///// vim:set ts=4 sw=4 syntax=asciidoc noet: ///// rc.d(8) ======= Name ---- rc.d - Initscripts power tool Synopsis -------- *rc.d [options] [rc [rc] ...]* Description ----------- The *rc.d* program controls and lists rc scripts on the system. An action may be invoked on one or more scripts using *rc.d action rc1 rc2...*. See <> below for more information. Use *rc.d list* to get the list of all rc scripts on the system. Actions[[A]] ------------ The actions supported by a rc scripts may be different from script to script, but commonly supported actions include: *start*:: Starts the script if it is not already running. *stop*:: Stops a running script. *restart*:: Restarts a running script. More uncommon actions are: *reload*:: Signals the script to reload its configuration. *status*:: Shows the status of the script. Options[[O]] ------------ *-s, --started*:: Filter to started scripts. *-S, --stopped*:: Filter to stopped scripts. *-a, --auto*:: Filter to auto started scripts. *-A, --noauto*:: Filter to manually started scripts. Examples[[E]] ------------- *rc.d list*:: List all scripts. *rc.d list sshd gpm*:: List only *sshd* and *gpm* scripts. *rc.d list --started gpm*:: List *gpm* script only if started. *rc.d list --started --auto*:: List all auto started scripts. *rc.d start sshd gpm*:: Starts *sshd* and *gpm* scripts. *rc.d stop crond*:: Stops the *crond* script. *rc.d restart crond*:: Restarts the *crond* script. *rc.d restart --stopped crond*:: Restarts the *crond* script only if stopped. *rc.d help*:: Display help. Directories[[D]] ---------------- '/etc/rc.d':: Directory containing available daemons on the system. '/usr/lib/initscripts':: Directory containing available initscripts plugins. Authors ------- Written by Sebastien Luttringer and Dave Reisner.