--- daemon.3.orig 2007-09-11 10:52:31.000000000 -0700 +++ daemon.3 2007-09-11 10:49:51.000000000 -0700 @@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ .Fn daemon function is for programs wishing to detach themselves from the controlling terminal and run in the background as system daemons. +On Mac OS X, the use of this API is discouraged in favor of using +.Xr launchd 8 . .Pp Unless the argument .Fa nochdir