# 2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat3/daemon.0

    DAEMON(3)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual		DAEMON(3)

    NAME
         daemon - run in the background

    SYNOPSIS
         int
         daemon(nochdir, noclose)
    	 int nochdir, noclose;

    DESCRIPTION
         The daemon function is for programs wishing to detach them-
         selves from the controlling terminal and run in the back-
         ground as system daemons.

         Unless the argument nochdir is non-zero, daemon changes the
         current working directory to the root (``/'').

         Unless the argument noclose is non-zero, daemon will
         redirect standard input, standard output and standard error
         to ``/dev/null''.

    ERRORS
         The function daemon may fail and set errno for any of the
         errors specified for the library functions fork(2).

    SEE ALSO
         fork(2), ioctl(2).

    HISTORY
         The daemon function first appeared in 4.4BSD.

    Printed 11/26/99	February 3, 1995			1

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