Aliases for 'sudo /etc/init.d/'

Question

Are there any standards for aliasing sudo /etc/init.d/? I'm sure many people have considered cutting down these 17 characters to just 2 or so.

Answer 1

On Linux with SysVinit (the traditional init implementation), the service command is a shell script that calls a script in /etc/init.d.

sudo service wibble restart

service also knows to look for Upstart jobs if available. Upstart also comes with start, stop, reload and restart commands.

sudo restart wibble

I recommend keeping sudo to remind you that this is something performed as root.

Answer 2

Something to consider, most systems have the "service" command, that could replace the /etc/init.d/ portion of your sudo command.

You could do for example:

alias sserv="sudo service"

example: (pay no attention to the root behind the curtain)

[root@talara javaWs.git]# sserv pdns restart
Restarting PowerDNS authoritative nameserver: stopping and waiting..done
Starting PowerDNS authoritative nameserver: started

Answer 3

Have a look at the this snippet in Grmls zshrc. It defines 5 function Start Stop Restart Reload Force-Reload to start/stop a daemon.