systemd-mute-console(1) — Linux manual page

SYSTEMD-MUTE-CONSOLE(1)    systemd-mute-console   SYSTEMD-MUTE-CONSOLE(1)

NAME         top

       systemd-mute-console, systemd-mute-console@.service, systemd-mute-
       console.socket - Temporarily mute kernel log output and service
       manager status output to the system console

SYNOPSIS         top

       systemd-mute-console [OPTIONS...]

       systemd-mute-console@.service

       systemd-mute-console.socket

DESCRIPTION         top

       The systemd-mute-console tool and service may be used to
       temporarily mute the log output of the kernel as well as the
       status output of the service manager to the system console. It may
       be used by tools running on the console to ensure their terminal
       output is not interrupted by unrelated messages.

       The tool can be invoked directly in which case it will mute the
       two outputs and then issue an sd_notify(3) "READY=1" notification
       once that is completed. On SIGINT or SIGTERM output is unmuted
       again. Alternatively it can be invoked via Varlink IPC.

OPTIONS         top

       The following options are understood:

       --kernel=bool, --pid1=bool
           Individually controls which output to mute. If true is
           specified the respective output is muted, if false the output
           is left as is. Defaults to true.

           Added in version 259.

       -h, --help
           Print a short help text and exit.

       --version
           Print a short version string and exit.

SEE ALSO         top

       systemd(1), systemd-firstboot(1)

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