Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The First 8 Commands Every New User Should Learn Date: 9 Nov 2025 04:23:40 GMT Lines: 21 Message-ID: References: <10egfns$mkr3$1@dont-email.me> <10ekkb3$1pge1$7@dont-email.me> <10enr65$2mn0d$1@dont-email.me> <18761ba08442cf82$13364$3324025$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <10eo9uo$2r7qh$1@dont-email.me> <10eof4k$2rsga$10@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 2HfiI7V2gqBbMGe0HUZNpgzSRyHS0/9SS9VpJSV6NyzTw3M5Tm Cancel-Lock: sha1:mHUw9qelL28LwIncdOGb/Z2TecQ= sha256:PsED0pBhrrw/YvvqNUeOpu9RRtltLGSyisXmAX6hJQI= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:77152 On Sat, 8 Nov 2025 22:10:29 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: > And then I think on Windows “services” are an entirely separate kind of > program again, invoked within the depths of the system rather than via > the application menu. Again, *nix systems don’t distinguish these kinds > of programs in any way. I wouldn't say they are entirely separate although they contain boiler plate for when they run as a Windows service rather than from the cli. https://nssm.cc/usage NSSM streamlines the process rather than doing all the scut work yourself. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/windows-services/ walkthrough-creating-a-windows-service-application-in-the-component- designer