splatd
detaches from the terminal and
executes your service modules according to the intervals specified in
the configuration file. While the main distribution doesn't include any
startup scripts, one is installed by the FreeBSD port, Ubuntu package,
and DarwinPorts portfile for Splat. Writing one for other operating
systems should be relatively straight-forward. Feel free to submit your
scripts for inclusion. For daemon usage information, run
splatd
with no arguments, or see the splatd man page.