# libtmux:daemon-state

- **Package:** libtmux
- **Language:** Common Lisp
- **Kind:** function
- **Source:** https://github.com/libtmux/libtmux-lisp/blob/c2e5fc4ed3befda21f45dfa5d5868c38fd138311/src/daemon.lisp#L72
- **Public owner:** libtmux
- **Page:** https://libtmux.org/en/lisp/latest/reference/libtmux-daemon-state/

```
(daemon-state daemon)
```

Return DAEMON's observed lifecycle state without I/O.
States are :STARTING, :READY, :STOPPING, :FAILED and :CLOSED. READY records
completed startup verification, not a promise of future process liveness.

See also: `libtmux:daemon-failure`, `libtmux:stop-daemon`.

## Parameters

- `daemon`