What does 'd' mean in 'syslogd'?

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I see many articles mention syslogd, but when I search the web I only get information about syslog.

John Leuenhagen · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-12 02:31:46Z

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Whenever you see a 'd' at the end of a program that seems out of place, it means that it's a daemon.

answered Aug 10, 2016 at 3:11

John Leuenhagen

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"Whenever" is too much. See sed, dd, useradd, id,…
– Kamil Maciorowski
Aug 10, 2016 at 4:17
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@KamilMaciorowski well whenever there is a d that seems out of place.
– John Leuenhagen
Aug 11, 2016 at 1:40

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