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@@ -48,23 +48,19 @@ This timer unit has the same name as its service.
/usr/lib/systemd/system/backup-bitlbee.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/backup-bitlbee.timer
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Using *systemctl* one can easily start and stop timer units belonging to a service. As root:
systemctl start backup-bitlbee.timer
systemctl stop backup-bitlbee.timer
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To make the system boot with this timer started, enable it. Again, as root:
systemctl enable backup-bitlbee.timer
systemctl disable backup-bitlbee.timer
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When the timer's conditions are met, the service *backup-bitlbee.service* is started automatically. Much like cron.
Unlike cron, you can also start and stop the service separately:
systemctl start backup-bitlbee.service
systemctl stop backup-bitlbee.service
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**Note:** *Due to systemd's architecture you can copy/paste and modify the given timer from **/usr/lib/systemd/system/** and put it to **/etc/systemd/system**. The latter will always have precedence over the former. Same counts for services!*
### Example 2: Activating a user backup with the help of a timer
@@ -73,23 +69,19 @@ The user service and timer units reside in a different location:
/usr/lib/systemd/user/backup-firefox.service
/usr/lib/systemd/user/backup-firefox.timer
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Using *systemctl* one can easily start and stop timer units belonging to a service. This time, as your user:
systemctl --user start backup-firefox.timer
systemctl --user stop backup-firefox.timer
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To make your user environment start with this timer started, enable it. Again, as your user:
systemctl --user enable backup-firefox.timer
systemctl --user disable backup-firefox.timer
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When the timer's conditions are met, the service *backup-firefox.service* is started (as your user) automatically.
This service can of course also just be started and stopped separately from the timer:
systemctl --user start backup-firefox.service
systemctl --user stop backup-firefox.service
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**Note:** *Due to systemd's architecture you can copy/paste and modify the given timer from **/usr/lib/systemd/user/** and put it to **/etc/systemd/user**. The latter will always have precedence over the former. Same counts for services!*
**Note:** *To minimize the size of your backups, you might want to consider using tools like [profile-cleaner](https://github.com/graysky2/profile-cleaner) to shrink the size of your program profiles.*