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<refentry id="systemd.scope">
  <refentryinfo>
    <title>systemd.scope</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>

    <authorgroup>
      <author>
        <contrib>Developer</contrib>
        <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
        <surname>Poettering</surname>
        <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
      </author>
    </authorgroup>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>systemd.scope</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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  <refnamediv>
    <refname>systemd.scope</refname>
    <refpurpose>Scope unit configuration</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <para><filename><replaceable>scope</replaceable>.scope</filename></para>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para>A unit configuration file whose name ends in
    <literal>.scope</literal> encodes information about a unit created
    by systemd to encapsulate processes launched not by systemd
    itself. This management is performed by creating a node in the
    control group tree. Processes are moved into the scope by means
    of the DBus API.
    <command>systemd-run <option>--scope</option></command> can be
    used to easily launch a command in a new scope unit.</para>

    <para>See
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    for the common options of all unit configuration
    files. The common configuration items are configured
    in the generic [Unit] and [Install] sections. The
    scope specific configuration options are configured in
    the [Scope] section. Currently, only generic cgroup settings
    as described in
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.cgroup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> are allowed.
    </para>

    <para>Unless <varname>DefaultDependencies=false</varname>
    is used, scope units will implicitly have dependencies of
    type <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and
    <varname>Before=</varname> on
    <filename>shutdown.target</filename>. These ensure
    that scope units are removed prior to system
    shutdown. Only scope units involved with early boot or
    late system shutdown should disable this option.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-run</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.cgroup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.directives</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
    </para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>