svc 1 user commands djbwares svc controls services monitored by supervise1 svc -u -d -o -p -c -h -a -i -t -k -x services services consists of any number of arguments, each argument naming a directory used by supervise1. svc applies all the options to each service in turn. -u Up. If the service is not running, start it. If the service stops, restart it. -d Down. If the service is running, send it a TERM signal and then a CONT signal. After it stops, do not restart it. -o Once. If the service is not running, start it. Do not restart it if it stops. -p Pause. Send the service a STOP signal. -c Continue. Send the service a CONT signal. -h Hangup. Send the service a HUP signal. -a Alarm. Send the service an ALRM signal. -i Interrupt. Send the service an INT signal. -t Terminate. Send the service a TERM signal. -k Kill. Send the service a KILL signal. -x Exit. supervise1 will exit as soon as the service is down. If you use this option on a stable system, you're doing something wrong; supervise1 is designed to run forever. supervise1 svok1 svstat1 svscanboot1 svscan1 readproctitle1 fghack1 pgrphack1 multilog1 tai64n1 tai64nlocal1 setuidgid1 envuidgid1 envdir1 softlimit1 setlock1 Original code and documentation by Daniel J. Bernstein. Converted to manual pages and updated by Gerrit Pape in 2000, 2001, and 2002. Converted to DocBook XML by Jonathan de Boyne Pollard.