Systemctl / List Available Signals
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 systemctl kill -s help #!/bin/bash
# List Available Signals
systemctl kill {{[-s|--signal]}} help import subprocess
# List Available Signals
# Make sure to replace <placeholders> with actual values
def run_command():
cmd = [
"systemctl",
"kill",
"-s",
"help"
]
try:
print(f"Executing: {' '.join(cmd)}")
subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
except FileNotFoundError:
print("Error: systemctl not found. Please install it first.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
run_command() Command Breakdown
What each part is doing
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systemctl - Base Command
- The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Systemctl before the shell applies any redirect operators.
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-s - s| signal
- The value supplied for s| signal.
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-s - Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
Alternative Approaches
Comparable commands in other tools
Alternative system operations tools for the same job.
Killall / List Available Signals
killall -l Bitcoind / Start Bitcoin Core Daemon Specific Network bitcoind -chain=<main|test|signet|regtest> Trap / Execute Command On Signal trap 'echo "Caught signal <SIGHUP>"' <HUP> Dotenvx / Set Environment Variable Without Encryption dotenvx set <key> <value> --plain Kill / Terminate Program Default Signal kill <process_id>