systemd-binfmt.service(8) — Linux manual page

SYSTEMD-BINFMT.SERVICE(8) systemd-binfmt.serviceSYSTEMD-BINFMT.SERVICE(8)

NAME         top

       systemd-binfmt.service, systemd-binfmt - Configure additional
       binary formats for executables at boot

SYNOPSIS         top

       systemd-binfmt.service

       /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-binfmt

DESCRIPTION         top

       systemd-binfmt.service is an early boot service that registers
       additional binary formats for executables in the kernel.

       See binfmt.d(5) for information about the configuration of this
       service.

OPTIONS         top

       --unregister
           If passed, instead of registering configured binary formats in
           the kernel, the reverse operation is executed: all currently
           registered binary formats are unregistered from the kernel.

           Added in version 246.

       --cat-config
           Copy the contents of config files to standard output. Before
           each file, the filename is printed as a comment.

       --tldr
           Copy the contents of config files to standard output. Only the
           "interesting" parts of the configuration files are printed,
           comments and empty lines are skipped. Before each file, the
           filename is printed as a comment.

       --no-pager
           Do not pipe output into a pager.

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

       --version
           Print a short version string and exit.

SEE ALSO         top

       systemd(1), binfmt.d(5), wine(8)

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