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.TH "SYSTEMD\&.TARGET" "5" "" "systemd 241" "systemd.target"
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.SH "NAME"
systemd.target \- Target unit configuration
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fItarget\fR\&.target
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
A unit configuration file whose name ends in
"\&.target"
encodes information about a target unit of systemd, which is used for grouping units and as well\-known synchronization points during start\-up\&.
.PP
This unit type has no specific options\&. See
\fBsystemd.unit\fR(5)
for the common options of all unit configuration files\&. The common configuration items are configured in the generic [Unit] and [Install] sections\&. A separate [Target] section does not exist, since no target\-specific options may be configured\&.
.PP
Target units do not offer any additional functionality on top of the generic functionality provided by units\&. They exist merely to group units via dependencies (useful as boot targets), and to establish standardized names for synchronization points used in dependencies between units\&. Among other things, target units are a more flexible replacement for SysV runlevels in the classic SysV init system\&. (And for compatibility reasons special target units such as
runlevel3\&.target
exist which are used by the SysV runlevel compatibility code in systemd\&. See
\fBsystemd.special\fR(7)
for details)\&.
.SH "AUTOMATIC DEPENDENCIES"
.SS "Implicit Dependencies"
.PP
There are no implicit dependencies for target units\&.
.SS "Default Dependencies"
.PP
The following dependencies are added unless
\fIDefaultDependencies=no\fR
is set:
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Target units will automatically complement all configured dependencies of type
\fIWants=\fR
or
\fIRequires=\fR
with dependencies of type
\fIAfter=\fR
unless
\fIDefaultDependencies=no\fR
is set in the specified units\&. Note that
\fIWants=\fR
or
\fIRequires=\fR
must be defined in the target unit itself \(em if you for example define
\fIWants=\fRsome\&.target in some\&.service, the automatic ordering will not be added\&.
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Target units automatically gain
\fIConflicts=\fR
and
\fIBefore=\fR
dependencies against
shutdown\&.target\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLE"
.PP
\fBExample\ \&1.\ \&Simple standalone target\fR
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# emergency\-net\&.target
[Unit]
Description=Emergency Mode with Networking
Requires=emergency\&.target systemd\-networkd\&.service
After=emergency\&.target systemd\-networkd\&.service
AllowIsolate=yes
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
When adding dependencies to other units, it\*(Aqs important to check if they set
\fIDefaultDependencies=\fR\&. Service units, unless they set
\fIDefaultDependencies=no\fR, automatically get a dependency on
sysinit\&.target\&. In this case, both
emergency\&.target
and
systemd\-networkd\&.service
have
\fIDefaultDependencies=no\fR, so they are suitable for use in this target, and do not pull in
sysinit\&.target\&.
.PP
You can now switch into this emergency mode by running
\fIsystemctl isolate emergency\-net\&.target\fR
or by passing the option
\fIsystemd\&.unit=emergency\-net\&.target\fR
on the kernel command line\&.
.PP
Other units can have
\fIWantedBy=emergency\-net\&.target\fR
in the
\fI[Install]\fR
section\&. After they are enabled using
\fBsystemctl enable\fR, they will be started before
\fIemergency\-net\&.target\fR
is started\&. It is also possible to add arbitrary units as dependencies of
emergency\&.target
without modifying them by using
\fBsystemctl add\-wants\fR\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBsystemd\fR(1),
\fBsystemctl\fR(1),
\fBsystemd.unit\fR(5),
\fBsystemd.special\fR(7),
\fBsystemd.directives\fR(7)
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