basic sysv service statup script for init.d

servicename

#!/bin/bash
#
# /etc/rc.d/init.d/<servicename>

servicename="<servicename"
script="/home/root/servicename.sh"

case "$1" in
        start)
                echo -n "Starting $servicename service: "
                $script > /dev/null 2>&1 &
        ;;
        stop)
                echo -n "Shutting down $servicename service: "
        ;;
        status)
        #       <rough and ready report of the status of the service using ps output>
                ps aux | grep "[ ]$script"
        ;;
        restart)
        #       <restart the daemons, normally with $0 stop; $0 start>
        ;;
        *)
                echo "Usage: $servicename {start|stop|status|restart}"
                exit 1
        ;;
esac