herd1

Overview

herd [OPTIONS...] ACTION SERVICE [ARG...] Apply ACTION (start, stop, status, etc.) on SERVICE with the ARGs.

--group=GROUP

run the given program as GROUP

--user=USER

run the given program as USER

-E, --environment-variable=ENVIRONMENT

pass the environment variable specified by ENVIRONMENT

-d, --working-directory=DIRECTORY

run service from DIRECTORY (for transient services)

--log-file=FILE

log service output to FILE

-N, --service-name=NAME

register new service under NAME

-n, --log-history=NUMBER

display up to NUMBER service log lines

-s, --socket=FILE

send commands to FILE

--help

display this help and exit

--usage

display short usage message and exit

--version

display version information and exit

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional to the corresponding short options.