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systemd-binfmt.service(8)

SYSTEMD-BINFMT.SERVICE(8) systemd-binfmt.service SYSTEMD-BINFMT.SERVICE(8)


.SH "NAME" systemd-binfmt.service, systemd-binfmt - Configure additional binary formats for executables at boot


.SH "SYNOPSIS"


.PP systemd-binfmt.service


.PP /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-binfmt


.SH "DESCRIPTION"


.PP systemd-binfmt.service is an early boot service that registers additional binary formats for executables in the kernel.


.PP See binfmt.d(5) for information about the configuration of this service.


.SH "OPTIONS"


.PP --unregister


If passed, instead of registering configured binary formats in the kernel, the reverse operation is executed: all currently registered binary formats are unregistered from the kernel.


Added in version 246.


.RE


.PP --cat-config


Copy the contents of config files to standard output. Before each file, the filename is printed as a comment.


.RE
.PP --tldr


Copy the contents of config files to standard output. Only the "interesting" parts of the configuration files are printed, comments and empty lines are skipped. Before each file, the filename is printed as a comment.


.RE
.PP --no-pager


Do not pipe output into a pager.


.RE
.PP -h, --help


Print a short help text and exit.


.RE
.PP --version


Print a short version string and exit.


.RE


.SH "SEE ALSO"


.PP systemd(1), binfmt.d(5), wine(8)

systemd 262.2

systemd 262.2-r1 · os · ingested 2026-11-06