shepherd - manual page for shepherd 1.0.2
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Copyright
Copyright © 2025 the Shepherd authors License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by law.
Description
shepherd [OPTIONS...] This is a service manager for Unix and GNU.
-s, --socket=FILE
get commands from socket FILE or from stdin (-)
-c, --config=FILE
read configuration from FILE
--pid[=FILE]
when ready, write PID to FILE or stdout
-l, --logfile=FILE
log actions in FILE
-I, --insecure
don't ensure that the setup is secure
-S, --silent
don't do output to stdout
--quiet
synonym for --silent--help display this help and exit
--usage
display short usage message and exit
--version
display version information and exit
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional to the corresponding short
options.
Name
shepherd - manual page for shepherd 1.0.2
Reporting Bugs
Report bugs to: bug-guix@gnu.org .
GNU Shepherd general home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/shepherd/>
General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
See Also
The full documentation for shepherd is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and shepherd programs
are properly installed at your site, the command
infoshepherd
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU March 2025 SHEPHERD(1)
