1.19. Important unit specifiers

%n

Full unit name

Stands for the full unit name including the type suffix. %N has the same meaning but also replaces the forbidden characters with ASCII codes.

%p

Prefix name

Stands for a unit name with type suffix removed. For instantiated units %p stands for the part of the unit name before the "@" character.

%i

Instance name

Is the part of the instantiated unit name between the "@" character and the type suffix. %I has the same meaning but also replaces the forbidden characters for ASCII codes.

%H

Host name

Stands for the hostname of the running system at the point in time the unit configuration is loaded.

%t

Runtime directory

Represents the runtime directory, which is either /run for the root user, or the value of the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR variable for unprivileged users.