---
name: "fghack"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "daemontools"
version: "1:0.76-14"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://carta.tech/man/fghack"
---

# fghack(8)

is an anti-backgrounding tool.

## NAME

fghack - is an anti-backgrounding tool.

## SYNOPSIS

**fghack** *child*

## DESCRIPTION

**fghack** runs *child* with many extra descriptors writing to a pipe. **fghack** reads and discards any data written to the pipe. After *child* has exited and the pipe has been closed, **fghack** exits.

## SEE ALSO

[supervise(8)](/man/supervise/8.md), [svc(8)](/man/svc/8.md), [svok(8)](/man/svok/8.md), [svstat(8)](/man/svstat/8.md), [svscanboot(8)](/man/svscanboot/8.md), [svscan(8)](/man/svscan/8.md), [readproctitle(8)](/man/readproctitle/8.md), [pgrphack(8)](/man/pgrphack/8.md), [multilog(8)](/man/multilog/8.md), [tai64n(8)](/man/tai64n/8.md), [tai64nlocal(8)](/man/tai64nlocal/8.md), [setuidgid(8)](/man/setuidgid/8.md), [envuidgid(8)](/man/envuidgid/8.md), [envdir(8)](/man/envdir/8.md), [softlimit(8)](/man/softlimit/8.md), [setlock(8)](/man/setlock/8.md)

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