tldr/pages/linux/systemctl-edit.md

systemctl edit

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

• Replace 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}}