chkconfig for Debian/Ubuntu

Eric S. Raymond esr at thyrsus.com
Thu May 24 04:37:36 BST 2007


I'm in the process of writing a front-end for update-rc.d with
behavior mimicking the chkconfig(8) utility from Red Hat and IRIX.  As a
Red Hat refugee, I know I will personally find this a useful tool, and
Googling reveals that "Where can I find chkconfig for Ubuntu?" is
something of a FAQ.

I suspect this script and its man page might belong in sysv-rc 
along with update-rc.d.  If so, I'd like to give both to the
sysv-rc maintainers.  If it belongs elsewhere, I'd appreciate 
a redirect to the apropriate package maintainers.

(The script is written in pure bash; I expect it to top out at
less than 200 lines.  The man page is significantly improved 
over the Red Hat version.)
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