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<refentry id="systemd-initctl.service">
<refentryinfo>
<title>systemd-initctl.service</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<contrib>Developer</contrib>
<firstname>Lennart</firstname>
<surname>Poettering</surname>
<email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
</author>
</authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>systemd-initctl.service</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>systemd-initctl.service</refname>
<refname>systemd-initctl.socket</refname>
<refname>systemd-initctl</refname>
<refpurpose>/dev/initctl compatibility</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<para><filename>systemd-initctl.service</filename></para>
<para><filename>systemd-initctl.socket</filename></para>
<para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-initctl</filename></para>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para><filename>systemd-initctl</filename> is a system service
that implements compatibility with the
<filename>/dev/initctl</filename> FIFO file system object, as
implemented by the SysV init system.
<filename>systemd-initctl</filename> is automatically activated on
request and terminates itself when it is unused.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>