preload(8)

NAME

   preload - Adaptive readahead daemon

SYNOPSIS

   preload [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

   preload is an adaptive readahead daemon that prefetches files mapped by
   applications from the disk to reduce application startup time.

   -h, --help
          Display command line parameters and their  default  values,  and
          exit.

   -v, --version
          Display version information and exit.

   -c, --conffile
          Set  configuration  file.  Empty  string  means  no  conf  file.
          (default is /etc/preload.conf)

   -s, --statefile
          Set state file  to  load/save.  Empty  string  means  no  state.
          (default is /var/lib/preload/preload.state)

   -l, --logfile
          Set  log file. Empty string means to log to stderr.  (default is
          /var/log/preload.log)

   -f, --foreground
          Run in foreground, do not daemonize.

   -n, --nice
          Nice level.  (default is 15)

   -V, --verbose
          Set the  verbosity  level.   Levels  0  to  10  are  recognized.
          (default is 4)

   -d, --debug
          Debug mode: --logfile '' --foreground --verbose 9

SIGNALS

   On  receipt of a SIGHUP, the daemon will close and reopen its log file,
   and reread the configuratoin file.

   On receipt  of  a  SIGUSR1,  the  daemon  dumps  the  currently  loaded
   configuration into the log file.

   On  receipt  of  a  SIGUSR2,  the daemon saves its state into the state
   file.

AUTHOR

   Written by Behdad Esfahbod <[email protected]>

REPORTING BUGS

   Report bugs to <http://preload.sf.net/bug>

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  2005,2006,2007,2008 Behdad Esfahbod.
   This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is
   NO  warranty;  not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
   PURPOSE.

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