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Such is the nature of technology. For me, I can't see how anybody actually used/managed linux systems before they standardized the api for creating/managing da
by jppittma 3y ago
Such is the nature of technology.
For me, I can't see how anybody actually used/managed linux systems before they standardized the api for creating/managing daemons. A simple convenient api layer for saying to a machine "I want this program running always."
- ElectricalUnion 3y agoThe interface was standardized; sysv initscripts services are supposed to change status depending on ${1}: start, stop, reload, force-reload, status. The shell script cosmic horrors underneath to implement the interface were not.