systemctl-get-default

Show default target

$ systemctl get-default

systemctl get-default

systemctl get-default displays the default target (equivalent to runlevel) that the system boots into. Common targets include `graphical.target` (GUI environment), `multi-user.target` (text-mode multi-user), and `rescue.target` (single-user recovery).
The default target is determined by the symlink at `/etc/systemd/system/default.target`.

Only shows the configured default, not the currently active target. Use `systemctl list-units --type=target` to see currently active targets.

The get-default subcommand provides a simple way to check the system's boot target, replacing the traditional examination of `/etc/inittab` runlevel configuration.

systemctl(1), systemctl-set-default(1), systemctl-default(1)