diff --git a/aliases/available/emacs.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/emacs.aliases.bash
index f8e1259b..29da6d4e 100644
--- a/aliases/available/emacs.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/available/emacs.aliases.bash
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ about-alias 'emacs editor'
 case $OSTYPE in
   linux*)
     alias em='emacs'
-    alias en='emacs -nw'
+    alias en='emacs -t'
     alias e='emacsclient -n'
     alias et='emacsclient -t'
-    alias ed='emacs --daemon'
+    alias ed='emacs --debug-init'
+    alias ew='emacsclient -c'
     alias E='SUDO_EDITOR=emacsclient sudo -e'
     ;;
   darwin*)
diff --git a/aliases/available/systemd.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/systemd.aliases.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..109308f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aliases/available/systemd.aliases.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+cite 'about-alias'
+about-alias 'systemd service'
+
+case $OSTYPE in
+    linux*)
+	alias sc='systemctl'
+	alias scr='systemctl daemon-reload'
+	alias scu='systemctl --user'
+	alias scur='systemctl --user daemon-reload'
+	alias sce='systemctl stop'
+	alias scue='systemctl --user stop'
+	alias scs='systemctl start'
+	alias scus='systemctl --user start'
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/available/systemd.plugin.bash b/plugins/available/systemd.plugin.bash
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54204467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/available/systemd.plugin.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Author: Arthur Miller
+# Created: 2017-08-08
+# License: Public Domain
+
+cite about-plugin
+about-plugin 'SystemD helper functions'
+
+# Reloads a systemwide service. If no agruments are given, reloads all services.
+# Requires admin priviledge.
+scrs(){
+    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	systemctl daemon-reload
+    else
+	echo "Stopping $1.service ..."
+	systemctl stop "$1.service"
+	echo "Starting $1.service ..."
+	systemctl start "$1.service"
+    fi;
+}
+
+# Display status of a systemwide service. If no arguments are given, display
+# status for all services. Requires admin priviledge.
+scst(){
+    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	systemctl status
+    else
+	systemctl status "$1.service"
+    fi;
+}
+
+# Reloads an user service. If no agruments are given, reloads all user services.
+scurs(){
+    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	systemctl --user daemon-reload
+    else
+	echo "Stopping $1.service ..."
+	systemctl --user stop "$1.service"
+	echo "Starting $1.service ..."
+	systemctl --user start "$1.service"
+    fi;
+}
+
+# runs systemctl --user status command
+scust(){
+    if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	systemctl --user status
+    else
+	systemctl --user status "$1.service"
+    fi;
+}