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.SH "NAME"
rc.d \- Initscripts power tool
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBrc\&.d <action> [options] [rc [rc] \&...]\fR
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fBrc\&.d\fR program controls and lists rc scripts on the system\&. An action may be invoked on one or more scripts using \fBrc\&.d action rc1 rc2\&...\fR\&. See Actions below for more information\&. Use \fBrc\&.d list\fR to get the list of all rc scripts on the system\&.
.SH "ACTIONS"
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The actions supported by a rc scripts may be different from script to script, but commonly supported actions include:
.PP
\fBstart\fR
.RS 4
Starts the script if it\(cqs not already running\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBstop\fR
.RS 4
Stops a running script\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrestart\fR
.RS 4
Restarts a running script\&.
.RE
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More uncommon actions are:
.PP
\fBreload\fR
.RS 4
Signals the script to reload its configuration\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBstatus\fR
.RS 4
Shows the status of the script\&.
.RE
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-s, \-\-started\fR
.RS 4
Filter to started scripts\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-S, \-\-stopped\fR
.RS 4
Filter to stopped scripts\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-a, \-\-auto\fR
.RS 4
Filter to auto started scripts\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-A, \-\-noauto\fR
.RS 4
Filter to manually started scripts\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
\fBrc\&.d list\fR
.RS 4
List all scripts\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrc\&.d list sshd gpm\fR
.RS 4
List only
\fBsshd\fR
and
\fBgpm\fR
scripts\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrc\&.d list \-\-started gpm\fR
.RS 4
List
\fBgpm\fR
script only if started\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrc\&.d list \-\-started \-\-auto\fR
.RS 4
List all auto started scripts\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrc\&.d start sshd gpm\fR
.RS 4
Starts
\fBsshd\fR
and
\fBgpm\fR
scripts\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrc\&.d start \-\-auto \-\-stopped\fR
.RS 4
Starts all stopped scripts which are started at startup\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrc\&.d stop crond\fR
.RS 4
Stops the
\fBcrond\fR
script\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrc\&.d stop \-\-noauto\fR
.RS 4
Stop all script which are not runned at startup
.RE
.PP
\fBrc\&.d restart crond\fR
.RS 4
Restarts the
\fBcrond\fR
script\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrc\&.d restart \-\-stopped crond\fR
.RS 4
Restarts the
\fBcrond\fR
script only if stopped\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBrc\&.d help\fR
.RS 4
Display help\&.
.RE
.SH "DIRECTORIES"
.PP
\fI/etc/rc\&.d\fR
.RS 4
Directory containing available daemons on the system\&.
.RE
.PP
\fI/usr/lib/initscripts\fR
.RS 4
Directory containing available initscripts plugins\&.
.RE
.SH "AUTHORS"
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Written by Sebastien Luttringer and Dave Reisner\&.
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