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Diffstat (limited to 'man/start-stop-daemon.8')
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diff --git a/man/start-stop-daemon.8 b/man/start-stop-daemon.8 index 00ef29f..33a9cee 100644 --- a/man/start-stop-daemon.8 +++ b/man/start-stop-daemon.8 @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd Feb 24, 2008 +.Dd Jul 08, 2008 .Dt START-STOP-DAEMON 8 SMM .Os OpenRC .Sh NAME @@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm provides a consistent method of starting, stopping and signalling daemons. +If neither +.Fl K , -stop +nor +.Fl s , -signal +are provided, then we assume we are starting the daemon. If a daemon cannot background by itself, nor create a pidfile, .Nm can do it for the daemon in a secure fashion. @@ -67,6 +72,8 @@ Here are the options to specify the daemon and how it should start or stop: The .Ar daemon we start or stop. +If this option is not specified, then the first non option argument +is used. If the .Ar daemon is a script and you are not using the pidfile or process name options, @@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ with the interpreter and pass .Ar daemon as an argument. Below is an example: .Pp -start-stop-daemon -Sx /usr/bin/perl -- /usr/bin/daemon.pl +start-stop-daemon perl -- /usr/bin/daemon.pl .It Fl p , -pidfile Ar pidfile When starting, we expect the daemon to create a valid .Ar pidfile @@ -101,6 +108,10 @@ The return value is set as if the command was taken and worked. .Pp These options are only used for starting daemons: .Bl -tag -width indent +.It Fl a , -startas Ar name +Change the process name of the daemon to +.Ar name . +This just changes the first argument passed to the daemon. .It Fl b , -background Force the daemon into the background. Some daemons don't create pidfiles, so a good trick is to get the daemon to run in the foreground, and use the this |