NAME

       systemd.scope - Scope unit configuration

SYNOPSIS

       scope.scope

DESCRIPTION

       Scope units are not configured via unit configuration files, but are only created
       programmatically using the bus interfaces of systemd. They are named similar to filenames.
       A unit whose name ends in ".scope" refers to a scope unit. Scopes units manage a set of
       system processes. Unlike service units, scope units manage externally created processes,
       and do not fork off processes on its own.

       The main purpose of scope units is grouping worker processes of a system service for
       organization and for managing resources.

       systemd-run --scope may be used to easily launch a command in a new scope unit from the
       command line.

       See the New Control Group Interfaces[1] for an introduction on how to make use of scope
       units from programs.

AUTOMATIC DEPENDENCIES

       Unless DefaultDependencies=false is used, scope units will implicitly have dependencies of
       type Conflicts= and Before= on shutdown.target. These ensure that scope units are removed
       prior to system shutdown. Only scope units involved with early boot or late system
       shutdown should disable this option.

       Additional implicit dependencies may be added as result of resource control parameters as
       documented in systemd.resource-control(5).

SEE ALSO

       systemd(1), systemd-run(1), systemd.unit(5), systemd.resource-control(5),
       systemd.service(5), systemd.directives(7).

NOTES

        1. New Control Group Interfaces
           http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ControlGroupInterface/