# phpman > man > svc(8)

[svc(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svc/8/markdown)                                 System Manager's Manual                                [svc(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svc/8/markdown)



## NAME
       svc - controls services monitored by [**supervise(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/supervise/8/markdown).**

## SYNOPSIS
       **svc** [ **-udopchaitkx** ] _services_

## DESCRIPTION
       _services_ consists of any number of arguments, each argument naming a directory used by **super**‐‐
       [**vise**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/vise/8/markdown).

       **svc** applies all the options to each _service_ in turn.

## OPTIONS
### -u

### -d
              it stops, do not restart it.

### -o

### -p

### -c

### -h

### -a

### -i

### -t

### -k

### -x
              on a stable system, you're doing something wrong; [**supervise**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/supervise/8/markdown) is designed to run for‐
              ever.

## SEE ALSO
       [supervise(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/supervise/8/markdown), [svok(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svok/8/markdown), [svstat(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svstat/8/markdown), [svscanboot(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svscanboot/8/markdown), [svscan(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/svscan/8/markdown), [readproctitle(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/readproctitle/8/markdown), [fghack(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/fghack/8/markdown), pgr‐
       [phack(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/phack/8/markdown), [multilog(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/multilog/8/markdown),  [tai64n(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tai64n/8/markdown),  [tai64nlocal(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tai64nlocal/8/markdown),  [setuidgid(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/setuidgid/8/markdown),  [envuidgid(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/envuidgid/8/markdown),  [envdir(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/envdir/8/markdown),
       [softlimit(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/softlimit/8/markdown), [setlock(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/setlock/8/markdown)

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