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| Original author(s) | Laurent Bercot |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.11.3.2
/ April 2, 2023.[1] |
| Written in | C, Shell |
| Operating system | UNIX, Linux, FreeBSD[2] |
| Type | Init daemon |
| License | ISC License |
s6 is a set of utility programs for process/service supervision and management, logging and system initialization[3], thus functionally resembling runit and daemontools. Designed to be small yet powerful, it is suitable for resource constrained deployments, like containers[4][5]or embedded systems[6].
It is available in major Linux distributions like Gentoo[7][8] or Debian[9]