ohmyzsh/plugins/systemd/README.md

Systemd plugin

This plugin provides easy aliases and functions for working with systemctl commands, making service management more convenient. It includes both system-wide and user-level service commands, as well as functions for toggling, restarting, and checking service statuses.

Installation

To use this plugin, add systemd to the plugins array in your .zshrc file:

plugins=(... systemd)

Once added, either restart your terminal or run source ~/.zshrc to apply the changes.

Commands and Aliases

Alias	Command	Description
sc	sudo systemctl	System-wide systemctl
scr	sudo systemctl restart	Restart a system-wide service
scs	sudo systemctl start	Start a system-wide service
sctp	sudo systemctl stop	Stop a system-wide service
scst	sudo systemctl status	Check the status of a system-wide service
sce	sudo systemctl enable	Enable a system-wide service
scen	sudo systemctl enable --now	Enable and start unit
scre	sudo systemctl reenable	Reenable unit
scd	sudo systemctl disable	Disable a system-wide service
scdn	sudo systemctl disable --now	Disable and stop unit
screl	sudo systemctl reload	Reload a system-wide service
scres	sudo systemctl restart	Restart system-wide service
sctr	sudo systemctl try-restart	Restart system-wide service
scisol	sudo systemctl isolate	Start a unit and its dependencies and stop all others
sckill	sudo systemctl kill	Kill unit
scresfail	sudo systemctl reset-failed	Reset the failed state of the specified units
scpres	sudo systemctl preset	Reset the enable/disable status one or more unit files
scmask	sudo systemctl mask	Mask unit
scunmask	sudo systemctl unmask	Unmask unit
scmaskn	sudo systemctl mask --now	Mask and stop unit
sclink	sudo systemctl link	Link a unit file into the unit file search path
scload	sudo systemctl load	Load unit
sccnl	sudo systemctl cancel	Cancel job
scstenv	sudo systemctl set-environment	Set one or more systemd manager environment variables
scunstenv	sudo systemctl unset-environment	Unset one or more systemd manager environment variables
scedt	sudo systemctl edit	Edit a drop-in snippet or a whole replacement file with --full
scia	systemctl is-active	Show whether a unit is active
scie	systemctl is-enabled	Checks whether any of the specified unit files are enabled
scsh	systemctl show	Show properties of units, jobs, or the manager itself
schelp	systemctl help	Show man page of units
scshenv	systemctl show-environment	Dump the systemd manager environment block
sccat	systemctl cat	Show backing files of one or more units
scu	systemctl --user	User-level systemctl
scur	systemctl --user restart	Restart a user-level service
scus	systemctl --user start	Start a user-level service
scup	systemctl --user stop	Stop a user-level service
scust	systemctl --user status	Check the status of a user-level service
scue	systemctl --user enable	Enable a user-level service
scud	systemctl --user disable	Disable a user-level service
scure	systemctl --use reload	Reload a user-level service
scls	systemctl list-units --type=service	List active services
sclsa	systemctl list-units --type=service --all	List all services
sclsf	systemctl list-units --type=service --failed	List failed services
sclsr	systemctl list-units --type=service --state=runnings	List running services
sclf	systemctl list-unit-files	List unit files installed on the system
sclj	systemctl list-jobs	List jobs that are in progress
sclt	systemctl list-timers	List active timers
sclta	systemctl list-timers --all	List all timers
jc	sudo journalctl	View system logs
jcf	sudo journalctl -f	Follow system logs
jcb	sudo journalctl -b	View the logs from the current boot
jcl	sudo journalctl --since "1 hour ago"	View logs from the past hour
jcu	sudo journalctl -u	View logs for a specific service

Functions

• scheck: Check the status and enablement of a service
  • Usage: scheck <service_name>
  • Example: scheck httpd
• stoggle: Toggle a service (start if stopped, stop if started)
  • Usage: stoggle <service_name>
  • Example: stoggle httpd
• srestart: Restart a service and show its status
  • Usage: srestart <service_name
  • Example: srestart httpd
• slogs: Show the last few log entries for a service
  • Usage: slogs <service_name> [number_of_lines]
  • Example: slogs httpd 50
• swatchlog: Watch the logs of a service in real-time
  • Usage: swatchlog <service_name>
  • Example: swatchlog httpd
• smulti: Manage multiple services at once (start, stop, restart, or check status)
  • Usage: smulti [start|stop|restart|status] <service1> <service2> ...
  • Example: smulti start httpd mariadb
• sfind: Search for systemd units
  • Usage: sfind <search_pattern>
  • Example: sfind http

This plugin should help streamline your work with systemctl commands and save you time when managing services on your system.