macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install daemonizelocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 8534
Install daemonize with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper
Run a command as a UNIX daemon. Version 1.7.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install daemonize.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install daemonizeDebian stable package indexes · daemonize · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install daemonizeFedora Rawhide package metadata · daemonize · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#daemonizenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/da/daemonize/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install daemonizeopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · daemonize · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Run a command as a UNIX daemon
Project links
Commands and aliases
- daemonize
history
Project history and usage
daemonize is a small C command-line utility for running another command as a Unix daemon when that program does not daemonize itself correctly.
Project history
The daemonize GitHub repository was created in 2010, while the official project page describes the tool in the tradition of W. Richard Stevens' Unix daemon definition. The page links the GitHub repository, release downloads, and a manpage.
Adoption history
daemonize spread through Unix package managers because it solves a narrow operational problem with very little surface area. The official page explicitly documents Homebrew installation for macOS and source builds for other Unix-like systems.
How it is used
Users wrap a foreground command with daemonize so it detaches, runs in the background, and can redirect stdin, stdout, stderr, pidfiles, and working-directory behavior according to the manpage.
Why package nerds care
daemonize is a classic tiny-admin-tool package: stable C source, autoconf build, BSD licensing, a manpage, and a job that remains useful whenever a service process lacks its own daemon mode.
Timeline
- 2010: daemonize repository created.
- 2010s: 1.6 and 1.7 release-tag series published.
- 2026: repository still maintained with recent activity.
Related projects
- daemonize is related to daemon, Unix daemon(3), FreeBSD daemon(1), init scripts, and process-supervision tools.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
daemonize | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.7.8
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:daemonize |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.7.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://software.clapper.org/daemonize/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/bmc/daemonize |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
daemonize 1.7.8-4
tool to run a command as a daemon
http://software.clapper.org/daemonize/
sudo apt install daemonize- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Daemonize
Nix95%
daemonize
nix profile install nixpkgs#daemonize- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Daemonize
Ubuntu apt95%
daemonize 1.7.8-3
tool to run a command as a daemon
http://software.clapper.org/daemonize/
sudo apt install daemonize- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Daemonize
dnf95%
daemonize 1.7.8-16.fc45
Run a command as a Unix daemon
http://www.clapper.org/software/daemonize/
sudo dnf install daemonize- License: BSD-3-Clause AND MIT AND FSFUL
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: daemonize
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Daemonize
zypper95%
daemonize 1.7.8-2.5
Command line utility to run any program as a Unix daemon
https://github.com/bmc/daemonize
sudo zypper install daemonize- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: System/Console
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: daemonize
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Daemonize
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation