What this snippet does
Persistent=true runs a missed job after the machine comes back up, which cron will not do.
Expected output
NEXT UNIT Wed 2026-07-29 02:30:00 UTC backup.timer
Why practise typing this
Typing systemd code builds muscle memory for the symbols and indentation Linux uses most, which prose-based typing tests never cover. DevType measures your words per minute and accuracy on this snippet and tracks the individual characters you mistype, so later lessons can target them.
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