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daemon: Run a command as a daemon which will restart if the command crashes.
$ daemon --name="${name}" --respawn ${command}
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The given command starts a daemon process using the daemon command. Here is the breakdown of each option and argument:

  • --name="${name}": This option sets the name of the daemon process to the value of the variable ${name}. The value of ${name} should be provided before running the command.
  • --respawn: This option instructs the daemon process to automatically restart if it exits or terminates unexpectedly.
  • ${command}: This argument specifies the command that will be executed as a daemon process. ${command} should be replaced with the actual command that you want to run as a daemon.

In summary, this command creates and manages a daemon process with a specific name, ensuring that it automatically restarts if it exits or crashes. The specific behavior of the daemon process is defined by the command provided in ${command}.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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