cinit - Configuration
======================
Nico Schottelius <nico-linux-cinit__@__schottelius.org>
0.1, for cinit 0.3, Initial Version from 2006-06-03
:Author Initials: NS

Configuring cinit - the paths used


Introduction
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The base directory under which all configurations are found
is '/etc/cinit'.

The basic hierarchy is shown below:
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/etc/cinit
   svc      -> services
   conf     -> general configuration
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General pathnames
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
When you create something that cinit should execute (like on
starting a service, on stopping a service, on panic, ...), cinit
will recognize the following extensions:

. cinit executions extensions
   - 'name' - the file that should be executed
   - 'name'.params - the parameter to pass to 'name' when executing
   - 'name'.env - the environment to pass to 'name' when executing


Name.params
^^^^^^^^^^^
The 'params' file is a simple file containing one argument on each
line.

Name.env
^^^^^^^^
The 'env' file contains one assignment on each line.
"testvar=testvalue".


The subdirectory 'conf'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In this directory are general configurations located.

. The executable files in this directory are:
   - panic{.*}
   - umount{.*}

The subdirectory 'svc'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This directory contains the services. A service is a directory
which may contain the following files:

. List of files
   - on - What to execute when starting the service
      * on.env - Environment to pass to 'on'
      * on.params - Parameters to pass to 'on'
   - off - What to execute when stopping the service
      * off.env - Environment to pass to 'on'
      * off.params - Parameters to pass to 'on'
   - respawn - An empty file that tells cinit to restart the service
      when it exits