NAME

rc, rc.single, rc.multi, rc.modules, rc.local, rc.shutdown, rc.d/ — startup and shutdown scripts

SYNOPSIS

init(8)
|-- rc
|   `-- rc.modules
|-- rc.single
|-- rc.multi
|   |-- rc.d/
|   `-- rc.local
`-- rc.shutdown

DESCRIPTION

rc is the command script which controls the system boot, and is invoked by init(8) as part of init process.

rc.single is the command script which controls what to do in single-user mode.

rc.multi is the command script which controls what to do in multi-user mode.

rc.modules is the command script to which local kernel module initialization actions can be added. It is (nearly) the last thing invoked by rc during system boot.

rc.local is the command script to which local boot-time actions can be added. It is (nearly) the last thing invoked by rc.multi during a normal boot.

rc.shutdown is the command script which shuts down various services, and is invoked by shutdown(8) as part of the process of shutting down the system.

rc.d/ is the directory which contains various sh(1p) scripts, one for each service, which are called by rc.multi at startup, rc.shutdown at shutdown, and as necessary during system operation to stop, start, restart, reload or otherwise control the service.

FILES

/etc/rc

System boot script.

/etc/rc.single

Single-User startup script.

/etc/rc.multi

Multi-User startup script.

/etc/rc.modules

Module initialization script.

/etc/rc.local

Local multi-user startup script.

/etc/rc.shutdown

System shutdown script.

/etc/rc.conf

System boot configuration file.

/etc/rc.d/

Directory containing control scripts for each service.

SEE ALSO

rc.conf(5), init(8), reboot(8), shutdown(8)

AUTHORS

Originally written by Per Lidén <per@fukt.bth.se> as part of “rc” port for CRUX.

This implementation was extensively re-worked for Zeppe-Lin by
Alexandr Savca <alexandr.savca89@gmail.com>.