aaron@server:/etc/systemd/system$ sudo /usr/bin/java -jar -Dconfig.file=/home/aaron/habridge/habridge.service Usage: java [-options] class [args...] (to execute a class) or java [-options] -jar jarfile [args...] (to execute a jar file) where options include: -d32 use a 32-bit data model if available -d64 use a 64-bit data model if available -server to select the "server" VM -zero to select the "zero" VM -jamvm to select the "jamvm" VM -dcevm to select the "dcevm" VM The default VM is server, because you are running on a server-class machine. -cp -classpath A : separated list of directories, JAR archives, and ZIP archives to search for class files. -D= set a system property -verbose:[class|gc|jni] enable verbose output -version print product version and exit -version: Warning: this feature is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. require the specified version to run -showversion print product version and continue -jre-restrict-search | -no-jre-restrict-search Warning: this feature is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. include/exclude user private JREs in the version search -? -help print this help message -X print help on non-standard options -ea[:...|:] -enableassertions[:...|:] enable assertions with specified granularity -da[:...|:] -disableassertions[:...|:] disable assertions with specified granularity -esa | -enablesystemassertions enable system assertions -dsa | -disablesystemassertions disable system assertions -agentlib:[=] load native agent library , e.g. -agentlib:hprof see also, -agentlib:jdwp=help and -agentlib:hprof=help -agentpath:[=] load native agent library by full pathname -javaagent:[=] load Java programming language agent, see java.lang.instrument -splash: show splash screen with specified image See http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index.html for more details. aaron@server:/etc/systemd/system$