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systemctl add-wants — Add `Wants` dependencies to a target for one or more units. More information: <https://www.freedeskt

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Problem

How to use the systemctl add-wants command: Add Wants dependencies to a target for one or more units. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#add-wants%20TARGET%20UNIT%E2%80%A6>.

Solution

systemctl add-wants — Add Wants dependencies to a target for one or more units. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#add-wants%20TARGET%20UNIT%E2%80%A6>.

Add a Wants dependency from a target to a unit:

systemctl add-wants {{target}} {{unit}}

Add multiple Wants dependencies at once:

systemctl add-wants {{target}} {{unit1 unit2 ...}}

Add a user-level Wants dependency:

systemctl add-wants {{target}} {{unit}} --user

Code Snippets

Add a `Wants` dependency from a target to a unit

systemctl add-wants {{target}} {{unit}}

Add multiple `Wants` dependencies at once

systemctl add-wants {{target}} {{unit1 unit2 ...}}

Add a user-level `Wants` dependency

systemctl add-wants {{target}} {{unit}} --user

Context

tldr-pages: linux/systemctl add-wants

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