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systemctl status — Display the status of systemd units. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd

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Problem

How to use the systemctl status command: Display the status of systemd units. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#status%20PATTERN%E2%80%A6%7CPID%E2%80%A6%5D>.

Solution

systemctl status — Display the status of systemd units. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#status%20PATTERN%E2%80%A6%7CPID%E2%80%A6%5D>.

Show the status of a systemd unit:

systemctl status {{unit}}.{{service|timer|socket|target|...}}

Show the status of failed units:

systemctl status --failed

List all running services:

systemctl status

List all units in the system:

systemctl status {{[-a|--all]}}

List all units of a specific type:

systemctl status {{[-t|--type]}} {{service|timer|socket|target|...}}

List all units with a specific state:

systemctl status --state {{active|inactive|failed}}

Show the status of a user unit:

systemctl status {{unit}} --user

Code Snippets

Show the status of a systemd unit

systemctl status {{unit}}.{{service|timer|socket|target|...}}

Show the status of failed units

systemctl status --failed

List all running services

systemctl status

List all units in the system

systemctl status {{[-a|--all]}}

List all units of a specific type

systemctl status {{[-t|--type]}} {{service|timer|socket|target|...}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/systemctl status

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