init.d script for java jar

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vi /etc/init.d/java-app
chmod +x /etc/init.d/java-app
/etc/init.d/java-app start
# reminder:
# chown -R www-data: /needed/paths

java-app

#!/bin/sh

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          java-app
# Required-Start:    $all
# Required-Stop:     $all
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: starts the java jar app
# Description:       starts the java jar app
### END INIT INFO

PATH=/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
NAME="java-app"
APP_HOME="/var/www/default"
LOGFILE="/var/log/java-app.log"
PIDFILE="/var/run/java-app.pid"
DAEMON="/usr/bin/java"
ARGUMENTS="-jar /var/www/default/app.jar"
USER="www-data"
GROUP="www-data"

set -e

case "$1" in
  start)
        echo -n "Starting $NAME: "
        export $(grep -v '^#' /etc/environment | xargs)
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chdir $APP_HOME --pidfile $PIDFILE -c $USER:$GROUP --make-pidfile --background --exec $DAEMON -- $ARGUMENTS
        echo "."
        ;;
  stop)
        echo -n "Stopping $NAME: "
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE
        echo "."
        ;;

   restart)
        echo -n "Restarting $NAME: "
        export $(grep -v '^#' /etc/environment | xargs)
        start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE
        start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chdir $HUBOT_HOME --pidfile $PIDFILE -c $USER:$GROUP --make-pidfile --background --exec $DAEMON -- $ARGUMENTS
        echo "."
        ;;

    *)
        N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
        echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart}" >&2
        exit 1
        ;;
    esac
    exit