.Dd March 24, 2003 .Dt notifyd 8 .Os Mac OS X .Sh NAME .Nm notifyd .Nd notification server .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl d .Op Fl v .Op Fl shm_pages Ar npages .Op Fl no_restart .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm is the server for the Mac OS X notification system described in .Xr notify 3 . The server is usually started automatically during system startup, and is not run from the command line. .Pp The .Fl d option causes .Nm to run in a debugging mode. It will stay attached to the terminal and print verbose log messages to the terminal. .Pp The .Fl v option causes .Nm to produce verbose logging information. .Pp The .Fl shm_pages Ar npages option sets the number of shared memory pages used for passive notification. The default is one page. If a value of zero is specified, shared memory is disabled, and passive notifications are performed using IPC between the client and the server. .Pp The .Fl no_restart option causes .Nm to register as a non-restartable server with .Xr mach_init . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr notify 3 .