G-Systemctl

g-systemctl is a terminal user interface (TUI) for managing system services on Linux and macOS. View, search, filter, and control your service daemons directly from the terminal.

See It In Action

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Features

• List all system services with status indicators
• Filter services by name in real-time
• Start/stop services with a single keypress
• Cross-platform support (Linux via systemctl, macOS via launchctl)
• Keyboard-driven navigation

Prerequisites

• CMake 3.14+
• C++17 compatible compiler (GCC 7+, Clang 5+)
• Linux with systemd or macOS

Installation

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/shakg/g-systemctl.git
cd g-systemctl
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install

One-Line Release Download

curl https://api.github.com/repos/shakg/g-systemctl/releases/latest | jq '.assets[0].browser_download_url' | xargs wget

Usage

g-systemctl

For full functionality (start/stop services), run with sudo:

sudo g-systemctl

Keyboard Shortcuts

Key	Action
Up / k	Move selection up
Down / j	Move selection down
Enter	Toggle selected service (start/stop)
r	Refresh service list
?	Show/hide help
q / Esc	Quit
Type	Filter services by name
Backspace	Delete filter character

Command Line Options

g-systemctl --help     # Show help
g-systemctl --version  # Show version

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow the Contributing Guidelines for details on how to contribute to this project.