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List Available Signals

Systemctl command syntax to list available signals. Copyable examples, output expectations, and common mistakes.

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Terminal
systemctl kill -s help

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

systemctl
Base Command
The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Systemctl before the shell applies any redirect operators.
-s
s| signal
The value supplied for s| signal.
-s
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

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