5 * Become a daemon, detaching from terminals
7 * (c) 2007 Straylight/Edgeware
10 /*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
12 * This file is part of the mLib utilities library.
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30 #ifndef MLIB_DAEMONIZE_H
31 #define MLIB_DAEMONIZE_H
37 /*----- Functions provided ------------------------------------------------*/
39 /* --- @detachtty@ --- *
45 * Use: Detaches from the current terminal and ensures it can never
46 * acquire a new one. Calls @fork@.
49 extern void detachtty(void);
51 /* --- @daemonize@ --- *
55 * Returns: Zero if OK, nonzero on failure.
57 * Use: Becomes a daemon.
60 extern int daemonize(void);
62 /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/