Date: 16 Aug 2001 11:37:37 -0000 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/29771: [PATCH] rc(8) man page has an out of date description of rc.d scripts Message-ID: <20010816113737.29747.qmail@guru.mired.org>
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>Number: 29771
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [PATCH] rc(8) man page has an out of date description of rc.d scripts
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu Aug 16 04:40:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Mike Meyer
>Release: FreeBSD 4.4-PRERELEASE i386
>Organization:
Meyer Consulting
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD guru.mired.org 4.4-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 4.4-PRERELEASE #3: Sun Aug 12 05:20:48 CDT 2001 mwm@guru.mired.org:/sharetmp/obj/usr/src/sys/GURU i386
>Description:
The rc(8) man page describes rc.d scripts, and even includes a sample
script. However, it only discuses the "start" option, and ignores the
"stop" option used by rc.shutdown.
>How-To-Repeat:
$ man rc
>Fix:
The attached patch adds a description of the shutdown time
requirements for the scripts. It also extends the example to handle
"stop", and changes the error case to be a slightly more standard
"usage" message and to cause the script to indicate an error on exit.
There should be a better place to put this stuff, but I'm not sure
where that would be.
--- rc.8 Sat Jul 21 09:08:34 2001
+++ /tmp/rc.8 Thu Aug 16 06:00:16 2001
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
The
.Nm rc.d
directories contain scripts which will be automatically
-executed at boot time.
+executed at boot and shutdown time.
The specified directories are processed immediately after
.Nm rc.local
is executed.
@@ -88,13 +88,20 @@
Any other files or directories present within the directory are silently
ignored.
.It
-When a script is executed, it is passed the string
+When a script is executed at boot time, it is passed the string
.Dq start
as its first and only argument.
All
.Nm rc.d
scripts expected to handle this argument appropriately.
.It
+When a script is executed at shutdown time, it is passed the string
+.Dq stop
+as its first and only argument.
+All
+.Nm rc.d
+scripts expected to handle this argument appropriately.
+.It
The scripts within each directory are executed in lexicographical order.
If a specific order is required,
numbers may be used as a prefix to the existing filenames,
@@ -222,12 +229,17 @@
#
# initialization/shutdown script for foobar package
+PIDFILE=/var/run/foo.pid
case "$1" in
start)
- /usr/local/sbin/foo -d && echo -n ' foo'
+ /usr/local/sbin/foo -d -f $PIDFILE && echo -n ' foo'
+ ;;
+stop)
+ kill `cat $PIDFILE` && echo -n ' foo'
;;
*)
- echo "unknown option: $1 - should be 'start'" >&2
+ echo "usage: `basename $0` {start|stop}" >&2
+ exit 1
;;
esac
.Ed
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