check if service is running linux code example

Example 1: how to check running services in linux

# For CentOS 7
systemctl
systemctl | more
systemctl | grep httpd
systemctl list-units --type service
systemctl list-units --type mount

Example 2: systemd stop service and start

sudo systemctl enable minetest

Example 3: checking service status in linux

$ sudo service httpd status
httpd is stopped

Example 4: checking service status in linux

$ sudo service httpd start
Starting httpd:                                            [  OK  ]

Example 5: systemd stop service and start

sudo systemctl status minetest