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+#!/bin/sh
+ANOPATH=/home/ircd/services/bin
+ANODATA=/home/ircd/services/data
+ANOPIDF=services.pid
+ANOPROG=services
+ANOARGS=""
+
+PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
+ANOPID=
+
+cd $ANOPATH
+
+if [ -f "$ANODATA/$ANOPIDF" ]
+then
+	ANOPID=`cat "$ANODATA/$ANOPIDF"`
+	kill -0 $ANOPID 2>/dev/null
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+	then
+		exit
+	fi
+	rm -f "$ANODATA/$ANOPIDF"
+fi
+
+./$ANOPROG $ANOARGS
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