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HERD(1)

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HERD(1)

NAME

herd - Control the shepherd(1) service manager

DESCRIPTION

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.

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Report bugs to: bug-guix@gnu.org .
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.