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/usr/bin/systemd-confext

The systemd System and Service Manager

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

> systemd-confext [OPTION…] COMMAND …

Merge configuration extension images into /etc/.

Commands:
  [status]                 Show current merge status (default)
  merge                    Merge extensions into relevant hierarchies
  unmerge                  Unmerge extensions from relevant hierarchies
  refresh                  Unmerge/merge extensions again
  list                     List installed extensions

Options:
  -h --help                Show this help
     --version             Show package version
     --root=PATH           Operate relative to root PATH
     --mutable=MODE        Specify a mutability mode (yes, no, auto, import, ephemeral,
                           ephemeral-import, help)
     --image-policy=POLICY Specify disk image dissection policy
     --noexec=BOOL         Whether to mount extension overlay with noexec
     --force               Ignore version incompatibilities
     --no-reload           Do not reload the service manager
     --always-refresh=BOOL Whether to refresh when no changes were found
     --no-pager            Do not start a pager
     --no-legend           Do not show headers and footers
     --json=FORMAT         Generate JSON output (pretty, short, or off)

See the systemd-confext(8) man page for details.
Options (10)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h --helpShow this helphelp
--versionShow package versionhelp
--root PATHOperate relative to root PATHhelp
--mutable MODESpecify a mutability mode (yes, no, auto, import, ephemeral, ephemeral-import, help)help
--noexec BOOLWhether to mount extension overlay with noexechelp
--forceIgnore version incompatibilitieshelp
--no-reloadDo not reload the service managerhelp
--no-pagerDo not start a pagerhelp
--no-legendDo not show headers and footershelp
--json FORMATGenerate JSON output (pretty, short, or off)help

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