Re: How do I daemonize a process?

On Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:38:40 -0700
Garrett Cooper <youshi10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

As the subject suggests I'm trying to determine how I can
daemonize a C process, outside of using the rc infrastructure, so
that it won't exit when the TTY exists. Does anyone know any quick
references or examples? Thanks,

The daemonize() function in this small program of mine:
http://hcl-club.lu/svn/development/c/console%20c/fetchiterd/fetchiterd.c
is the right portable way to do it according to "Advanced Programming
in the UNIX Environment" by Stevens and Rago.
(I love that book)

Regards,
Jona
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