From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Nov 8 20:32:16 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE14B1104855 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2018 20:32:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mpp302@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wr1-f54.google.com (mail-wr1-f54.google.com [209.85.221.54]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 28A2A6B5B7 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2018 20:32:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mpp302@gmail.com) Received: by mail-wr1-f54.google.com with SMTP id z16-v6so22667244wrv.2 for ; Thu, 08 Nov 2018 12:32:16 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=XN7nQ8Zfw0JQ+PF4McqW40jdBLZwJDXYsZ2TM2wjvvg=; b=lwhvt928iwP+XTCbdXflWtijijmSJwN9LEaYS/Xt3fPNGsl6pC8TUPBath+pPbu2Op pB5rPyiZG2gcj5B2i0O8aagegM7BBOINFpn9Fmy+HSEm5N1AxEVcDB87BTYGsJW8jWpK RxslagWXgUJUzv9CwHzTjQcbQFKTVjpuRpK1opR4rBQHr9AmqX8D5BF//gg9qNEUWp0s Ju1y1vHruWe+suFVOC4qoniQ8bd+eP644CPr8X+oatFdeptWatdan69kIxSznXTxyCnM fIygd0Ts1FlpZ3s4HtdZQ6z+UjJ4AiZrcCYuJ+oX0caQxgrtsBW5fWq9rd+/Y26uEA/t 3ZIQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AGRZ1gLq31ulp8He+y1v23xb2/ou57+fxgPC5p8Ala46Z3yaOh8NKt3C jNvFTvfIS96pgpWJc37KiOI= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AJdET5eYDyypmZC93nAyoMydoBeWNgh5yw8eCNwS6We+/A75WMMLhXSSqKD428ONUnV9wfvOz+bsxg== X-Received: by 2002:adf:a512:: with SMTP id i18-v6mr5932234wrb.220.1541709134705; Thu, 08 Nov 2018 12:32:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from e5500.localdomain (x5d81a90b.dyn.telefonica.de. [93.129.169.11]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id t129-v6sm7491333wmd.14.2018.11.08.12.32.14 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Thu, 08 Nov 2018 12:32:14 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 21:32:09 +0100 From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> To: Carmel NY Cc: FreeBSD Subject: Re: Append to "command" in rec script Message-ID: <20181108213209.159bf8f8@e5500.localdomain> In-Reply-To: References: <20181108193853.ee1404e2.freebsd@edvax.de> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.16.0 (GTK+ 2.24.32; i386-portbld-freebsd11.1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 28A2A6B5B7 X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.99 / 200.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:209.85.128.0/17]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[FreeBSD.org]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[3]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[cached: alt3.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[54.221.85.209.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.96)[-0.965,0]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[0mp@FreeBSD.org,mpp302@gmail.com]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[outlook.com]; RWL_MAILSPIKE_POSSIBLE(0.00)[54.221.85.209.rep.mailspike.net : 127.0.0.17]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:209.85.128.0/17, country:US]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[0mp@FreeBSD.org,mpp302@gmail.com]; IP_SCORE(-1.01)[ipnet: 209.85.128.0/17(-3.25), asn: 15169(-1.72), country: US(-0.09)] X-Rspamd-Server: mx1.freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2018 20:32:17 -0000 >>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)).