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Systemd commands on Linux
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  • View all services
systemctl 

systemctl list-units --type=service
OR
systemctl --type=service
  • View active services
systemctl list-units --type=service --state=active
OR
systemctl --type=service --state=active
  • View running services
# systemctl list-units --type=service --state=running 
OR
# systemctl --type=service --state=running
  • Delete a Service
systemctl stop [servicename]
systemctl disable [servicename]
rm /etc/systemd/system/[servicename]
rm /etc/systemd/system/[servicename] # and symlinks that might be related
rm /usr/lib/systemd/system/[servicename] 
rm /usr/lib/systemd/system/[servicename] # and symlinks that might be related
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl reset-failed

# It is possible that the systemd service 'wraps' the old style scripts in /etc/init.d, so you may want to clean that up too, but that is not where systemd services live.
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