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12 <title>systemd-initctl.service
</title>
13 <productname>systemd
</productname>
17 <refentrytitle>systemd-initctl.service
</refentrytitle>
18 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
22 <refname>systemd-initctl.service
</refname>
23 <refname>systemd-initctl.socket
</refname>
24 <refname>systemd-initctl
</refname>
25 <refpurpose>/dev/initctl compatibility
</refpurpose>
29 <para><filename>systemd-initctl.service
</filename></para>
30 <para><filename>systemd-initctl.socket
</filename></para>
31 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-initctl
</filename></para>
35 <title>Description
</title>
37 <para><filename>systemd-initctl
</filename> is a system service
38 that implements compatibility with the
39 <filename>/dev/initctl
</filename> FIFO file system object, as
40 implemented by the SysV init system.
41 <filename>systemd-initctl
</filename> is automatically activated on
42 request and terminates itself when it is unused.
</para>
46 <title>See Also
</title>
48 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>