preload − Adaptive readahead daemon
preload [OPTION]...
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
On receipt of a SIGHUP, the daemon will close and reopen its log file, and reread the configuration 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.
Written by Behdad Esfahbod <behdad AT gnu DOT org>
Report bugs to <http://preload.sf.net/bug>
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.