daemon
TLDR
Run a command as a daemon
$ daemon --name="[name]" [command]
Run with automatic restart on crash$ daemon --name="[name]" -r [command]
Restart with limited attempts and delay$ daemon --name="[name]" -r --attempts=2 --delay=10 [command]
Run daemon with error logging$ daemon --name="[name]" --errlog=[path/to/file.log] [command]
Stop a daemon$ daemon --name="[name]" --stop
List all daemons$ daemon --list
SYNOPSIS
daemon [options] [--] command [args]
DESCRIPTION
daemon turns other processes into proper Unix daemons. It handles the standard daemonization tasks: forking, creating a new session, changing directory, closing file descriptors, and optionally respawning on exit.
Useful for running scripts or programs as background services without modifying the program itself.
PARAMETERS
--name name
Daemon name for identification-r, --respawn
Restart if the command exits--attempts n
Maximum restart attempts--delay seconds
Delay between restart attempts--errlog file
Log stderr to file--output file
Log stdout to file--stop
Stop the named daemon--list
List running daemons
CAVEATS
Different from systemd services. For production services, consider using systemd units instead. PID file management should be coordinated to avoid conflicts.
