systemctl-try-restart

Restart unit if running

$ systemctl try-restart [unit]

$ systemctl try-restart [unit1 unit2 ...]

$ systemctl try-restart '[pattern]'

systemctl try-restart PATTERN...

systemctl try-restart restarts one or more units only if they are currently running. If a unit is not active, no action is taken.
This is useful for restarting services after configuration changes without accidentally starting services that were intentionally stopped.

This command is also known as `condrestart`.

Does nothing for inactive units. Unlike `restart`, this won't start a stopped service. For units not currently running, the command succeeds without action.

The try-restart subcommand provides safe restart operations that respect the current service state, avoiding unintended service starts.

systemctl-restart(1), systemctl-try-reload-or-restart(1), systemctl(1)