NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       daemon - run in the background

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <unistd.h>

       int daemon (int nochdir, int noclose);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The daemon() function is for programs wishing to detach themselves from
       the controlling terminal and run in the background as system daemons.

       Unless the argument nochdir is non-zero, daemon() changes  the  current
       working directory to the root (``/'').

       Unless  the  argument noclose is non-zero, daemon() will redirect standard
 input, standard output and standard error to /dev/null.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       If an error occurs, daemon() returns -1 and sets  the  global  variable
       errno  to any of the errors specified for the library functions fork(2)
       and setsid(2).

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       fork(2), setsid(2)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

       The daemon() function first appeared in BSD4.4.



BSD MANPAGE			  1993-06-09			     DAEMON(3)