Usage: start-stop-daemon [options]
Options: [ I:KN:PR:Sa:bc:d:e:Gg:ik:mn:op:s:tu:r:w:x:0:1:2:3:4:ChqVvU ]
--capabilities <arg> Set the inheritable, ambient and bounding capabilities
--secbits <arg> Set the security-bits for the program
--no-new-privs Set the No New Privs flag for the program
-I, --ionice <arg> Set an ionice class:data when starting
-K, --stop Stop daemon
-N, --nicelevel <arg> Set a nicelevel when starting
--oom-score-adj <arg> Set OOM score adjustment when starting
-R, --retry <arg> Retry schedule to use when stopping
-S, --start Start daemon
-a, --startas <arg> deprecated, use --exec or --name
-b, --background Force daemon to background
-c, --chuid <arg> deprecated, use --user
-d, --chdir <arg> Change the PWD
-e, --env <arg> Set an environment string
-k, --umask <arg> Set the umask for the daemon
-g, --group <arg> Change the process group
-G, --stop-group Stop the whole process group
-i, --interpreted Match process name by interpreter
-m, --make-pidfile Create a pidfile
-n, --name <arg> Match process name
-o, --oknodo deprecated
-p, --pidfile <arg> Match pid found in this file
-s, --signal <arg> Send a different signal
-t, --test Test actions, don't do them
-u, --user <arg> Change the process user
-r, --chroot <arg> Chroot to this directory
-w, --wait <arg> Milliseconds to wait for daemon start
-x, --exec <arg> Binary to start/stop
-0, --stdin <arg> Redirect stdin to file
-1, --stdout <arg> Redirect stdout to file
-2, --stderr <arg> Redirect stderr to file
-3, --stdout-logger <arg> Redirect stdout to process
-4, --stderr-logger <arg> Redirect stderr to process
-P, --progress Print dots each second while waiting
--scheduler <arg> Set process scheduler
--scheduler-priority <arg> Set process scheduler priority
--notify <arg> Configures experimental notification behaviour
-h, --help Display this help output
-C, --nocolor Disable color output
-V, --version Display software version
-v, --verbose Run verbosely
-q, --quiet Run quietly (repeat to suppress errors)
-U, --user Run in user mode
Options (42)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
--capabilities arg | Start the daemon with the listed inheritable, ambient and bounding capabilities. | help + man |
--secbits arg | Set the security-bits for the program. | help + man |
--no-new-privs | Set the No New Privs flag for the program. | help + man |
-I, --ionice arg | Modifies the IO scheduling priority of the daemon. | help + man |
-K, --stop | Stop daemon | help |
-N, --nicelevel arg | Modifies the scheduling priority of the daemon. | help + man |
--oom-score-adj arg | Modifies the OOM score adjustment of the daemon. | help + man |
-R, --retry arg | The retry specification can be either a timeout in seconds or multiple signal/timeout pairs (like SIGTERM/5). | help + man |
-S, --start | Start daemon | help |
-a, --startas arg | Change the process name of the daemon to name. | help + man |
-b, --background | Force the daemon into the background. | help + man |
-c, --chuid arg | Same as the -u, --user option. | help + man |
-d, --chdir arg | chdir to this directory before starting the daemon. | help + man |
-e, --env arg | Set the environment variable VAR to VALUE. | help + man |
-k, --umask arg | Set the umask for the daemon | help + man |
-g, --group arg | Start the daemon as in the group. | help + man |
-G, --stop-group | Stop the whole process group | help |
-i, --interpreted | When matching process name, we should ensure that the correct interpreter is also matched. | help + man |
-m, --make-pidfile | Saves the pid of the daemon in the file specified by the -p, --pidfile option. | help + man |
-n, --name arg | Match the process name instead of a pidfile or executable. | help + man |
-o, --oknodo | deprecated | help |
-p, --pidfile arg | When starting, we expect the daemon to create a valid pidfile within a reasonable amount of time. | help + man |
-s, --signal arg | Send a different signal | help |
-t, --test | Print the action(s) that would be taken, but don't actually do anything. | help + man |
-u, --user arg | Start the daemon as the user and update $HOME accordingly or stop daemons owned by the user. | help + man |
-r, --chroot arg | chroot to this directory before starting the daemon. | help + man |
-w, --wait arg | Wait milliseconds after starting and check that daemon is still running. | help + man |
-x, --exec arg | The daemon we start or stop. | help + man |
-0, --stdin arg | Redirect the standard input of the process to file when started with -background. | help + man |
-1, --stdout arg | Redirect the standard output of the process to logfile when started with -background. | help + man |
-2, --stderr arg | Redirect the standard error of the process to logfile when started with -background. | help + man |
-3, --stdout-logger arg | Run cmd as a child process redirecting the standard output to the standard input of cmd when started with -background. | help + man |
-4, --stderr-logger arg | Run cmd as a child process and Redirect the standard error of the process to the standard input of cmd when started with -background. | help + man |
-P, --progress | Print dots each second while waiting | help + man |
--scheduler arg | Sets the scheduling policy of the daemon. | help + man |
--scheduler-priority arg | Sets the priority parameter of the scheduling policy of the daemon. | help + man |
--notify arg | Open file descriptor num as a pipe, and waits until the daemon writes a newline to it before exiting. | help + man |
-h, --help | Display this help output | help |
-C, --nocolor | Disable color output | help |
-V, --version | Display software version | help |
-v, --verbose | Print the action(s) that are taken just before doing them. | help + man |
-q, --quiet | Run quietly (repeat to suppress errors). | 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.