gistfile1.sh

#! /bin/sh

CUR_DIR=$PWD
PID_FILE="$CUR_DIR/node.pid"

if [ $1 = "start" ]; then
	if [ -e $PID_FILE ]; then
		echo "Node.js is already running."
	else
		echo "Starting Node Server"
		(node $2 &) > /dev/null && ps -C node | cut -d"
" -f 2 | cut -d" " -f 1 > $PID_FILE
	fi
elif [ $1 = "stop" ]; then
	if [ ! -e $PID_FILE ]; then
		echo "Node.js is not running."
	else
		echo "Stopping Node Server"
		kill `cat $PID_FILE`
		rm -rf $PID_FILE
	fi
fi

node.js starter script for linux