add option to run netdata in the background (#4364)
* run netdata in foreground * add contributors * readd -D option * revert some changes * add explicit value for default case
Poh Zi How committed
Oct 26, 2018 at 07:55 UTC
6cf0d0c0169be2588ad2e199d911d7b10df58cb2
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CONTRIBUTORS.md
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@@ -118,4 +118,5 @@ username|name|email (optional)
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@jonfairbanks|Jon Fairbanks
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@pjz|Paul Jimenez|pj@place.org
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@jgrossiord|Julien Grossiord|julien@grossiord.net
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+@pohzipohzi|Poh Zi How
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@vladmovchan|Vladyslav Movchan|vladislav.movchan@gmail.com
daemon/main.c
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@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ struct option_def option_definitions[] = {
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// opt description arg name default value
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{ 'c', "Configuration file to load.", "filename", CONFIG_DIR "/" CONFIG_FILENAME},
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{ 'D', "Do not fork. Run in the foreground.", NULL, "run in the background"},
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+ { 'd', "Fork. Run in the background.", NULL, "run in the background"},
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{ 'h', "Display this help message.", NULL, NULL},
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{ 'P', "File to save a pid while running.", "filename", "do not save pid to a file"},
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{ 'i', "The IP address to listen to.", "IP", "all IP addresses IPv4 and IPv6"},
@@ -729,6 +730,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
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case 'D':
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dont_fork = 1;
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break;
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+ case 'd':
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+ dont_fork = 0;
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+ break;
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case 'h':
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return help(0);
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case 'i':