tldr/pages/linux/daemon.md

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