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Usage

Sysvinit PID Ruby on Rails AntiX Debian

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Design

Portable Codebase POSIX Watchdog Executable

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Overview

Unix-like Operating systems Supervises Processes Daemontools

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License: New BSD License
Operating system: Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, macOS, Solaris
Original author: Gerrit Pape
Release: February 10, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-02-10)
Stable release: 2.3.1 / 7 February 2026; 6 months ago (7 February 2026)
Type: Init daemon

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Overview

Unix-like
Operating systems Operating system
Supervises Process supervision
Processes Process (computing)
Daemontools
Linux
BSD Berkeley Software Distribution
Solaris Oracle Solaris
Init
Daemon Daemon (computing)
Ancestor Child process
Process Process (computer science)
Booting
Root Superuser

Design

Portable Portable software
Codebase
POSIX
Watchdog Watchdog timer
Executable
Named pipes Named pipe
Interfaces Interface (computing)

Usage

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Triples26

Avg. degree1.95

Density0.054054

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Runit

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related to Design · 6

Runit → Executable, In, POSIX, Stage, The, While

related to Adoption · 4

Runit → Debian, Dragora, Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre, Void Linux

related to Usage · 4

Runit → PID, Rails, Ruby, The RubyWorks

is a · 3

Runit → direct or indirect ancestor of all other processes, init and service management scheme for Unix-like operating systems that initializes, reimplementation of the daemontools process supervision toolkit that runs on many Linux-based operating systems

License · 1

Runit → New BSD License

Operating system · 1

Runit → Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, macOS, Solaris

Original author · 1

Runit → Gerrit Pape

Release · 1

Runit → February 10, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-02-10)

Stable release · 1

Runit → 2.3.1 / 7 February 2026; 6 months ago (7 February 2026)

Type · 1

Runit → Init daemon

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init system operating service process daemon systems used processes running solaris well services manager bsd stages named management supervision runs

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Runit	License	New BSD License	1.00	infobox
Runit	Operating system	Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, macOS, Solaris	1.00	infobox
Runit	Original author	Gerrit Pape	1.00	infobox
Runit	Release	February 10, 2004; 22 years ago (2004-02-10)	1.00	infobox
Runit	Stable release	2.3.1 / 7 February 2026; 6 months ago (7 February 2026)	1.00	infobox
Runit	Type	Init daemon	1.00	infobox
Runit	Website	smarden.org/runit/	1.00	infobox
Runit	Written in	C, Shell	1.00	infobox
Runit	is a	init and service management scheme for Unix-like operating systems that initializes	0.90	text
Runit	is a	reimplementation of the daemontools process supervision toolkit that runs on many Linux-based operating systems	0.90	text
Runit	is a	direct or indirect ancestor of all other processes	0.90	text
Runit	related to Adoption	Debian	0.60	section

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