install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install daemonize

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install daemonize

Debian stable package indexes · daemonize · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install daemonize

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · daemonize · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#daemonize

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/da/daemonize/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install daemonize

openSUSE 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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.

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`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-07-08

manager version1.7.8

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/bmc/daemonize

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/bmc/daemonizenone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:daemonize
Version	1.7.8
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/daemonize
Homepage	https://software.clapper.org/daemonize/
Repository	https://github.com/bmc/daemonize
Upstream docs	https://software.clapper.org/daemonize
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/bmc/daemonize/archive/refs/tags/release-1.7.8.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	daemonize
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: daemonize from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

daemonize

nix profile install nixpkgs#daemonize

normalized package name match
Matched by: Daemonize

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/daemonize/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: daemonize from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

daemonize 1.7.8-15.fc44

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

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: daemonize from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

daemonize 1.7.8-2.3

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

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: daemonize from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

combined/daemonize.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install daemonize with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper