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28 #ifndef TALK_BASE_POSIX_H_
29 #define TALK_BASE_POSIX_H_
33 // Runs the given executable name as a daemon, so that it executes concurrently
34 // with this process. Upon completion, the daemon process will automatically be
35 // reaped by init(8), so an error exit status or a failure to start the
36 // executable are not reported. Returns true if the daemon process was forked
37 // successfully, else false.
38 bool RunAsDaemon(const char *file, const char *const argv[]);
40 } // namespace talk_base
42 #endif // TALK_BASE_POSIX_H_