Revision as of 03:05, 14 August 2010

Alpine Linux Init System

Alpine Linux uses OpenRC for its init system.

Quick-Start Information

Alpine Linux has the following commands for managing services:

rc-update add service <runlevel>
rc-update del service <runlevel>
rc-status

Tip: Prior to Alpine Linux 2.0, you might need to use the following commands instead: rc_add, rc_delete, rc_status.

rc-update usage

Usage: rc-update [options] add service <runlevel>
       rc-update [options] del service <runlevel>
       rc-update [options] show

Options: [suChqv]
  -s, --stack                       Stack a runlevel instead of a service
  -u, --update                      Force an update of the dependency tree
  -h, --help                        Display this help output
  -C, --nocolor                     Disable color output
  -v, --verbose                     Run verbosely
  -q, --quiet                       Run quietly

rc-status usage

Usage: rc-status [options] [runlevel1] [runlevel2] ...

Options: [aclrsuChqv]
  -a, --all                         Show services from all run levels
  -c, --crashed                     Show crashed services
  -l, --list                        Show list of run levels
  -r, --runlevel                    Show the name of the current runlevel
  -s, --servicelist                 Show service list
  -u, --unused                      Show services not assigned to any runlevel
  -h, --help                        Display this help output
  -C, --nocolor                     Disable color output
  -v, --verbose                     Run verbosely
  -q, --quiet                       Run quietly

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 = Alpine Linux Init System =
-Alpine has the following tools for configuring a service to start at boot:
+Alpine Linux uses [http://roy.marples.name/projects/openrc OpenRC] for its init system.
-* rc_add
-* rc_delete
-* rc_status
-Note that if your system doesn't provide the rc_add, rc_delete, or rc_status utilities, try the following analogous commands:
+== Quick-Start Information ==
-* rc-update add <service name> <runlevel>
+Alpine Linux has the following commands for managing services:
-* rc-update del <service name> <runlevel>
+* <code>rc-update add service <runlevel></code>
-* rc-status
+* <code>rc-update del service <runlevel></code>
+* <code>rc-status</code>
-== Adding a service to start at next boot ==
+{{Tip|Prior to Alpine Linux 2.0, you might need to use the following commands instead: ''rc_add, rc_delete, rc_status''.}}
- usage: rc_add [-hv] [-s number] script
-  -h  Show help and exit.
-  -k  Also add a corresponding kill link for shutdown/reboot.
-  -s  Set two-digit start number (00-99). Default is 50.
-  -S  Add service as a system init service (rcS.d).
-  -v  Turn on verbose output.
-== Removing a service from starting at next boot ==
+== rc-update usage ==
-  usage: rc_delete [-hv] [-l level] script...
+  Usage: rc-update [options] add service <runlevel>
-  -h  Show help and exit.
+        rc-update [options] del service <runlevel>
-  -l  Only remove from specified level. Default is all levels.
+        rc-update [options] show
-  -v  Turn on verbose output.
+ Options: [suChqv]
+   -s, --stack                       Stack a runlevel instead of a service
+   -u, --update                      Force an update of the dependency tree
+   -h, --help                        Display this help output
+   -C, --nocolor                     Disable color output
+   -v, --verbose                     Run verbosely
+   -q, --quiet                       Run quietly
-== Show status on what services will start at next boot ==
+== rc-status usage ==
-  usage: rc_status [-hv] [-l level] [script]
+  Usage: rc-status [options] [runlevel1] [runlevel2] ...
-  -h  Show help and exit.
-  -l  Show only specified level.
+ Options: [aclrsuChqv]
-  -v  Turn on verbose output.
+   -a, --all                         Show services from all run levels
+   -c, --crashed                     Show crashed services
+   -l, --list                        Show list of run levels
+   -r, --runlevel                    Show the name of the current runlevel
+   -s, --servicelist                 Show service list
+   -u, --unused                      Show services not assigned to any runlevel
+   -h, --help                        Display this help output
+   -C, --nocolor                     Disable color output
+   -v, --verbose                     Run verbosely
+   -q, --quiet                       Run quietly