On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 08:02:48 -0400 Jerry wrote: > On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:47:29 +0100 > RW articulated: > > > On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:45:07 +0100 > > Matthew Seaman wrote: > > > > > #!/bin/sh > > > # > > > # Persuade vboxheadless to start before samba. > > > > > > # PROVIDE: precedence > > > # REQUIRE: vboxheadless > > > # BEFORE: samba > > > > > > : > > > > > > Make it executable. Note -- the ':' does seem to be necessary. > > > > Why? None of the dummy scripts in the base system have a ":". > > From "man rc" > > EXAMPLES > The following is a minimal rc.d/ style script. Most scripts > require lit- tle more than the following. > > #!/bin/sh > # > > # PROVIDE: foo > # REQUIRE: bar_service_required_to_precede_foo > > . /etc/rc.subr > > name="foo" > rcvar=`set_rcvar` > command="/usr/local/bin/foo" > > load_rc_config $name > run_rc_command "$1" > > You will notice the prominent use of ":".
We were talking about the null command colon at the bottom of the script, not the colons in comments at the top. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
