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| author | Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> | 2002-09-25 10:17:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> | 2002-09-25 10:17:58 +0000 |
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diff --git a/doc/runsvdir.8.html b/doc/runsvdir.8.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e2b0010 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/runsvdir.8.html @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ + + + +<HTML> +<HEAD> +<TITLE>runsvdir(8) manual page</TITLE> +</HEAD> +<BODY bgcolor=white> +<a href="http://smarden.org/pape/">G. Pape</a><br><A HREF="index.html">runit</A><hr><P> + +<H2><A NAME="sect0">Name</A></H2> +runsvdir - starts and monitors a collection of <I>runsv(8)</I> processes +<H2><A NAME="sect1">Synopsis</A></H2> +<B>runsvdir</B> +<I>dir</I> [ <I>log</I> ] +<H2><A NAME="sect2">Description</A></H2> +<I>dir</I> must be a directory. <I>log</I> is a space holder for +a readproctitle log and must be at least seven characters long. <P> +<B>runsvdir</B> +starts a <B><I>runsv</B>(8)</I> process for each subdirectory in <I>dir</I>, up to a limit of +1000 subdirectories. <B>runsvdir</B> skips subdirectory names starting with dots. +<B><I>runsv</B>(8)</I> must be in <B>runsvdir</B>'s PATH. <P> +At least every five seconds, <B>runsvdir</B> +checks if <I>dir</I> has changed. If it sees a new subdirectory in <I>dir</I>, it starts +a new <B><I>runsv</B>(8)</I> process. If it sees an old sudirectory where a <B><I>runsv</B>(8)</I> process +has exited, it restarts the <B><I>runsv</B>(8)</I> process. If <B>runsvdir</B> sees a subdirectory +being removed that was previously there, it sends the corresponding <B><I>runsv</B>(8)</I> +process a TERM signal, stops monitoring this process, and so does not restart +the <B><I>runsv</B>(8)</I> process if it exits. <P> +If the <I>log</I> argument is given to <B>runsvdir</B>, +all output to standard error is redirected to this <I>log</I>, which is similar +to the <B><I>readproctitle</B>(8)</I> log. To see the most recent error messages, use +a process-listing tool such as <B><I>ps</B>(1)</I>. <B>runsvdir</B> writes a dot to the readproctitle +log every 15 minutes so that old error messages expire. <P> +Normally <B>runsvdir</B> +is started by <B><I>runit</B>(8)</I> in stage 2. +<H2><A NAME="sect3">See Also</A></H2> +<I>runit(8)</I>, <I>runit-init(8)</I>, <I>runsv(8)</I>, +<I>readproctitle(8)</I>, <I>svscan(8)</I> <P> + <I>http://smarden.org/runit/</I><BR> + <I>http://cr.yp.to/daemontools.html</I><BR> + +<H2><A NAME="sect4">Author</A></H2> +Gerrit Pape <pape@smarden.org> <P> + +<HR><P> +<A NAME="toc"><B>Table of Contents</B></A><P> +<UL> +<LI><A NAME="toc0" HREF="#sect0">Name</A></LI> +<LI><A NAME="toc1" HREF="#sect1">Synopsis</A></LI> +<LI><A NAME="toc2" HREF="#sect2">Description</A></LI> +<LI><A NAME="toc3" HREF="#sect3">See Also</A></LI> +<LI><A NAME="toc4" HREF="#sect4">Author</A></LI> +</UL> +</BODY></HTML> |