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Linux · Servicesystemd units and systemctl
A systemd unit is a configuration object that systemd, the init system of most Linux distributions, manages: services, sockets, timers, mounts and more. Units are described by unit files such as /etc/systemd/system/<name>.service and controlled with the systemctl command.
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