eudev/man/systemd-install.xml

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<refentry id="systemd">

        <refentryinfo>
                <title>systemd-install</title>
                <productname>systemd</productname>

                <authorgroup>
                        <author>
                                <contrib>Developer</contrib>
                                <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
                                <surname>Poettering</surname>
                                <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
                        </author>
                </authorgroup>
        </refentryinfo>

        <refmeta>
                <refentrytitle>systemd-install</refentrytitle>
                <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
        </refmeta>

        <refnamediv>
                <refname>systemd-install</refname>
                <refpurpose>Enable or disable a systemd unit
                definition file</refpurpose>
        </refnamediv>

        <refsynopsisdiv>
                <cmdsynopsis>
                        <command>systemd-install <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">options</arg> <option>enable</option> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">name</arg></command>
                </cmdsynopsis>
                <cmdsynopsis>
                        <command>systemd-install <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">options</arg> <option>disable</option> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">name</arg></command>
                </cmdsynopsis>
                <cmdsynopsis>
                        <command>systemd-install <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">options</arg> <option>test</option> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">name</arg></command>
                </cmdsynopsis>
        </refsynopsisdiv>

        <refsect1>
                <title>Description</title>

                <para><command>systemd-install</command> enables or
                disables systemd units, or checks whether they are
                enabled.</para>

                <para>The following options are understood:</para>

                <variablelist>
                        <varlistentry>
                                <term>--help</term>

                                <listitem><para>Prints a short help
                                text and exits.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term>--force</term>

                                <listitem><para>Enable/disable a
                                service even if it conflicts
                                with/contradicts another service. This
                                might have the effect of disabling
                                another service that was
                                enabled.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term>--system</term>

                                <listitem><para>Enable/disable a
                                system service.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term>--session</term>

                                <listitem><para>Enable/disable a
                                session service for the calling
                                user.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term>--global</term>

                                <listitem><para>Enable/disable a
                                session service for all
                                users.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>
                </variablelist>

                <para>The following verbs are understood:</para>

                <variablelist>
                        <varlistentry>
                                <term>enable</term>

                                <listitem><para>Enable a unit. This
                                will create a number of symlinks as
                                encoded in the [Install] section of a
                                unit file.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term>disable</term>

                                <listitem><para>Disable a unit. This
                                will removed a number of symlinks as
                                encoded in the [Install] section of a
                                unit file.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>

                        <varlistentry>
                                <term>test</term>

                                <listitem><para>Checks whether any of
                                the units specified are
                                installed. This will check for the
                                existance of a number of symlinks as
                                encoded in the [Install] section of a
                                unit file.</para></listitem>
                        </varlistentry>
                </variablelist>

        </refsect1>

        <refsect1>
                <title>Exit status</title>

                <para>On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
                code otherwise.</para>
        </refsect1>

        <refsect1>
                <title>See Also</title>
                <para>
                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                </para>
        </refsect1>

</refentry>