On 13/04/10 20:50, Linas wrote:
David C. Rankin wrote:
Guys,
One thing I miss with Arch are init-script shortcuts for starting and stopping
processes. rc-commands really help cut down on typing. For example, all suse did
was to create links to the files in /etc/rc.d/... with a naming convention of
rc<init script name>. So, for example, instead of having to type:
/etc/rc.d/postfix
the shortcut was simply
rcpostfix
I have normally seen the sym-link shortcuts placed in /usr/sbin, but
/usr/local/sbin works fine as well. The convenience is addictive. If you manage
your box from the command line or want to, then you can give this setup a
testdrive. You can create the sym-links very easily with the following cut and
pasted to the command line (as root - all on one line):
for i in $(ls /etc/rc.d); do [[ -e /etc/rc.d/$i ]]&& [[ ! -h /usr/local/sbin/$i
]]&& ln -sv /etc/rc.d/$i /usr/local/sbin/rc${i}; done
No need to create one symlink per file.
You can just add rc() { /etc/rc.d/$*; } to the user profile to
automatically be able to do:
rc postfix start for any script you have or ever add.
To have autocompletion with your new command, also add:
complete -o filenames -W "$(cd /etc/rc.d/&& echo *)" rc
here's my rc script, no need for completion IMO when you can just type:
`rc r l~pd` to restart lighttpd
#!/bin/sh
WC='~'
if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
echo "usage: <OPERATION> <PATTERN>"
echo " OPERATION can also be one of: k(stop), r(restart),
s(start)"
echo " PATTERN(grep -E ^PATTERN$) where $WC is replaced with .*"
exit 1
fi
case $1 in
k) opr="stop"
;;
r) opr="restart"
;;
s) opr="start"
;;
*) opr=$1
esac
if [ "$opr" = "" ]; then
echo "error: no operation specified."
exit 1
fi
pat=$(echo $2 | sed "s/$WC/.*/g")
rc=$(ls /etc/rc.d/ | grep -E "^$pat$")
mat=$(echo $rc | wc -w)
if [ "$mat" = "1" ]; then
sudo /etc/rc.d/$rc $opr
elif [ "$mat" = "0" ]; then
echo "error: no targets found."
else
echo "error: multiple targets found:"
for t in $(echo $rc); do
echo " $t"
done
fi
