openrc

OpenRC init system for Alpine Linux.

Alpine

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$rc-service [SERVICE] [COMMAND]

Examples

$rc-service networking start

Examples

$rc-update add sshd

Examples

$rc-status

Typical use cases

Standard usage

openrc --help

Detailed Help

man openrc

Note Used for service management. `rc-update` adds services to boot.

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