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daemon

Run processes into daemons. More information: https://manned.org/man/daemon.1.
  • Run a command as a daemon:
    daemon --name="{{name}}" {{command}}
  • Run a command as a daemon which will restart if the command crashes:
    daemon --name="{{name}}" --respawn {{command}}
  • Run a command as a daemon which will restart if it crashes, with two attempts every 10 seconds:
    daemon --name="{{name}}" --respawn --attempts=2 --delay=10 {{command}}
  • Run a command as a daemon, writing logs to a specific file:
    daemon --name="{{name}}" --errlog={{path/to/file.log}} {{command}}
  • Kill a daemon (SIGTERM):
    daemon --name="{{name}}" --stop
  • List daemons:
    daemon --list

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