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Diffstat (limited to 'man/start-stop-daemon.man')
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diff --git a/man/start-stop-daemon.man b/man/start-stop-daemon.man index d5a53ccff..0063733d3 100644 --- a/man/start-stop-daemon.man +++ b/man/start-stop-daemon.man @@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ Check for a process with the specified parent pid \fIppid\fP (since version 1.17.7). The \fIppid\fP must be a number greater than 0. .TP -.BR \-p ", " \-\-pidfile " \fIpid-file\fP" -Check whether a process has created the file \fIpid-file\fP. +.BR \-p ", " \-\-pidfile " \fIpidfile\fP" +Check whether a process has created the file \fIpidfile\fP. .IP Note: using this matching option alone might cause unintended processes to be acted on, if the old process terminated without being able to remove the -\fIpid-file\fP. +\fIpidfile\fP. .IP \fBWarning:\fP using this match option with a world-writable pidfile or using it alone with a daemon that writes the pidfile as an unprivileged (non-root) @@ -244,18 +244,18 @@ group membership for generic users like .BR nobody ). .TP .BR \-r ", " \-\-chroot " \fIroot\fP" -Chdir and chroot to +Change directory and chroot to .I root before starting the process. Please note that the pidfile is also written after the chroot. .TP .BR \-d ", " \-\-chdir " \fIpath\fP" -Chdir to +Change directory to .I path before starting the process. This is done after the chroot if the \fB\-r\fP|\fB\-\-chroot\fP option is set. When not specified, .B start\-stop\-daemon -will chdir to the root directory before starting the process. +will change directory to the root directory before starting the process. .TP .BR \-b ", " \-\-background Typically used with programs that don't detach on their own. This option |