---
name: "clockworkd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ruby-clockwork"
version: "3.0.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/clockworkd"
---

# clockworkd(1)

daemon executing clockwork scripts

## NAME

clockworkd - daemon executing clockwork scripts

## SYNOPSIS

**clockworkd** \[-c *FILE*\] \[*OPTIONS*\] {start\|stop\|restart\|run}

## DESCRIPTION

**clockworkd** executes clockwork script as a daemon.

You will need the **daemons** gem to use **clockworkd**. It is not automatically installed, please install by yourself.

## OPTIONS

- **--pid-dir**=*DIR*

  Alternate directory in which to store the process ids. Default is *GEM\_LOCATION*/tmp.

- **-i**, **--identifier**=*STR*

  An identifier for the process. Default is clock file name.

- **-l**, **--log**

  Redirect both STDOUT and STDERR to a logfile named clockworkd\[.*identifier*\].output in the pid-file directory.

- **--log-dir**=*DIR*

  A specific directory to put the log files into. Default location is pid directory.

- **-m**, **--monitor**

  Start monitor process.

- **-c**, **--clock**=*FILE*

  Clock .rb file. Default is *GEM\_LOCATION*/clock.rb.

- **-d**, **--dir**=*DIR*

  Directory to change to once the process starts

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help message.

## BUGS

If you find a bug, please create an issue *https://github.com/tomykaira/clockwork/issues*.

For a bug fix or a feature request, please send a pull-request. Do not forget to add tests to show how your feature works, or what bug is fixed. All existing tests and new tests must pass (TravisCI is watching).

## AUTHORS

Created by Adam Wiggins.

Inspired by rufus-scheduler and resque-scheduler.

Design assistance from Peter van Hardenberg and Matthew Soldo.

Patches contributed by Mark McGranaghan and Lukáš Konarovský.

## SEE ALSO

*https://github.com/tomykaira/clockwork*.