Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 21:32:09 +0100 From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> To: Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Append to "command" in rec script Message-ID: <20181108213209.159bf8f8@e5500.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <SN1PR20MB21090B23D17CCEBEC43C428380C50@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> References: <SN1PR20MB2109DD8D5387A977F1F550B480C50@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com> <20181108193853.ee1404e2.freebsd@edvax.de> <SN1PR20MB21090B23D17CCEBEC43C428380C50@SN1PR20MB2109.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>
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>>On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 18:13:24 +0000, Carmel NY wrote:
>>> I am attempting to create an "rc" script to start a program I am working
>>> on. I want, if possible, for the user to enter something in the rc.conf
>>> file to be added to the "command" string when the program is started.
>>>
>>> EXAMPLE:
>>>
>>> In the rc script, this is present
>>>
>>> command=/usr/local/bin/MyProg
>>>
>>> Now, suppose the user wanted to activate logging. They could modify the rc
>>> script and append an "-l" to the command string. However, I would rather
>>> they entered options in the rc.conf file
Don't you look for ${name}_flags (see rc.subr(8)).
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