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daemon -- Options common for daemon programs.

-d[number]

--daemon[=number]

Run in standalone mode. An optional number specifies the maximum number of child processes the daemon is allowed to fork. When it is omitted, it defaults to 20 processes. Please note, that there should be no whitespace between the -d and its parameter.

-i

--inetd

Run in inetd mode.

-p number

--port number

Listen on given port number. This option is meaningful only in standalone mode. It defaults to port 143.

-t number

--timeout number

Set idle timeout to given number of seconds. The daemon breaks the connection if it receives no commands from the client within that number of seconds.