Cheat Sheet #day65 - service

service Command Cheatsheet

The service command in Unix-like systems is used to control services (daemons) that run in the background. It allows starting, stopping, restarting, and managing services with ease. Here’s a quick reference guide:

Basic Syntax

service SERVICE_NAME {start|stop|restart|status}

Common Options

• Start a service:

    service apache2 start
  

• Stop a service:

    service apache2 stop
  

• Restart a service:

    service apache2 restart
  

• Check status of a service:

    service apache2 status
  

• Reload configuration of a service without restarting:

    service apache2 reload
  

Examples

1. Start the Apache HTTP server:

    service apache2 start
   

2. Stop the Apache HTTP server:

    service apache2 stop
   

3. Restart the Apache HTTP server:

    service apache2 restart
   

4. Check the status of the Apache HTTP server:

    service apache2 status
   

5. Reload the configuration of the Apache HTTP server:

    service apache2 reload
   

Additional Information

• Help option:

    service --help
  

• View manual page for service:

    man service
  

The service command simplifies the management of services on Unix-like systems, providing a straightforward way to start, stop, restart, and check the status of services. For more detailed information and additional options, refer to the man page or use service --help.