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# systemctl edit
> Edit systemd unit files.
> More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemctl.html#edit%20UNIT%E2%80%A6>.
- Overlay a unit file non-destructively:
`sudo systemctl edit {{unit_file}}`
- Edit an unit file:
`sudo systemctl edit {{unit_file}} {{[-l|--full]}}`
- Create a new unit file:
`sudo systemctl edit {{unit_file}} {{[-lf|--full --force]}}`
- Overlay a user unit file:
`systemctl edit {{unit_file}} --user`