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systemctl edit

Edit systemd unit files. More information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#edit%20UNIT%E2%80%A6.

  • Overlay a unit file non-destructively:

sudo systemctl edit {{unit_file}}

  • Edit an unit file:

sudo systemctl edit {{[-l|--full]}} {{unit_file}}

  • Create a new unit file:

sudo systemctl edit {{[-lf|--full --force]}} {{unit_file}}

  • Overlay a user unit file:

systemctl edit --user {{unit_file}}