systemd-run

Run programs in transient scope units, service units, or path-, socket-, or timer-triggered service units. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-run.html>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/systemd-run.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install systemd
Ubuntu
apt-get install systemd
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S systemd
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install systemd
CentOS
yum install systemd
Fedora
dnf install systemd
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install systemd
Raspbian
apt-get install systemd
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/systemd-run

Run programs in transient scope units, service units, or path-, socket-, or timer-triggered service units. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-run.html>.

  • Start a transient service:
    sudo systemd-run command argument1 argument2 ...
  • Start a transient service under the service manager of the current user (no privileges):
    systemd-run --user command argument1 argument2 ...
  • Start a transient service with a custom unit name and description:
    sudo systemd-run --unit=name --description=string command argument1 argument2 ...
  • Start a transient service that does not get cleaned up after it terminates with a custom environment variable:
    sudo systemd-run --remain-after-exit --set-env=name=value command argument1 argument2 ...
  • Start a transient timer that periodically runs its transient service (see `man systemd.time` for calendar event format):
    sudo systemd-run --on-calendar=calendar_event command argument1 argument2 ...
  • Share the terminal with the program (allowing interactive input/output) and make sure the execution details remain after the program exits:
    systemd-run --remain-after-exit --pty command
  • Set properties (e.g. CPUQuota, MemoryMax) of the process and wait until it exits:
    systemd-run --property MemoryMax=memory_in_bytes --property CPUQuota=percentage_of_CPU_time% --wait command
  • Use the program in a shell pipeline:
    command1 | systemd-run --pipe command2 | command3

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