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guide/xml/portfile-startupitem.xml
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<para>A StartupItem is a MacPorts facility to run <quote>daemons,</quote> a Unix term for |
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programs that run continuously in the background, rather than under the |
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direct control of a user; for example, mail servers, network listeners, etc. |
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Ports that use StartupItem keywords create OS X scripts for <link |
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Ports that use StartupItem keywords create scripts for <link |
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xlink:href="https://developer.apple.com/macosx/launchd.html">launchd</link>, which |
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is the Apple facility introduced with Mac OS X 10.4 to replace xinetd for |
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starting and managing daemons. To support <command>launchd</command>, a |
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program named <command>daemondo</command> is provided by MacPorts base that |
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serves as an adapter between OS X's <command>launchd</command> and |
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serves as an adapter between <command>launchd</command> and |
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daemons (<quote>executable</quote> StartupItems) or traditional Unix startup |
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scripts that start daemons (<quote>script</quote> StartupItems).</para> |
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