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/usr/bin/systemd-cgls

The systemd System and Service Manager

From systemd 262.2-r1 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running systemd-cgls --help (exit 0). permalink

> systemd-cgls [OPTION…] [CGROUP…]
> systemd-cgls [OPTION…] --unit|--user-unit UNIT…

Recursively show control group contents.

Options:
  -h --help              Show this help
     --version           Show package version
     --no-pager          Do not start a pager
  -a --all               Show all groups, including empty
  -u --unit[=UNIT]       Show the subtrees of specified system units
     --user-unit[=UNIT]  Show the subtrees of specified user units
     --xattr[=BOOL]      Show cgroup extended attributes
  -x                     Same as --xattr=true
     --cgroup-id[=BOOL]  Show cgroup ID
  -c                     Same as --cgroup-id=true
  -l --full              Do not ellipsize output
  -k                     Include kernel threads in output
  -M --machine=CONTAINER Operate on local container

See the systemd-cgls(1) man page for details.
Options (12)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h --helpShow this helphelp
--versionShow package versionhelp
--no-pagerDo not start a pagerhelp
-a --allShow all groups, including emptyhelp
-u --unit[=UNITShow the subtrees of specified system unitshelp
--user-unit UNITShow the subtrees of specified user unitshelp
--xattr BOOLShow cgroup extended attributeshelp
-xSame as --xattr=truehelp
--cgroup-id BOOLShow cgroup IDhelp
-cSame as --cgroup-id=truehelp
-l --fullDo not ellipsize outputhelp
-kInclude kernel threads in outputhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.