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| -rw-r--r-- | HISTORY | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | vdr.c | 34 |
3 files changed, 35 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -86,3 +86,4 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History - Implemented the "Simple Video Disk Recorder Protocol" (SVDRP) to control the VDR over a network connection. - Implemented command line option handling. +- The program can now run in full background mode by using the --daemon option. @@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ port ("Simple Video Disk Recorder Protocol"). By default, it listens on port 2001 (use the --port=PORT option to change this). For details about the SVDRP syntax see the source file 'svdrp.c'. +If the program shall run as a daemon, use the --daemon option. This +will completely detach it from the terminal and will continue as a +background process. + Use "vdr --help" for a list of available command line options. The video data directory: @@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ * * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr * - * $Id: vdr.c 1.22 2000/07/23 14:53:22 kls Exp $ + * $Id: vdr.c 1.23 2000/07/23 15:36:43 kls Exp $ */ #include <getopt.h> #include <signal.h> #include <stdlib.h> +#include <unistd.h> #include "config.h" #include "dvbapi.h" #include "interface.h" @@ -58,19 +59,23 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) #define DEFAULTSVDRPPORT 2001 int SVDRPport = DEFAULTSVDRPPORT; + bool DaemonMode = false; static struct option long_options[] = { - { "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' }, - { "port", required_argument, NULL, 'p' }, + { "daemon", no_argument, NULL, 'd' }, + { "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' }, + { "port", required_argument, NULL, 'p' }, { 0 } }; int c; int option_index = 0; - while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hp:", long_options, &option_index)) != -1) { + while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "dhp:", long_options, &option_index)) != -1) { switch (c) { + case 'd': DaemonMode = true; break; case 'h': printf("Usage: vdr [OPTION]\n\n" " -h, --help display this help and exit\n" + " -d, --daemon run in daemon mode\n" " -p PORT, --port=PORT use PORT for SVDRP ('0' turns off SVDRP)\n" "\n" "Report bugs to <vdr-bugs@cadsoft.de>\n" @@ -91,6 +96,27 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) // Log file: openlog("vdr", LOG_PID | LOG_CONS, LOG_USER); + + // Daemon mode: + + if (DaemonMode) { +#ifndef DEBUG_OSD + pid_t pid = fork(); + if (pid < 0) { + fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", strerror(errno)); + esyslog(LOG_ERR, strerror(errno)); + return 1; + } + if (pid != 0) + return 0; // initial program immediately returns + fclose(stdin); + fclose(stdout); + fclose(stderr); +#else + fprintf(stderr, "vdr: can't run in daemon mode with DEBUG_OSD on!\n"); + abort(); +#endif + } isyslog(LOG_INFO, "started"); // DVB interfaces: |