Implementation and handling of service files based on [s6](https://skarnet.org/software/s6) can be complex and difficult to understand. This led to the creation of the 66 tools.
Implementation and handling of service files based on [s6](https://skarnet.org/software/s6) can be complex and difficult to understand. This led to the creation of the 66 program.
Why the name
Why the name?
Previously *66* was the result of the combination of the former [s6](https://skarnet.org/software/s6) and [s6-rc](https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc). With time and code improvement the `s6-rc` was dropped. `66` is now a fully independent service manager, although the name has been retained.
It is a lot faster and easier to write and remember when writing. Apart from that it is a nice command prefix to have. It identifies the origin of the software and it's short.