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Add note on debugging quadlet unit files 

Signed-off-by: Anchit Bajaj <ab@abifog.com>
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@ -69,6 +69,18 @@ Currently, only the `Alias`, `WantedBy` and `RequiredBy` keys are supported.
words `WantedBy=other.service`, not `WantedBy=other.container`. The same is words `WantedBy=other.service`, not `WantedBy=other.container`. The same is
true for other kinds of dependencies, too, like `After=other.service`. true for other kinds of dependencies, too, like `After=other.service`.
### Debugging unit files
After placing the unit file in one of the unit search paths (mentioned above), you can start it with
`systemctl start {--user}`. If it fails with "Failed to start example.service: Unit example.service not found.",
then it is possible that you used incorrect syntax or you used an option from a newer version of Podman
Quadlet and the generator failed to create a service file.
View the generated files and/or error messages with:
```
/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/podman-system-generator {--user} --dryrun
```
## Container units [Container] ## Container units [Container]
Container units are named with a `.container` extension and contain a `[Container]` section describing Container units are named with a `.container` extension and contain a `[Container]` section describing