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/usr/bin/mdmon

Tool for managing Linux Software RAID (MD) arrays

From mdadm 4.6-r1 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running mdmon --help (exit 2). permalink

Usage: mdmon [options] CONTAINER

Options are:
  --help        -h   : This message
  --all         -a   : All devices
  --foreground  -F   : Run in foreground (do not fork)
  --takeover    -t   : Takeover container
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
--help-h : This messagehelp
--allThis tells mdmon to find any active containers and start monitoring each of them if appropriate.help + man
--foregroundNormally, mdmon will fork and continue in the background.help + man
--takeoverThis instructs mdmon to replace any active mdmon which is currently monitoring the array.help + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.