#!/bin/bash progname="Generic Program" case "$1" in start) echo -n "Starting ${progname}" # Stuff goes here echo "." ;; stop) echo -n "Stopping ${progname}" # Stuff goes here echo "." ;; restart) $0 stop sleep 2 $0 start ;; *) echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}" exit 1 esac exit 0