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Project name:
        libdaemonservice
Short name:
        daemonservice
Description:
        Library to allow easy creation of a daemon (*nix) or service (Windows).
        A deamon or service is a program that runs unattended and without interaction and that
        can be configured to start automatically when the operating system starts and stop
        when the operating system stops.
        Programming a daemon on Unix-like environments is quite straightforward, but a Windows
        service is completely different. This library aims to abstract these differences,
        providing a cross-platform way to create a daemon or service.

License:
        This program is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 (see the file COPYING.LIB)

Usage:
        When running a Windows program that calls create_daemonservice from main() or WinMain()
        it will prompt to install the service if it is not already installed, or uninstall the
        service if it is already installed.
        However, the following command line options are available to force certain behaviour
        (e.g. when performing unattended (un)installation):
          /install         install and start the service if it is not already installed
          /uninstall       stop and uninstall the service if it is already installed