NAME
pidstatd - Determine if process ID is running for perl IPC::Locker
SYNOPSIS
pidstatd [ --help ] [ --port=port ] [ --version ]
DESCRIPTION
Pidstatd will start a UDP daemon. The daemon responds to requests that contain a PID with a packet indicating the PID and if the PID currently exists.
The Perl IPC::Locker package optionally uses this daemon to break locks for PIDs that no longer exists.
ARGUMENTS
- --help Displays this message and program version and exits.
- --port Specifies the port number to be used.
- --version Displays program version and exits.
SEE ALSO
IPC::Locker
, lockerd
AUTHORS
Wilson Snyder <wsnyder@wsnyder.org>