diff --git a/wiki/pages/user-units.md b/wiki/pages/user-units.md index 7d5292d..27901ec 100644 --- a/wiki/pages/user-units.md +++ b/wiki/pages/user-units.md @@ -13,32 +13,30 @@ so you've got a process that you want to keep running. you might have it in a tmux or screen session. let's use systemd user units to manage it! 1. ensure that your user unit loadpath is set up: -```bash -mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user/ -``` + + mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user/ 1. create a basic service. save something like this in -`~/.config/systemd/user/my-new-service.service` (adjusting where necessary) -```bash -[Unit] -Description=foo +`~/.config/systemd/user/my-new-service.service` (using the name of the unit +you're creating) -[Service] -ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "while true do; echo hi; done" + [Unit] + Description=foo -[Install] -WantedBy=default.target -``` + [Service] + ExecStart=/bin/bash -c "while true do; echo hi; done" + + [Install] + WantedBy=default.target 1. enable it -```bash -systemctl --user enable --now my-new-service.service -``` + + systemctl --user enable --now my-new-service.service 1. enable-linger for your user account -```bash -loginctl enable-linger -``` + + loginctl enable-linger + this allows your user units to run even when you're not logged in. done!