Example of Hypnotoad startup-script for linux

linux.rc

#!/bin/bash
#
# Init file for Ping server daemon
#
# chkconfig: 2345 55 25
# description: Ping server daemon
#
# processname: ping
# pidfile: /var/run/ping.pid

# Source function library
if [ -f /etc/init.d/functions ] ; then
	. /etc/init.d/functions
elif [ -f /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ] ; then
	. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
else
	exit 1
fi

unset TMPDIR
RETVAL=0

PING="/usr/local/app/ping/mojo/script/hypnotoad"
APPLICATION_CONF="/usr/local/app/ping/ping.conf"
export MOJO_MODE=production
export HYPNOTOAD_APP="/usr/local/app/ping/ping.pl"

[ -f $APPLICATION_CONF ] || exit 3

start()
{
	echo -n $"Starting ping service: "
	daemon $PING "--config $APPLICATION_CONF" 2>/dev/null
	RETVAL=$?
	echo
        [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/ping || RETVAL=1
	return $RETVAL
}

stop()
{
	echo -n $"Shutting down ping service: "
	killproc ping
	RETVAL=$?
	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/ping
	echo
	return $RETVAL
}

reload()
{
	echo -n $"Reloading ping service: "
	killproc ping -SIGUSR2
	RETVAL=$?
	echo 
	return $RETVAL
}

case "$1" in
	start)
		start
		;;
	stop)
		stop
		;;
	reload)
		reload
		;;
	restart)
		stop
		start
		;;
	status)
		status ping
		;;
	*)
		echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|reload|restart|status}"
		exit 2
esac
exit $?