Script to automate creation of SSH tunnels, with init style invocation

tunnel-refresh.sh

#!/bin/sh
# chkconfig: 235 99 00
# description: Start, Stop, and Restart the SSH Tunnel

case "$1" in
'start')
	ssh -Nf proxy
	ps aexf | grep "ssh -Nf proxy" | awk '{print $1}' > $HOME/tmp/tunnel.pid
#	pgrep -f proxy > $HOME/tmp/tunnel.pid
	;;
'stop')
	pid=`cat $HOME/tmp/tunnel.pid`
	kill $pid
	rm -f $HOME/tmp/tunnel.pid
	;;
'restart')
	$0 stop && $0 start
	;;
'status')
	if [ -s $HOME/tmp/tunnel.pid ]; then
		pid=`cat $HOME/tmp/tunnel.pid`
		if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
			echo "SSH Tunnel (pid $pid) is running"
		else
			echo "SSH Tunnel is stopped"
		fi
	else
		echo "SSH Tunnel is stopped"
	fi
	;;
*)
	echo "Usage: $0 { start | stop | restart | status }"
	;;
esac
exit 0