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diff --git a/man/dudki.8.in b/man/dudki.8.in index 3011034..05db733 100644 --- a/man/dudki.8.in +++ b/man/dudki.8.in @@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ dudki \- a process monitoring daemon [\fB-r\fR] .if \*[longopt] [\fB--reload\fR] [\fB-c\fR] .if \*[longopt] [\fB--check\fR] [\fB-e\fR] .if \*[longopt] [\fB--ensure\fR] [\fB-t\fR] .if \*[longopt] [\fB--test\fR] +[\fI<process-list>\fR] .SH DESCRIPTION dudki daemon is designed to run in the background and periodically check if certain processes specified in the configuration file are running. If a process is detected as dead dudki tries to restart it using the command line specified in the configuration file and notifies the specified contact (currently only via email). @@ -40,25 +41,29 @@ the specified contact (currently only via email). .TP .ie \*[longopt] \fB-f\fR \fIconfigfile\fR, \fB--config=\fR\fIconfigfile\fR .el \fB-f\fR \fIconfigfile\fR Specify the configuration file to use (default is \fI@sysconfdir@/dudki.conf\fR). .TP .ie \*[longopt] \fB-k\fR, \fB--kill\fR .el \fB-k\fR -Stop the running instance by sending the \fBSIGTERM\fR signal. +Stop the running instance by sending the \fBSIGTERM\fR signal. If no process +name specified on the command line, dudki kills his own running instance. .TP .ie \*[longopt] \fB-r\fR, \fB--reload\fR .el \fB-r\fR -Reload the running instance by sending the \fBSIGHUP\fR signal. +Reload the running instance by sending the \fBSIGHUP\fR signal. Like with +\fB-k\fR, if no process name specified on the command line, dudki sends +\fBSIGHUP\fR to his own running instance. .TP .ie \*[longopt] \fB-c\fR, \fB--check\fR .el \fB-c\fR -Check if dudki is running. Exit with non-zero status if not. +Check if dudki is running. Exit with non-zero status if not. The same target +rules as in \fB-k\fR and \fB-r\fR apply here. .TP .ie \*[longopt] \fB-e\fR, \fB--ensure\fR .el \fB-e\fR Ensure that dudki is running. Load, if not. Useful for running as a cron job once in a while. If the daemon is running runs quietly providing no output. .TP .ie \*[longopt] \fB-t\fR, \fB--test\fR |