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+[Unit]
+Description=MainsFreqCounter
+Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+GuessMainPID=yes
+ExecStart=/opt/bin/counter
+ExecStop=kill -SIGINT $mainpid
+Restart=on-failure
+WorkingDirectory=/tmp
+
+[Install]
+Alias=Counter
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+