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service

Manage services by running init scripts. The full script path should be omitted (/etc/init.d/ is assumed). More information: https://manned.org/service.
  • List the name and status of all services:
    service --status-all
  • Start/Stop/Restart/Reload service (start/stop should always be available):
    service {{service_name}} {{start|stop|restart|reload}}
  • Do a full restart (runs script twice with start and stop):
    service {{service_name}} --full-restart
  • Show the current status of a service:
    service {{service_name}} status

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