Managing Linux using systemd Cheat Sheet

Unit	Extension	Purpose
Service	`.service`	Background service/daemon
Target	`.target`	Group of units (runlevel replacement)
Socket	`.socket`	Socket activation
Timer	`.timer`	Scheduled task (cron alternative)
Mount	`.mount`	Automatically mount filesystem
Automount	`.automount`	Hardware devices
Device	`.device`	Hardware devices
Path	`.path`	Monitor file/directory changes
Swap	`.swap`	Swap device
Scope	`.scope`	External processes
Slice	`.slice`	Resource grouping

systemctl list-units

-> Running units

systemctl list-unit-files

-> Installed unit files

Command	Purpose
`systemctl status`	View service status
`systemctl start`	Start service
`systemctl stop`	Stop service
`systemctl restart`	Restart service
`systemctl reload`	Reload configuration
`systemctl enable`	Start at boot
`systemctl is-enabled`	Check boot status
`systemctl mask`	Prevent service from starting
`systemctl unmask`	Remove mask
`systemctl daemon-reload`	Reload unit files
`systemctl isolate`	Switch target

State	Meaning
Active	Currently running
Inactive	Not running
Enabled	Starts automatically at boot
Disabled	Does not start automatically
Masked	Cannot be started
Failed	Service encountered an error

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