gistfile1.sh

#! /bin/sh

. /etc/rc.conf
. /etc/rc.d/functions

#change this. too bad emacs daemon can't really work in mutli-user mode. for now.
USERNAME=volh
DESC="Run the emacs daemon."
NAME=emacs
#change this
DAEMON=/usr/bin/$NAME
DAEMON_ARGS="--daemon"
PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
SCRIPTNAME=/etc/rc.d/$NAME
#change this
EMACSCLIENT=/usr/bin/emacsclient

#EVALEXIT="(progn (setq kill-emacs-hook 'nil) (kill-emacs))"

# This one will save buffers in any case, without prompt(as save-buffers-kill-emacs will unconditionally do).
EVALEXIT="(progn (save-some-buffers t t)(kill-emacs))"

# This will save the desktop, but not the buffers themselves
#EVALEXIT="(progn (desktop-save-in-desktop-dir)(kill-emacs))"

case "$1" in
  start)
        stat_busy "Starting Emacs"
        su $USERNAME -c "$DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS" > /dev/null && (add_daemon emacs; stat_done) || stat_fail
  ;;
  stop)
        stat_busy "Stopping Emacs"
        su $USERNAME -c "$EMACSCLIENT --eval \"$EVALEXIT\""  && ( rm_daemon emacs; stat_done ) || stat_fail
  ;;
  restart|force-reload)
        $0 stop
        sleep 1
        $0 start
  ;;
  *)
        echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
        exit 3
  ;;
esac