Index: Makefile
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RCS file: /usr/share/cvs/freebsd/src/usr.sbin/Makefile,v
retrieving revision 1.406
diff -u -r1.406 Makefile
--- Makefile	23 Feb 2009 18:16:17 -0000	1.406
+++ Makefile	19 Mar 2009 18:34:40 -0000
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 	${_sa} \
 	${_sade} \
 	${_sendmail} \
+	service \
 	setfib \
 	setfmac \
 	setpmac \
Index: service/Makefile
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RCS file: service/Makefile
diff -N service/Makefile
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ service/Makefile	19 Mar 2009 18:37:01 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+SCRIPTS=	service.sh
+MAN=		service.8
+
+.include <bsd.prog.mk>
Index: service/service.8
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RCS file: service/service.8
diff -N service/service.8
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ service/service.8	19 Mar 2009 18:37:01 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Steven Kreuzer
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" are met:
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+.\"
+.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
+.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+.\" ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
+.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
+.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
+.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
+.\"
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd	March 18, 2009 
+.Dt SERVICE 8
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm service 
+.Nd abstract the management of services provided by the system
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Op Ar service command
+.Op Fl l
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm 
+is a simple utility to abstract the management of services provided
+by the system. It can be used to start and stop services, as well as
+to determine the status of services.
+.Sh OPTIONS
+.Bl -tag -width indent
+.Pa service command
+Attempt to execute a given command for a given service
+.It Fl l
+List all available services
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr rc 8
+.Xr rc.conf 5
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Steven Kreuzer Aq skreuzer@FreeBSD.org .
Index: service/service.sh
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RCS file: service/service.sh
diff -N service/service.sh
--- /dev/null	1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 -0000
+++ service/service.sh	19 Mar 2009 18:37:01 -0000
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2009 Steven Kreuzer
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+# are met:
+# 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 
+#    in this position and unchanged.
+# 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+# 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+#    derived from this software without specific prior written permission
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+# OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+# IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+# INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+# NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+# THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+
+. /etc/rc.subr
+
+RCPATH="/etc/rc.d /usr/local/etc/rc.d"
+
+case $1 in
+	-l)
+		for RC in $RCPATH; do
+			/bin/ls $RC | /usr/bin/xargs /usr/bin/basename	
+		done
+		;;
+	*)
+		if [ "$(eval $IDCMD)" != "root" ]; then
+			echo 1>&2 "you must be root (0) to use this function."
+			exit 1
+		fi
+			for RC in $RCPATH; do
+				if [ -x $RC/$1 ]; then
+					$RC/$1 $2
+				fi
+			done
+		;;
+esac