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# daemon

> Run processes into daemons.
> More information: <https://manned.org/daemon>.

- Run a command as a daemon:

`daemon --name="{{name}}" {{command}}`

- Run a command as a daemon which will restart if the command crashes:

`daemon --name="{{name}}" --respawn {{command}}`

- Run a command as a daemon which will restart if it crashes, with two attempts every 10 seconds:

`daemon --name="{{name}}" --respawn --attempts=2 --delay=10 {{command}}`

- Run a command as a daemon, writing logs to a specific file:

`daemon --name="{{name}}" --errlog={{path/to/file.log}} {{command}}`

- Kill a daemon (SIGTERM):

`daemon --name="{{name}}" --stop`

- List daemons:

`daemon --list`
