systemctl-list-unit-files

List installed unit files and states

TLDR

List installed unit files

$ systemctl list-unit-files

Filter by state

$ systemctl list-unit-files --state [enabled|disabled|static]

Filter by type

$ systemctl list-unit-files -t [service|socket|timer]

Filter by name pattern

$ systemctl list-unit-files '[pattern*]'

Output without pager

$ systemctl list-unit-files --no-pager

Output without headers

$ systemctl list-unit-files --no-legend

SYNOPSIS

systemctl list-unit-files [OPTIONS] [PATTERN...]

systemctl list-unit-files displays all installed unit files and their enablement states. Unlike `list-units` which shows runtime state, this shows the boot configuration for all available units.The output shows the unit file name and its state: enabled, disabled, static, masked, generated, transient, indirect, or alias.

PARAMETERS

--state= STATE

Filter by enablement state (enabled, disabled, static, masked, etc.)

-t, --type= TYPE

Filter by unit type

--no-pager

Disable pager output

--no-legend

Suppress header and footer

ENABLEMENT STATES

enabled - Starts automatically at bootdisabled - Does not start at bootstatic - No install section, started as dependencymasked - Completely blockedindirect - Enabled via another unit

CAVEATS

Shows all installed unit files regardless of runtime state. Some unit files may be present but never used. Static units cannot be enabled directly.

HISTORY

The list-unit-files subcommand provides visibility into the full set of available units and their boot configuration, complementing `list-units` which shows only currently loaded units.