--- daemon.3.orig 2009-11-07 14:51:37.000000000 -0800 +++ daemon.3 2009-11-07 14:51:40.000000000 -0800 @@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ The .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