# selinuxenabled > Check whether SELinux is enabled. > Returns exit code 0 if SELinux is enabled, and 1 if it is not. > See also: `getenforce`, `setenforce`, `sestatus`. > More information: . - Check if SELinux is enabled (no output; check exit code with `echo $?`): `selinuxenabled` - Check if SELinux is enabled and print the result: `selinuxenabled && echo "SELinux is enabled" || echo "SELinux is disabled"` - Use in a shell script to conditionally execute commands: `if selinuxenabled; then echo "SELinux is running"; fi`