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service

Manage system services (SysVinit legacy)

Syntax

service SERVICE COMMAND [OPTION]...

Common Options

startStart service
stopStop service
restartRestart service
statusShow service status
reloadReload configuration
--status-allList all service status

Common Examples

service nginx start

Start nginx

service nginx status

Check nginx status

service --status-all

List all services

service networking restart

Restart networking

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