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On Sun, 07 Jul 2013 06:45:46 -0500, Aryeh Friedman  
<aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a program I am making a port for that also requires a
> /usr/local/etc/rc.d script is there anywhere I can find documentation
> on how write one and/or a template file to follow?
>

Start with another similar port if possible. Make sure you use rclint to  
verify its correctness. There is a ton of information inside /etc/rc.subr  
and /usr/ports/Mk/* which may help you write your port where the  
documentation falls short.