daemontools
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For the Windows disk image emulator software, see Daemon Tools.
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daemontools is a collection of free tools for managing Unix services. It was written by Daniel J. Bernstein as an improvement to the inittab, ttys, init.d or rc.local alternatives by providing all of the following features.
- Easy service installation and removal
- Easy first-time service startup
- Reliable restarts
- Easy, reliable signalling
- Clean process state
- Portability
daemontools is public domain software.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official daemontools website, maintained by the author
[edit] References
- ^ "Frequently asked questions from distributors". http://cr.yp.to/distributors.html. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
