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Linux is literally 62k C files. The amount of time you'll spend understanding how Linux works will dwarf systemd. At least when studying systemd you will be learning a more modern approach of init systems.

>>charci+(OP)
Most of those files are device/fs/network drivers and various arch support. The core you need to comprehend is not that much larger than systemd.

>>varjag+JO
Or to put it another way, systemd has grown to become so large and complex it's like a kernel unto itself.