in the context of Unix-based systems. In other contexts, different terms are used for the same concept. Systems often start daemons at boot time that...

This is a list of Unix daemons that are found on various Unix-like operating systems. Most, but not all, Unix daemons have a name ending with d. List...

computer programs in Unix-like operating systems—which, through a play on words, takes the cartoon shape of a demon. The BSD Daemon's nickname Beastie is...

Core Utilities List of GNU packages List of KDE applications List of Unix daemons Unix philosophy util-linux "FreeBSD Manual Pages: time". man.freebsd.org...

etc., all within one daemon flies in the face of the Unix concept of doing one thing and doing it well." In his book The Art of Unix Programming that was...

Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), also known as Berkeley Unix or BSD Unix, is a discontinued Unix operating system developed and distributed by the Computer...

relative to that time zone. The cron in Version 7 Unix was a system service (later called a daemon) invoked from /etc/rc when the operating system entered...

(short for manual page) is a form of software documentation found on Unix and Unix-like operating systems. Topics covered include programs, system libraries...

The Line Printer Daemon protocol/Line Printer Remote protocol (or LPD, LPR) is a network printing protocol for submitting print jobs to a remote printer...

first process started during booting of the operating system. Init is a daemon process that continues running until the system is shut down. It is the...

letters, /ˌiːˈdiː/) is a line editor for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It was one of the first parts of the Unix operating system that was developed...

Peter H. (2005). The Daemon, the Gnu and the Penguin. Groklaw. Stevens, W Richard. Rago, Stephen A. Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition...

metadata. Some Unix systems run a kind of flush or update daemon, which calls the sync function on a regular basis. On some systems, the cron daemon does this...

Security Services Daemon (SSSD) is software originally developed for the Linux operating system (OS) that provides a set of daemons to manage access to...

mythology and folklore. Demon, daemon or dæmon may also refer to: Daemon (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe Dæmon (His Dark Materials), the term...

for "GNU's Not Unix!", chosen because GNU's design is Unix-like, but differs from Unix by being free software and containing no Unix code. Stallman chose...

Linux (/ˈlɪnʊks/ LIN-uuks) is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released...

acronym for BIRD Internet Routing Daemon) is an open-source implementation for routing Internet Protocol packets on Unix-like operating systems. It was developed...

Darwin is the core Unix-like operating system of macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, audioOS, visionOS, and bridgeOS. It previously existed as an independent...

and server processes (or daemons, in Unix terminology) that run on the GNU Mach microkernel. The Hurd aims to surpass the Unix kernel in functionality...

command-line execution. SSH was designed for Unix-like operating systems as a replacement for Telnet and unsecured remote Unix shell protocols, such as the Berkeley...

UUCP (Unix-to-Unix Copy) is a suite of computer programs and protocols allowing remote execution of commands and transfer of files, email and netnews between...

Protocol daemon (PPPD) is the daemon that implements Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP). PPP is used to manage network connections between two nodes on Unix-like...

file systems table) file is a system information file, commonly found on Unix-like systems. This file lists all currently mounted filesystems along with...

subsystem of UNIX System V is one of several standardized systems for printing on Unix, and is typical of commercial System V-based Unix versions such...

CUPS (formerly an acronym for Common UNIX Printing System) is a modular printing system for Unix-like computer operating systems which allows a computer...

Music Player Daemon (MPD) is a free and open-source music player server. It plays audio files, organizes playlists and maintains a music database. In order...

in to the local Unix system, rwho lists those users who are logged into all multi-user Unix systems on the local network. rwho's daemon, rwhod, maintains...

been made exclusively responsible for modifying the interrupt table. Daemon (Unix) Desk accessory DOS Protected Mode Services / DPMS Extension (Mac OS)...

management, and event logging. The name systemd adheres to the Unix convention of naming daemons by appending the letter d. It also plays on the term "System...