rc-update
Add or remove OpenRC services from runlevels
TLDR
List enabled services
$ rc-update
List all services$ rc-update -v
Add service to runlevel$ sudo rc-update add [service] [runlevel]
Delete service from runlevel$ sudo rc-update del [service] [runlevel]
Delete from all runlevels$ sudo rc-update -a del [service]
SYNOPSIS
rc-update [-v] [add|del] [-a] service [runlevel]
DESCRIPTION
rc-update manages which services start at which runlevels in OpenRC. Runlevels are named groups of services that start together, such as "default" for normal boot or "boot" for early boot services.
The tool creates and removes symlinks that control service startup, similar to how chkconfig works on SysV systems.
PARAMETERS
-v, --verbose
Show all services including disabled-a, --all
Apply to all runlevelsservice
Service namerunlevel
Target runlevel (default, boot, etc.)
COMMANDS
add
Add service to runleveldel, delete
Remove service from runlevelshow
Show services in runlevels
CAVEATS
OpenRC-specific. Runlevel names vary by distribution. Common runlevels: boot, default, shutdown. Changes take effect on next boot or runlevel change.
HISTORY
rc-update is part of OpenRC, the dependency-based init system primarily used on Gentoo and Alpine Linux.
SEE ALSO
rc-service(8), rc-status(8), openrc(8)