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> #!/bin/sh
> 
> PIDFILE="/home/data/ppp.ps"
> 
> ps -ax > $PIDFILE
> if [ `grep -c "pppd" $PIDFILE` -eq 0 ]; then
>   /usr/sbin/ppp-on
> fi
> 
> rm -f $PIDFILE

if [ `ps -ax | grep -c pppd` = 0 ]; then ppp-on; fi
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