---
name: "tuned"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "tuned"
version: "2.28.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tuned"
---

# tuned(8)

dynamic adaptive system tuning daemon

## NAME

TuneD - dynamic adaptive system tuning daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**tuned** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**tuned** is a dynamic adaptive system tuning daemon that tunes system settings dynamically depending on usage.

## OPTIONS

- **-d***,* **--daemon**

  This options starts **tuned** as a daemon as opposed to in the foreground without forking at startup.

- **-D***,* **--debug**

  Sets the highest logging level. This could be very useful when having trouble with **tuned**.

- **-h***,* **--help**

  Show this help.

- **-l** *\[****LOG****\],* **--log***\[***=*LOG*\]**

  Log to the file *LOG*. If no *LOG* file is specified **/var/log/tuned/tuned.log** is used.

- **--no-dbus**

  Do not attach to DBus.

- **-P** *\[****PID****\],* **--pid***\[***=*PID*\]**

  Write process ID to the **PID** file. If no *PID* file is specified **/run/tuned/tuned.pid** is used.

- **-p** ***PROFILE****,* **--profile** ***PROFILE***

  Tuning profile to be activated. It will override other settings (e.g. from **tuned-adm**). This is intended for debugging purposes.

- **-v***,* **--version**

  Show version information.

## FILES

```
/etc/tuned
```

## SEE ALSO

[tuned.conf(5)](/tuned.conf/5.md) [tuned-adm(8)](/tuned-adm/8.md)

## AUTHOR

```
Jan Kaluža <jkaluza@redhat.com>
Jan Včelák <jvcelak@redhat.com>
Jaroslav Škarvada <jskarvad@redhat.com>
Phil Knirsch <pknirsch@redhat.com>
```

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/.