systemd-run - run a command in a transient unit or scope

Options you will use

--scope

Run in a scope in the caller's context instead of forking a service.

-p PROPERTY=VALUE

Set a unit property: MemoryMax=200M, CPUQuota=20%.

--unit=NAME

Name the transient unit.

--wait

Wait for the unit to finish and report its result.

Examples

$ sudo systemd-run --scope -p MemoryMax=200M memhog 400M

cgroup-limited run: it gets Killed and $? is 137

Taught in

• 3.10 Sessions, SIGHUP, and surviving a disconnect
• 5.11 cgroup OOM and exit 137
• 20.2 What the JVM decides at startup: container-aware ergonomics