Journal service
    systemd-journald.service.8
    Journal service
    systemd-journald.socket.8
    Journal service
    systemd-kexec.service.8
    System shutdown logic
    systemd-localed.8
    Locale bus mechanism
    systemd-localed.service.8
    Locale bus mechanism
    systemd-logind.8
    Login manager
    systemd-logind.service.8
    Login manager
    systemd-machined.8
    Virtual machine and container registration manager
    systemd-machined.service.8
    Virtual machine and container registration manager
    systemd-modules-load.8
    Configure kernel modules to load at boot
    systemd-modules-load.service.8
    Configure kernel modules to load at boot
    systemd-networkd.8
    Network manager
    systemd-networkd-wait-online.8
    Wait for network to come online
    systemd-networkd-wait-online.service.8
    Wait for network to come online
    systemd-networkd.service.8
    Network manager
    systemd-poweroff.service.8
    System shutdown logic
    systemd-quotacheck.8
    File system quota checker logic
    systemd-quotacheck.service.8
    File system quota checker logic
    systemd-random-seed.8
    Load and save the system random seed at boot and shutdown
    systemd-random-seed.service.8
    Load and save the system random seed at boot and shutdown
    systemd-readahead.8
    Disk read ahead logic
    systemd-readahead-collect.service.8
    Disk read ahead logic
    systemd-readahead-done.service.8
    Disk read ahead logic
    systemd-readahead-done.timer.8
    Disk read ahead logic
    systemd-readahead-replay.service.8
    Disk read ahead logic
    systemd-reboot.service.8
    System shutdown logic
    systemd-remount-fs.8
    Remount root and kernel file systems
    systemd-remount-fs.service.8
    Remount root and kernel file systems
    systemd-resolved.8
    Network name resolution manager
    systemd-resolved.service.8
    Network name resolution manager
    systemd-rfkill.8
    Load and save the rf kill switch state at boot and shutdown
    [email protected]
    Load and save the rf kill switch state at boot and shutdown
    systemd-shutdown.8
    System shutdown logic
    systemd-shutdownd.8
    Scheduled shutdown service
    systemd-shutdownd.service.8
    Scheduled shutdown service
    systemd-shutdownd.socket.8
    Scheduled shutdown service
    systemd-sleep.8
    System sleep state logic
    systemd-socket-proxyd.8
    Bidirectionally proxy local sockets to another (possibly remote) socket.
    systemd-suspend.service.8
    System sleep state logic
    systemd-sysctl.8
    Configure kernel parameters at boot
    systemd-sysctl.service.8
    Configure kernel parameters at boot
    systemd-system-update-generator.8
    Generator for redirecting boot to offline update mode
    systemd-sysusers.8
    Allocate system users and groups
    systemd-sysusers.service.8
    Allocate system users and groups
    systemd-timedated.8
    Time and date bus mechanism
    systemd-timedated.service.8
    Time and date bus mechanism
    systemd-timesyncd.8
    Network time synchronization
    systemd-timesyncd.service.8
    Network time synchronization
    systemd-tmpfiles.8
    Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories
    systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service.8
    Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories
    systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer.8
    Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories
    systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service.8
    Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories
    systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service.8
    Creates, deletes and cleans up volatile and temporary files and directories
    systemd-update-utmp.8
    Write audit and utmp updates at bootup, runlevel changes and shutdown
    systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service.8
    Write audit and utmp updates at bootup, runlevel changes and shutdown
    systemd-update-utmp.service.8
    Write audit and utmp updates at bootup, runlevel changes and shutdown
    systemd-user-sessions.8
    Permit user logins after boot, prohibit user logins at shutdown
    systemd-user-sessions.service.8
    Permit user logins after boot, prohibit user logins at shutdown