diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0544b4d..417e298 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 	iftop \
 	id \
 	vmstat \
-	lsof
+	lsof \
+	daemon
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= \
 	toolbox.c \
diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3df0802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+/*
+ * A rewrite of the original Debian's start-stop-daemon Perl script
+ * in C (faster - it is executed many times during system startup).
+ *
+ * Written by Marek Michalkiewicz <marekm@i17linuxb.ists.pwr.wroc.pl>,
+ * public domain.
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
+
+#define VERSION "version 0.3, 1996-06-05"
+
+static int testmode = 0;
+static int quietmode = 0;
+static int exitnodo = 1;
+static int start = 0;
+static int stop = 0;
+static int signal_nr = 15;
+static int user_id = -1;
+static const char *userspec = NULL;
+static const char *cmdname = NULL;
+static char *execname = NULL;
+static char *startas = NULL;
+static const char *pidfile = NULL;
+static const char *progname = "";
+
+static struct stat exec_stat;
+
+struct pid_list {
+	struct pid_list *next;
+	int pid;
+};
+
+static struct pid_list *found = NULL;
+static struct pid_list *killed = NULL;
+
+static void *xmalloc(int size);
+static void push(struct pid_list **list, int pid);
+static void do_help(void);
+static void parse_options(int argc, char * const *argv);
+static int pid_is_exec(int pid, const struct stat *esb);
+static int pid_is_user(int pid, int uid);
+static int pid_is_cmd(int pid, const char *name);
+static void check(int pid);
+static void do_pidfile(const char *name);
+static void do_procfs(void);
+static void do_stop(void);
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+static void fatal(const char *format, ...)
+	__attribute__((noreturn, format(printf, 1, 2)));
+static void badusage(const char *msg)
+	__attribute__((noreturn));
+#else
+static void fatal(const char *format, ...);
+static void badusage(const char *msg);
+#endif
+
+static void
+fatal(const char *format, ...)
+{
+	va_list arglist;
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: ", progname);
+	va_start(arglist, format);
+	vfprintf(stderr, format, arglist);
+	va_end(arglist);
+	putc('\n', stderr);
+	exit(2);
+}
+
+
+static void *
+xmalloc(int size)
+{
+	void *ptr;
+
+	ptr = malloc(size);
+	if (ptr)
+		return ptr;
+	fatal("malloc(%d) failed", size);
+}
+
+
+static void
+push(struct pid_list **list, int pid)
+{
+	struct pid_list *p;
+
+	p = xmalloc(sizeof(*p));
+	p->next = *list;
+	p->pid = pid;
+	*list = p;
+}
+
+
+static void
+do_help(void)
+{
+	printf(""
+"start-stop-daemon for Debian Linux - small and fast C version written by\n"
+"Marek Michalkiewicz <marekm@i17linuxb.ists.pwr.wroc.pl>, public domain.\n"
+VERSION "\n"
+"\n"
+"Usage:\n"
+"    start-stop-daemon -S|--start options ... -- arguments ...\n"
+"    start-stop-daemon -K|--stop options ...\n"
+"    start-stop-daemon -H|--help\n"
+"    start-stop-daemon -V|--version\n"
+"\n"
+"Options (at least one of --exec|--pidfile|--user is required):\n"
+"    -x|--exec <executable>       program to start/check if it is running\n"
+"    -p|--pidfile <pid-file>      pid file to check\n"
+"    -u|--user <username>|<uid>   stop this user's processes\n"
+"    -n|--name <process-name>     stop processes with this name\n"
+"    -s|--signal <signal>         signal to send (default 15)\n"
+"    -a|--startas <pathname>      program to start (default <executable>)\n"
+"    -t|--test                    test mode, don't do anything\n"
+"    -o|--oknodo                  exit status 0 (not 1) if nothing done\n"
+"    -q|--quiet  |  -v, --verbose\n"
+"\n"
+"Exit status:  0 = done  1 = nothing done (=> 0 if --oknodo)  2 = trouble\n");
+}
+
+
+static void
+badusage(const char *msg)
+{
+	if (msg && *msg)
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", progname, msg);
+	fprintf(stderr, "Try `%s --help' for more information.\n", progname);
+	exit(2);
+}
+
+
+static void
+parse_options(int argc, char * const *argv)
+{
+	static struct option longopts[] = {
+		{ "help",	0, NULL, 'H'},
+		{ "stop",	0, NULL, 'K'},
+		{ "start",	0, NULL, 'S'},
+		{ "version",	0, NULL, 'V'},
+		{ "startas",	1, NULL, 'a'},
+		{ "name",	1, NULL, 'n'},
+		{ "oknodo",	0, NULL, 'o'},
+		{ "pidfile",	1, NULL, 'p'},
+		{ "quiet",	0, NULL, 'q'},
+		{ "signal",	1, NULL, 's'},
+		{ "test",	0, NULL, 't'},
+		{ "user",	1, NULL, 'u'},
+		{ "verbose",	0, NULL, 'v'},
+		{ "exec",	1, NULL, 'x'},
+		{ NULL,		0, NULL, 0}
+	};
+	int c;
+
+	for (;;) {
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "HKSVa:n:op:qs:tu:vx:",
+				longopts, (int *) 0);
+		if (c == -1)
+			break;
+		switch (c) {
+		case 'H':  /* --help */
+			do_help();
+			exit(0);
+		case 'K':  /* --stop */
+			stop = 1;
+			break;
+		case 'S':  /* --start */
+			start = 1;
+			break;
+		case 'V':  /* --version */
+			printf("start-stop-daemon " VERSION "\n");
+			exit(0);
+		case 'a':  /* --startas <pathname> */
+			startas = optarg;
+			break;
+		case 'n':  /* --name <process-name> */
+			cmdname = optarg;
+			break;
+		case 'o':  /* --oknodo */
+			exitnodo = 0;
+			break;
+		case 'p':  /* --pidfile <pid-file> */
+			pidfile = optarg;
+			break;
+		case 'q':  /* --quiet */
+			quietmode = 1;
+			break;
+		case 's':  /* --signal <signal> */
+			if (sscanf(optarg, "%d", &signal_nr) != 1)
+				badusage("--signal takes a numeric argument");
+			break;
+		case 't':  /* --test */
+			testmode = 1;
+			break;
+		case 'u':  /* --user <username>|<uid> */
+			userspec = optarg;
+			break;
+		case 'v':  /* --verbose */
+			quietmode = -1;
+			break;
+		case 'x':  /* --exec <executable> */
+			execname = optarg;
+			break;
+		default:
+			badusage("");  /* message printed by getopt */
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (start == stop)
+		badusage("need one of --start or --stop");
+
+	if (!execname && !pidfile && !userspec)
+		badusage("need at least one of --exec, --pidfile or --user");
+
+	if (!startas)
+		startas = execname;
+
+	if (start && !startas)
+		badusage("--start needs --exec or --startas");
+}
+
+
+static int
+pid_is_exec(int pid, const struct stat *esb)
+{
+	struct stat sb;
+	char buf[32];
+
+	sprintf(buf, "/proc/%d/exe", pid);
+	if (stat(buf, &sb) != 0)
+		return 0;
+	return (sb.st_dev == esb->st_dev && sb.st_ino == esb->st_ino);
+}
+
+
+static int
+pid_is_user(int pid, int uid)
+{
+	struct stat sb;
+	char buf[32];
+
+	sprintf(buf, "/proc/%d", pid);
+	if (stat(buf, &sb) != 0)
+		return 0;
+	return (sb.st_uid == uid);
+}
+
+
+static int
+pid_is_cmd(int pid, const char *name)
+{
+	char buf[32];
+	FILE *f;
+	int c;
+
+	sprintf(buf, "/proc/%d/stat", pid);
+	f = fopen(buf, "r");
+	if (!f)
+		return 0;
+	while ((c = getc(f)) != EOF && c != '(')
+		;
+	if (c != '(') {
+		fclose(f);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	/* this hopefully handles command names containing ')' */
+	while ((c = getc(f)) != EOF && c == *name)
+		name++;
+	fclose(f);
+	return (c == ')' && *name == '\0');
+}
+
+
+static void
+check(int pid)
+{
+	if (execname && !pid_is_exec(pid, &exec_stat))
+		return;
+	if (userspec && !pid_is_user(pid, user_id))
+		return;
+	if (cmdname && !pid_is_cmd(pid, cmdname))
+		return;
+	push(&found, pid);
+}
+
+
+static void
+do_pidfile(const char *name)
+{
+	FILE *f;
+	int pid;
+
+	f = fopen(name, "r");
+	if (f) {
+		if (fscanf(f, "%d", &pid) == 1)
+			check(pid);
+		fclose(f);
+	}
+}
+
+
+static void
+do_procfs(void)
+{
+	DIR *procdir;
+	struct dirent *entry;
+	int foundany, pid;
+
+	procdir = opendir("/proc");
+	if (!procdir)
+		fatal("opendir /proc: %s", strerror(errno));
+
+	foundany = 0;
+	while ((entry = readdir(procdir)) != NULL) {
+		if (sscanf(entry->d_name, "%d", &pid) != 1)
+			continue;
+		foundany++;
+		check(pid);
+	}
+	closedir(procdir);
+	if (!foundany)
+		fatal("nothing in /proc - not mounted?");
+}
+
+
+static void
+do_stop(void)
+{
+	char what[1024];
+	struct pid_list *p;
+
+	if (cmdname)
+		strcpy(what, cmdname);
+	else if (execname)
+		strcpy(what, execname);
+	else if (pidfile)
+		sprintf(what, "process in pidfile `%s'", pidfile);
+	else if (userspec)
+		sprintf(what, "process(es) owned by `%s'", userspec);
+	else
+		fatal("internal error, please report");
+
+	if (!found) {
+		if (quietmode <= 0)
+			printf("no %s found; none killed.\n", what);
+		exit(exitnodo);
+	}
+	for (p = found; p; p = p->next) {
+		if (testmode)
+			printf("would send signal %d to %d.\n",
+			       signal_nr, p->pid);
+		else if (kill(p->pid, signal_nr) == 0)
+			push(&killed, p->pid);
+		else
+			printf("%s: warning: failed to kill %d: %s\n",
+			       progname, p->pid, strerror(errno));
+	}
+	if (quietmode < 0 && killed) {
+		printf("stopped %s (pid", what);
+		for (p = killed; p; p = p->next)
+			printf(" %d", p->pid);
+		printf(").\n");
+	}
+}
+
+
+int
+daemon_main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	progname = argv[0];
+
+	parse_options(argc, argv);
+	argc -= optind;
+	argv += optind;
+
+	if (execname && stat(execname, &exec_stat))
+		fatal("stat %s: %s", execname, strerror(errno));
+
+	if (userspec && sscanf(userspec, "%d", &user_id) != 1) {
+		struct passwd *pw;
+
+		pw = getpwnam(userspec);
+		if (!pw)
+			fatal("user `%s' not found\n", userspec);
+
+		user_id = pw->pw_uid;
+	}
+
+	if (pidfile)
+		do_pidfile(pidfile);
+	else
+		do_procfs();
+
+	if (stop) {
+		do_stop();
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	if (found) {
+		if (quietmode <= 0)
+			printf("%s already running.\n", execname);
+		exit(exitnodo);
+	}
+	if (testmode) {
+		printf("would start %s ", startas);
+		while (argc-- > 0)
+			printf("%s ", *argv++);
+		printf(".\n");
+		exit(0);
+	}
+	if (quietmode < 0)
+		printf("starting %s ...\n", startas);
+	*--argv = startas;
+	execv(startas, argv);
+	fatal("unable to start %s: %s", startas, strerror(errno));
+}