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diff --git a/sendusr1.go b/sendusr1.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+const (
+	WRAPPER_CONTAINS = "gocryptfs\000"
+)
+
+// Send USR1 to the parent process. This notifies it that the
+// mounting has completed sucessfully.
+//
+// Checks /proc/$PPID/cmdline to make sure we do not kill an unrelated process.
+func sendUsr1() {
+	ppid := os.Getppid()
+	fn := fmt.Sprintf("/proc/%d/cmdline", ppid)
+	cmdline, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fn)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("sendUsr1: ReadFile: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if bytes.Contains(cmdline, []byte(WRAPPER_CONTAINS)) {
+		p, err := os.FindProcess(ppid)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("sendUsr1: FindProcess: %v\n", err)
+			return
+		}
+		err = p.Signal(syscall.SIGUSR1)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("sendUsr1: Signal: %v\n", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("Not running under the gocryptfs wrapper - will not daemonize\n")
+	}
+}