On Wed, 7 Mar 2007 13:40:09 -0600 Dan Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In the last episode (Mar 07), Don O'Neil said: > > Are there any special naming requirements for scripts in > > /usr/local/etc/rc.d for 6.1? > > > > Someone is telling me they need to have a .sh suffix to startup > > correctly, but in past versions of FreeBSD anything you put in there > > would run as long as it was executable. > > Scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d are processed using a two-pass method. > New rc.subr-style scripts are detected by the presence of a > "# PROVIDE:" line, and are ordered based on dependencies listed in > REQUIRE and BEFORE lines. Old-style scripts have to end in *.sh, and > are run in alphabetical order after new scripts. Files not ending in > .sh without a PROVIDE: line are ignored. > An RcNG script that ends in .sh is sourced into the current shell rather than executed in a new one. This allows you to bring down the entire boot process. Assuming this behaviour applies to local RcNG scripts too, it's best to avoid the .sh suffix. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
