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+package main
+
+import (
+ "os"
+)
+
+/* Daemonizes the process on windows
+ *
+ * This is done by spawning and releasing a copy with the --foreground flag
+ */
+
+func Daemonize() error {
+ argv := []string{os.Args[0], "--foreground"}
+ argv = append(argv, os.Args[1:]...)
+ attr := &os.ProcAttr{
+ Dir: ".",
+ Env: os.Environ(),
+ Files: []*os.File{
+ os.Stdin,
+ nil,
+ nil,
+ },
+ }
+ process, err := os.StartProcess(
+ argv[0],
+ argv,
+ attr,
+ )
+ if err != nil {
+ return err
+ }
+ process.Release()
+ return nil
+}