watchcatd8
Process monitoring daemon
Usage
watchcatd [-fhpX]
[-f
filename]
[-p
pathname]
Overview
watchcatd is a background daemon which monitors registered processes, killing them in case they lock up. As a secondary use, watchcatd can be set up to work as a timer.
Options
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-f, --config-file filename -
Use the alternate system wide filename instead of /etc/watchcatd.conf. It must be an absolute path.
-
-h, --help -
Display an usage message
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-p, --exec-path -
Use a alternate absolute path to exec childrens. Useful for debugging purposes.
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-X, --dont-detach -
Don't detach from the console. Useful for debugging purposes.
Files
/etc/watchcatd.conf
The system wide configuration file. See watchcatd.conf(5) for further details.
/var/run/watchcat.socket
The watchcat device.
Releases
Unchanged in 5 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie).