daemon:tldr:7d319

daemon: Run a command as a daemon.

daemon

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

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The given command calls a program called "daemon" with two arguments:

--name="${name}": This is an option flag used by the "daemon" program. It specifies the name of the daemon process that will be created. The value of "${name}" will be substituted with the actual name when the command is executed. For example, if "${name}" is "mydaemon", the command will be executed as daemon --name="mydaemon" ${command}.
${command}: This is another argument passed to the "daemon" program. It represents the command or program that will be executed as a daemon process. The value of "${command}" will be substituted with the actual command or program when the command is executed. For example, if "${command}" is "myprogram.sh", the command will be executed as daemon --name="mydaemon" myprogram.sh.

Overall, the command is used to create a daemon process with a specified name and execute a command or program as that daemon process.

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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