Create a UNIX init.d startup script with Ruby

jswizard (JavaScript Wizard) — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:30:43 GMT



#!/usr/bin/env ruby

#

# app_name      This is a startup script for use in /etc/init.d

#

# chkconfig:    2345 80 20

# description:  Description of program / service



APP_NAME = 'app_name'



case ARGV.first

	when 'status':

    	status = 'stopped'

        puts "#{APP_NAME} is #{status}"

	when 'start':

		# Do your thang

    when 'stop':

		# Do your thang

	when 'restart':

		# Do your thang		

end



unless %w{start stop restart status}.include? ARGV.first

        puts "Usage: #{APP_NAME} {start|stop|restart}"

        exit

end

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Create a UNIX init.d startup script with Ruby