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diff --git a/lib/daemon.man b/lib/daemon.man new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4ab65680 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/daemon.man @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +.TP +\fB-P\fR[\fIpidfile\fR], \fB--pidfile\fR[\fB=\fIpidfile\fR] +Causes a file (by default, \fB\*(PN.pid\fR) to be created indicating +the PID of the running process. If \fIpidfile\fR is not specified, or +if it does not begin with \fB/\fR, then it is created in +\fB@RUNDIR@\fR. + +.TP +\fB-f\fR, \fB--force\fR +By default, when \fB-P\fR or \fB--pidfile\fR is specified and the +specified pidfile already exists and is locked by a running process, +\fB\*(PN\fR refuses to start. Specify \fB-f\fR or \fB--force\fR +to cause it to instead overwrite the pidfile. + +When \fB-P\fR or \fB--pidfile\fR is not specified, this option has no +effect. + +.TP +\fB-D\fR, \fB--detach\fR +Causes \fB\*(PN\fR to detach itself from the foreground session and +run as a background process. |