zmdc.pl(8)

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version 1.38.1 · 2 versions
, in alpine 3.24

🎀 zmdc.pl(8) — ZoneMinder Daemon Control script 🎀

okay bestie, welcome to the zmdc.pl(8) page from the zoneminder manual — this is the ZoneMinder Daemon Control script, and it’s literally the main character of daemon control. 💅

✨ NAME ✨

zmdc.pl — ZoneMinder Daemon Control script

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

zmdc.pl {command} [daemon [options]]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

okay so this script is the gateway for controlling the various ZoneMinder daemons. All starting, stopping and restarting goes through here. On the first invocation it starts up a server which subsequently records what’s running and what’s not. Other invocations just connect to the server and pass instructions to it. No cap. 🦋

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • {command} — one of 'startup|shutdown|status|check|logrot' or 'start|stop|restart|reload|version'. Pick your fighter, bestie. 💅
  • [daemon [options]] — daemon name and options, required for the second group of commands. Don’t forget this part for those ones. 🫶

🫶 that’s the whole manual, bestie — source/version: --stderr · date: 2026-03-04 · manual: zmdc.pl(8). periodt. 💅

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