Config...d::Unit(3pm)

Config::Model::Backend::Systemd::Unit 💅

okay bestie, so this is a Perl manual page (section 3pm, the user-contributed Perl docs corner 💖) and it's literally the whole vibe for a R/W backend for systemd unit files ✨

🎀 VERSION 🎀

This one's rockin' version 0.260.1, no cap 🦋

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

here's the tea, drop this into your systemd service or socket model:

# in systemd service or socket model
rw_config => {
    'auto_create' => '1',
    'auto_delete' => '1',
    'backend' => 'Systemd::Unit',
    'file' => '&index.service'
}

periodt. that's the whole flex 💅

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so Config::Model::Backend::Systemd::Unit is giving plugin class energy 👑 — it's what lets Config::Model read and write systemd configuration files. not me being obsessed with a class that just does its job 😭

lowkey important: this class inherits Config::Model::Backend::IniFile, and it's designed to be used by Config::Model::BackendMgr 🫶

🦋 Methods 🦋

read

this method reads config data from the systemd default file, which is how it gets those default values — and also reads config data. two jobs, one method, main character energy fr fr ⭐

write

this method writes the systemd configuration data. iconic. ate. 💅

⚠️ but wait, there's a twist bestie — when the service is disabled, the target configuration file gets replaced by a link to /dev/null 💀 so like… it's still there, it's just pointing at the void. screams.

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💀 LIMITATIONS 💀

ngl, the Unit backend cannot read or write arbitrary files in /etc/systemd/system/unit.type.d/ and ~/.config/systemd/user/unit.type.d/*.conf. it's just not that girl for those paths, iykyk 🙈

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👑 AUTHOR 👑

Dominique Dumont 💜

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🌈 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE 🌈

This software is Copyright (c) 2008-2025 by Dominique Dumont 🫶

This is free software, licensed under:

The GNU Lesser General Public License, Version 2.1, February 1999

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and that's the whole page bestie ✨ this was perl v5.40.1, dated 2026-03-22, and yes it really is the Config...d::Unit(3pm) page 🎀 go forth and configure ur units, you got this 💖🌸