init.d template

init.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# scriptname    short desc
# chkconfig: - 80 20
# description: long description
# processname: scriptname

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

prog=/path/to/prog
name=$(basename $0)
pidfile=/var/run/$name.pid
lockfile=/var/lock/subsys/$name
RETVAL=0

start() {
    echo -n "Starting ${name}..."
    #cmd
    RETVAL=$0
    echo
    [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && touch $lockfile
    return $RETVAL
}

stop() {
    echo -n "Stopping ${name}..."
    #cmd
    RETVAL=$0
    echo
    [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && rm -f $lockfile $pidfile
    return $RETVAL
}

case $1 in
start)
    start
    ;;
stop)
    stop
    ;;
restart)
    stop
    start
    ;;
status)
    status -p $pidfile $prog
    RETVAL=2
    ;;
esac

exit $RETVAL