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/usr/bin/sv

UNIX init scheme with service supervision

From runit 2.3.1-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running sv --help (exit 100). permalink

usage: sv [-v] [-w sec] command service ...
Options (2)
OptionDescriptionSource
-vIf the command is up, down, term, once, cont, or exit, then wait up to 7 seconds for the command to take effect.man
-w secOverride the default timeout of 7 seconds with sec seconds.man
Exit status (6) from the manual page
100error
1timeout or trouble sending the command
3the service is down
4the status is unknown
2wrong usage
151error

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