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From: Jon Parise <jon@csh.rit.edu>
To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
Cc: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: import NetBSD rc system
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On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 04:27:35PM -0500, Mike Meyer wrote:

> The only thing that the NetBSD system has in common with the SysV one
> those system use is the ability to start/stop a daemon via a script,
> ala our current $(LOCALBASE)/etc/rc.d.
> 
> You asked for a URL to get information about the system. Try <URL:
> http://www.netbsd.org/ >. Install -current, and have a look at it. Not
> only is it easier to use than the monolithic scripts that date from
> v7, it's more modular, will be easier to maintain, and easier to add
> local extensions to.
 
And for a more direct web-based reference:

    http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/basesrc/etc/rc.d/

-- 
Jon Parise (jon@csh.rit.edu)  .  Rochester Inst. of Technology
http://www.csh.rit.edu/~jon/  :  Computer Science House Member

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