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From: dmg@ssc-vax.UUCP (David Geary)
Newsgroups: comp.unix
Subject: How do you write a daemon?
Keywords: Want to write a program that monitors mouse and keyboard events
Message-ID: <914@altos86.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 89 02:28:50 GMT
Sender: dtynan@altos86.UUCP
Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA
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  Well, I simply want to write a program that sits in the
  background, and watches for keystrokes/mouse events.  I have a
  much better idea of how to do this on my Amiga than I do in Unix.
  Do I have to write a daemon?  If so, how does one create a daemon?

  Thanx for the help.

  David

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