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systemctl reload — Reload a service's configuration without restarting it. This reloads the service itself (like Apache

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Problem

How to use the systemctl reload command: Reload a service's configuration without restarting it. This reloads the service itself (like Apache or nginx configs), not the systemd unit file. To reload unit files, use systemctl daemon-reload.

Solution

systemctl reload — Reload a service's configuration without restarting it. This reloads the service itself (like Apache or nginx configs), not the systemd unit file. To reload unit files, use systemctl daemon-reload.

Reload a service:
systemctl reload {{nginx}}


Reload multiple services:
systemctl reload {{unit1 unit2 ...}}


Reload a service for the current user:
systemctl reload {{pipewire}} --user

Code Snippets

Reload a service

systemctl reload {{nginx}}

Reload multiple services

systemctl reload {{unit1 unit2 ...}}

Reload a service for the current user

systemctl reload {{pipewire}} --user

Context

tldr-pages: linux/systemctl reload

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