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Date:      Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:43:44 +0200
From:      Simon 'corecode' Schubert <corecode@fs.ei.tum.de>
To:        Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How do I daemonize a process?
Message-ID:  <46A46A40.1080004@fs.ei.tum.de>
In-Reply-To: <46A4699C.5080906@u.washington.edu>
References:  <46A46910.9080901@u.washington.edu> <46A4699C.5080906@u.washington.edu>

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Garrett Cooper wrote:
> Garrett Cooper wrote:
>>    As the subject suggests I'm trying to determine how I can daemonize 
>> a C process, outside of using the rc infrastructure, so that it won't 
>> exit when the TTY exists. Does anyone know any quick references or 
>> examples?
>> Thanks,
>> -Garrett
> 
> s/C process/C application process/
> s/exists/exits/
> s/any quick/of any quick/

I suggest daemon(3) if it doesn't have to be portable.

cheers
  simon

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