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systemctl list-unit-files — List installed unit files and their enablement states. See also: `systemctl list-units`. More inform

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Problem

How to use the systemctl list-unit-files command: List installed unit files and their enablement states. See also: systemctl list-units. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#list-unit-files%20PATTERN%E2%80%A6>.

Solution

systemctl list-unit-files — List installed unit files and their enablement states. See also: systemctl list-units. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#list-unit-files%20PATTERN%E2%80%A6>.

List installed unit files and their states:

systemctl list-unit-files

Filter by state:

systemctl list-unit-files --state {{enabled|disabled|static|...}}

Filter by unit type:

systemctl list-unit-files {{[-t|--type]}} {{service|socket|timer|...}}

Filter by a name pattern:

systemctl list-unit-files '{{sshd*}}'

Print output directly to stdout:

systemctl list-unit-files --no-pager

Print output without headers or footers:

systemctl list-unit-files --no-legend

Code Snippets

List installed unit files and their states

systemctl list-unit-files

Filter by state

systemctl list-unit-files --state {{enabled|disabled|static|...}}

Filter by unit type

systemctl list-unit-files {{[-t|--type]}} {{service|socket|timer|...}}

Filter by a name pattern

systemctl list-unit-files '{{sshd*}}'

Print output directly to `stdout`

systemctl list-unit-files --no-pager

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