WATCHCATD(8)

NAME
watchcatd - process monitoring daemon

SYNOPSIS
watchcatd [-fhpX] [-f filename ] [-p pathname ]

DESCRIPTION
watchcatd is a background daemon which monitors registered processes, killing them in case they lock up. As a secondary use, watchcatd can be set up to work as a timer.

OPTIONS

-f, --config-file filename
    Use the alternate system wide filename instead of /etc/watchcatd.conf. It must be an absolute path.

-h, --help
    Display an usage message

-p, --exec-path
    Use a alternate absolute path to exec childrens. Useful for debugging purposes.

-X, --dont-detach
    Don't detach from the console. Useful for debugging purposes.

FILES
/etc/watchcatd.conf
    The system wide configuration file. See watchcatd.conf(5) for further details.
/var/run/watchcat.socket
    The watchcat device.

BUGS
The current version doesn't support thread registry, only process registry to service.

AUTHORS
Michel Machado <michel@digirati.com.br>
Andre Nathan <andre@digirati.com.br>

SEE ALSO
watchcatd.conf(5), watchdog(8).