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daemon: Run a command as a daemon, writing logs to a specific file.
$ daemon --name="${name}" --errlog=${filename-log} ${command}
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This is a command that starts a daemon process with certain configurations.

Here is a breakdown of the command and its arguments:

  • daemon: This is the command to start a daemon process.
  • --name="${name}": This specifies the name of the daemon process. The value of the ${name} variable will be used as the name.
  • --errlog=${filename-log}: This specifies the file to which the error logs of the daemon process will be written. The value of the ${filename-log} variable will be used as the filename.
  • ${command}: This represents the command or program that the daemon process will execute.

So, when you run this command, it will start a daemon process with the provided name, redirecting its error logs to the specified file, and executing the given command. The values of the ${name}, ${filename-log}, and ${command} variables should be determined or provided before executing the 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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