# joehillen/sysz

An fzf  terminal UI for systemctl

Repository: https://github.com/joehillen/sysz
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sysz
Language: Shell
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: systemd, systemctl, fzf, tui, cli, bash, bash-script
Last push: 2024-04-22T10:35:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2011, "days_push": 863, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1881, forks 32 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:48.650797+00:00)

## What it is
sysz is a shell-based terminal UI that wraps systemctl with fzf for interactively browsing, filtering, and managing systemd units. It supports system and user units, state filtering, multi-select, and context-aware command prompts with automatic sudo.

## Use cases
- interactively manage systemd services from the terminal
- fuzzy search and filter systemd units
- start stop restart systemd services with a TUI
- filter systemd units by state like active or failed
- manage both system and user systemd units in one place

## When to choose
- you use systemd and want a fast fzf-driven interface over systemctl
- you frequently browse and act on many units interactively
- you want automatic sudo handling and state-aware command prompts

## When to avoid
- your system does not use systemd
- you need a GUI service manager
- you cannot install fzf and bash >= 4.3

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: cli, terminal-ui, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: systemd, systemctl, fzf, tui, bash, service-management, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- joehillen/sysz (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:48.650797+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:13:58.182600+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/joehillen/sysz (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:48.650797+00:00, sha e0955d3e1660)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.